Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary
Final · December 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : WSH 42 — BUF 31 · KeyBank Center
Three stars
- 1★
U. LuukkonenBUF · G · 95.2 % - 2★
V. VanecekWSH · G · 93.5 % - 3★
V. HinostrozaBUF · C · 1B 0A
Game stats
BUF- 42Shots on goal31
- 38 %Faceoff win %62 %
- 0/3Power play0/1
- 2Penalty minutes6
- 20Hits10
- 8Blocked shots14
- 6Giveaways2
- 1Takeaways3
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 10 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| BUF | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
Season series WSH 3 – 0 BUF
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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WSH 2 / 42 / 552 / 31 / 40 BUF
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Lars EllerWSH · 03:40Assists : Conor Sheary, T.J. Oshie1 – 0
Vinnie HinostrozaBUF · 13:48Assists : Robert Hagg, Jacob Bryson1 – 1
2nd period
Will ButcherBUF · 02:09Assists : Rasmus Asplund, Kyle Okposo1 – 2
3rd period
Martin FehérváryWSH · 05:41Assists : Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov2 – 2
Shootout
T.J. OshieWSH · 00:003 – 2
Penalties
2nd period
- 14:13BUFZemgus Girgensons — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov
- 18:16BUFKyle Okposo — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by T.J. Oshie
Overtime
- 04:36WSHDmitry Orlov — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Victor Olofsson
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25:36 |
| D. SprongR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:33 |
| L. EllerC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:23 |
| M. SgarbossaC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:05 |
| C. McMichaelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:05 |
| B. MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 09:02 |
| B. LeasonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 07:50 |
| A. ProtasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:31 |
| C. HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12:50 |
| C. ShearyL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:18 |
| T. OshieR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22:21 |
| E. KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24:26 |
| J. SchultzD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 17:48 |
| N. JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:17 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 23:10 |
| M. FehérváryD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19:45 |
| M. IrwinD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 14:09 |
| J. CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 26:04 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| V. Vanecek(W) | 29/31 | 93.5 % | 64:47 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. HaydenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:38 |
| C. EakinC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:21 |
| K. OkposoR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18:30 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:28 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 |
| V. HinostrozaC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11:48 |
| J. SkinnerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:28 |
| B. MurrayL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:22 |
| V. OlofssonL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 16:59 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:16 |
| R. AsplundC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:05 |
| A. BjorkL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:26 |
| W. ButcherD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:26 |
| R. HaggD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 17:22 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:08 |
| M. PysykD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:00 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25:22 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 19:42 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen(O) | 40/42 | 95.2 % | 65:00 |
| A. Dell | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Capitals vs Sabres?
Capitals won 3-2 in a shootout over Sabres on Saturday, December 11, 2021.
When was Capitals vs Sabres played?
On Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.
Where was Capitals vs Sabres played?
At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.
Have the Capitals and Sabres played this season?
Yes: November 8 (Sabres 3, Capitals 5).
