- Final0COL
MIN4
24
2 - Final1WSH
BUF2
42
4 - Final2NYI
NYR0
30
3 - Final3NJ
CAR2
42
4 - Final4DAL
STL3
53
5 - Final5DET
NSH4
14
1 - Final6CBJ
CHI1
41
4 - Final7EDM
VAN3
53
5 - Final8PHX
LA3
43
4 - Final9ANA
SJ3
23
2
Final
Buffalo leads 3-1
| Game 1: Saturday, November 26th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Sabres | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, December 26th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 2 | Final |
| Sabres | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Friday, December 30th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 1 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, March 27th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 5 | Final |
| Capitals | 1 | |
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Coverage: NHLNET-CA
7:00 PM ET, December 26, 2011
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| BUF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | A Ovechkin 65 | A Ovechkin 38 | M Johansson 32 |
| BUF | T Vanek 61 | T Vanek 26 | T Vanek 35 |
B. McNabb (Sabres - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

J. Leopold (Sabres - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 1


D. Stafford (Sabres - RW): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 0:08 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 0:29 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Mike Weber, Wide of Net(Slapshot 24 ft) |
| 0:47 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Derek Roy in offensive zone |
| 0:49 | Washington | Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft) |
| 0:53 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Drew Stafford in defensive zone |
| 0:56 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Derek Roy |
| 0:57 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 0:57 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 1:17 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Tomas Vokoun(Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 1:35 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 1:47 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Cody McCormick, Wide of Net(Wristshot 52 ft) |
| 1:50 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Paul Gaustad saved by Tomas Vokoun(Tip-In 10 ft) |
| 1:52 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Tomas Vokoun(Slapshot 66 ft) |
| 1:53 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:53 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Dmitri Orlov in offensive zone |
| 2:14 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Brayden McNabb in offensive zone |
| 2:28 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 53 ft) |
| 3:00 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Zack Kassian in offensive zone |
| 3:07 | Washington | Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 3:07 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Mike Weber in defensive zone |
| 3:42 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Tomas Vokoun(Slapshot 46 ft) |
| 3:43 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:43 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in defensive zone |
| 3:54 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 3:54 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 4:04 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:04 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 4:15 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 4:18 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:18 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 4:43 | Washington | Dmitri Orlov shot blocked by Robyn Regehr |
| 5:09 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Tomas Vokoun(Tip-In 15 ft) |
| 5:27 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 5:36 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault credited with hit on Mike Weber in offensive zone |
| 6:22 | Washington | Joel Ward shot blocked by Christian Ehrhoff |
| 6:34 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht credited with hit on Dennis Wideman in offensive zone |
| 6:48 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Thomas Vanek in defensive zone |
| 6:56 | Washington | Jeff Halpern credited with hit on Jochen Hecht in offensive zone |
| 7:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 7:26 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Tomas Vokoun(Wristshot 11 ft) |
| 8:25 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Zack Kassian in offensive zone |
| 8:27 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout |
| 8:27 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 9:07 | Buffalo | penalty to Patrick Kaleta 2 minutes for Tripping Alexander Semin |
| 9:07 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Derek Roy won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 9:51 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Ovechkin(Wristshot 46 ft) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Dennis Wideman |
| 9:51 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Derek Roy in neutral zone |
| 10:11 | Washington | penalty to Brooks Laich 2 minutes for Tripping Jordan Leopold |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Power play - Jason Pominville won faceoff against Jeff Halpern in offensive zone |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Ehrhoff saved by Tomas Vokoun(Slapshot 33 ft) |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Power play - Thomas Vanek credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Christian Ehrhoff, Goalpost(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 11:17 | Washington | Shorthanded - Mike Knuble won faceoff against Derek Roy in neutral zone |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Derek Roy saved by Tomas Vokoun(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Brad Boyes, Wide of Net(Backhand 18 ft) |
| 12:57 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jason Pominville |
| 13:02 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville shot blocked by John Erskine |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 13:21 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in defensive zone |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Brayden McNabb credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Player Injury |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Luke Adam won faceoff against Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 15:05 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Net Off |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 15:48 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Christian Ehrhoff |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Tomas Vokoun(Slapshot 41 ft) |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jochen Hecht, Wide of Net(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 16:42 | Washington | Shot missed by Jason Chimera, Wide of Net(Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 17:06 | Washington | penalty to Mathieu Perreault 2 minutes for Charging Jordan Leopold |
| 17:06 | Washington | Shorthanded - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | Power play - Giveaway by Thomas Vanek in offensive zone |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Luke Adam, Hit Crossbar(Slapshot 41 ft) |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Luke Adam saved by Tomas Vokoun(Snap 21 ft) |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; Home Timeout |
| 18:34 | Washington | Shorthanded - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Derek Roy in defensive zone |
| 18:43 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Jason Chimera, Wide of Net(Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 18:48 | Washington | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Snap 18 ft) |
| 19:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 19:22 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mathieu Perreault saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 20 ft) |
| 19:33 | Washington | Shot missed by Dmitri Orlov, Wide of Net(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 19:40 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 19:41 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault shot blocked by Christian Ehrhoff |
| 19:51 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | game-end |




