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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

Washington Capitals logo WSH

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
42Shots on goal31
38 %Faceoff win %62 %
0/3Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes6
20Hits10
8Blocked shots14
6Giveaways2
1Takeaways3

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTSOTotal
WSH1013172042
BUF131062031

Season series WSH 3 – 0 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Washington Capitals logoWSH 2 / 42 / 552 / 31 / 40 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P1 01:48 · wristMissed shot — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P1 08:06 · deflectedMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P1 11:34 · slapMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P1 11:59 · slapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 05:29 · deflectedMissed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 08:24 · deflectedMissed shot — Robert Hagg (BUF), P2 09:56 · deflectedMissed shot — Robert Hagg (BUF), P2 10:07 · slapMissed shot — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P2 11:22 · deflectedMissed shot — Daniel Sprong (WSH), P2 17:04 · wristMissed shot — Brett Murray (BUF), P2 18:11 · deflectedMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 19:59 · wristMissed shot — Brett Murray (BUF), P3 03:20 · wristMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 05:27 · wristMissed shot — Dmitry Orlov (WSH), P3 06:20 · wristMissed shot — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 07:36 · wristMissed shot — Brett Murray (BUF), P3 10:16 · wristMissed shot — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P3 13:08 · slapMissed shot — Brett Leason (WSH), P3 14:13 · wristMissed shot — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P3 14:49 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 15:11 · deflectedMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 19:01 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P1 00:23 · wristShot on goal — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P1 01:36 · slapShot on goal — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P1 01:41 · wristShot on goal — Will Butcher (BUF), P1 04:01 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 04:45 · wristShot on goal — Justin Schultz (WSH), P1 06:46 · wristShot on goal — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P1 07:05 · snapShot on goal — Brett Leason (WSH), P1 07:37 · wristShot on goal — Robert Hagg (BUF), P1 10:04 · wristShot on goal — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P1 10:35 · wristShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P1 11:06 · snapShot on goal — Mark Pysyk (BUF), P1 11:12 · wristShot on goal — Brett Leason (WSH), P1 11:42 · wristShot on goal — Matt Irwin (WSH), P1 14:08 · wristShot on goal — John Hayden (BUF), P1 14:44 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 14:54 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 16:24 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 16:37 · wristShot on goal — John Hayden (BUF), P1 17:34 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 19:00 · wristShot on goal — Anders Bjork (BUF), P1 19:59 · deflectedShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 00:53 · snapShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P2 01:01 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 01:02 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 01:42 · wristShot on goal — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P2 03:21 · wristShot on goal — Cody Eakin (BUF), P2 03:38 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 04:33 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P2 05:18 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 08:11 · wristShot on goal — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P2 09:48 · deflectedShot on goal — Dmitry Orlov (WSH), P2 10:21 · wristShot on goal — John Hayden (BUF), P2 10:36 · wristShot on goal — Daniel Sprong (WSH), P2 11:16 · wristShot on goal — Daniel Sprong (WSH), P2 11:38 · wristShot on goal — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P2 11:39 · wristShot on goal — Daniel Sprong (WSH), P2 12:12 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 12:23 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 13:02 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 15:00 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P2 15:28 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P2 17:35 · slapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 18:42 · wristShot on goal — Cody Eakin (BUF), P3 00:26 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P3 01:01 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 01:24 · wristShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P3 01:25 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 01:26 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 04:00 · wristShot on goal — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P3 07:25 · backhandShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 08:50 · backhandShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (WSH), P3 10:01 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 11:05 · wristShot on goal — Dmitry Orlov (WSH), P3 11:21 · wristShot on goal — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P3 11:49 · slapShot on goal — Daniel Sprong (WSH), P3 12:05 · wristShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P3 12:50 · backhandShot on goal — Conor Sheary (WSH), P3 12:51 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 15:21 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 15:25 · slapShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 15:37 · wristShot on goal — Brett Murray (BUF), P3 17:55 · wristShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P3 18:02 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 19:37 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 19:54 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), OT 01:26 · backhandShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), OT 02:45 · backhandShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), OT 03:24 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), OT 04:15 · wristGoal — Lars Eller (WSH), P1 03:40 · wristGoal — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P1 13:48 · wristGoal — Will Butcher (BUF), P2 02:09 · snapGoal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 05:41 · slap

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

2nd period

3rd period

Shootout

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

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL0106025:36
D. SprongR0004014:33
L. EllerC1003019:23
M. SgarbossaC00-10312:05
C. McMichaelL0000008:05
B. MalenstynL0001409:02
B. LeasonR0002007:50
A. ProtasL0000118:31
C. HagelinL0005112:50
C. ShearyL0101019:18
T. OshieR0104122:21
E. KuznetsovC0115124:26
J. SchultzD00-11017:48
N. JensenD0000120:17
D. OrlovD00-12123:10
M. FehérváryD1013719:45
M. IrwinD00-11014:09
J. CarlsonD0024026:04
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
I. Samsonov0/0—00:00
V. Vanecek(W)29/3193.5 %64:47

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. HaydenC0003012:38
C. EakinC0012117:21
K. OkposoR0103118:30
D. CozensC0012018:28
Z. GirgensonsC00-10012:03
V. HinostrozaC1013011:48
J. SkinnerL0001116:28
B. MurrayL00-11015:22
V. OlofssonL00-11116:59
T. ThompsonC00-11018:16
R. AsplundC0100113:05
A. BjorkL0011013:26
W. ButcherD1012015:26
R. HaggD01-11317:22
H. JokiharjuD0001126:08
M. PysykD0021021:00
R. DahlinD0006025:22
J. BrysonD01-22119:42
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(O)40/4295.2 %65:00
A. Dell0/0—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).