- 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 | ||
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| 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.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 0:09 | Washington | penalty to Roman Hamrlik 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass |
| 0:09 | Buffalo | Power play - Jason Pominville won faceoff against Jeff Halpern in offensive zone |
| 0:17 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Christian Ehrhoff, Wide of Net(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 0:38 | Buffalo | Power play - Christian Ehrhoff shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 0:51 | Buffalo | Power Play Goal Scored by Jason Pominville(Slapshot 18 ft) assisted by Drew Stafford and Jordan Leopold |
| 0:51 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Jeff Halpern in neutral zone |
| 1:10 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Joel Ward in offensive zone |
| 1:19 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick credited with hit on Jeff Halpern in defensive zone |
| 1:41 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:41 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Derek Roy in defensive zone |
| 1:59 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Andrej Sekera, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 2:09 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in neutral zone |
| 2:13 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Michal Neuvirth(Snap 45 ft) |
| 2:30 | Buffalo | Jordan Leopold credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 2:40 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Matt Ellis in offensive zone |
| 2:44 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone |
| 2:57 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Matt Ellis, Wide of Net(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 3:02 | Buffalo | Mike Weber shot blocked by Mike Knuble |
| 3:06 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 3:06 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Luke Adam in defensive zone |
| 3:10 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Matt Ellis(Backhand 15 ft) |
| 3:10 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 3:23 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 3:35 | Washington | Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 3:36 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:36 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 3:47 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 4:01 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Patrick Kaleta saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 4:10 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 4:15 | Washington | Shot missed by Dmitri Orlov, Wide of Net(Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 4:32 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 4:32 | Washington | Joel Ward won faceoff against Cody McCormick in offensive zone |
| 4:35 | Washington | John Erskine shot blocked by Patrick Kaleta |
| 4:40 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick credited with hit on John Erskine in defensive zone |
| 4:59 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Drew Stafford in offensive zone |
| 5:04 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:04 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 5:22 | Buffalo | Christian Ehrhoff credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 5:23 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 5:24 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:24 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in offensive zone |
| 5:27 | Washington | Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 55 ft) |
| 5:31 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Jochen Hecht |
| 5:47 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jochen Hecht, Wide of Net(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 6:35 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in offensive zone |
| 6:40 | Buffalo | Matt Ellis credited with hit on John Erskine in offensive zone |
| 6:59 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera shot blocked by Mathieu Perreault |
| 7:04 | Washington | Giveaway by Mathieu Perreault in defensive zone |
| 7:29 | Washington | Brooks Laich shot blocked by Christian Ehrhoff |
| 7:33 | Washington | Shot missed by Dennis Wideman, Wide of Net(Slapshot 67 ft) |
| 7:34 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 7:34 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 7:44 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 7:44 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone |
| 8:03 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in offensive zone |
| 8:11 | Buffalo | penalty to Patrick Kaleta 2 minutes for Tripping Alex Ovechkin |
| 8:11 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jason Pominville in offensive zone |
| 8:18 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 8:19 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 8:56 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 54 ft) |
| 9:19 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Drew Stafford in defensive zone |
| 9:52 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 47 ft) |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Robyn Regehr credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Christian Ehrhoff(Snap 61 ft) assisted by Jochen Hecht and Thomas Vanek |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Luke Adam won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 12:29 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Brad Boyes |
| 12:37 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Brad Boyes in defensive zone |
| 12:39 | Washington | penalty to Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Tripping Drew Stafford |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 12:39 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jeff Halpern won faceoff against Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 13:00 | Washington | Shorthanded - John Carlson credited with hit on Drew Stafford in defensive zone |
| 14:12 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jason Chimera credited with hit on Brad Boyes in defensive zone |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Power Play Goal Scored by Brayden McNabb(Wristshot 34 ft) assisted by Brad Boyes and Derek Roy |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone |
| 14:27 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 14:33 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht shot blocked by Dmitri Orlov |
| 14:50 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 14:51 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Derek Roy in offensive zone |
| 15:09 | Washington | Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 64 ft) |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 15:25 | Washington | Brooks Laich credited with hit on Robyn Regehr in offensive zone |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 15:50 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Matt Ellis in neutral zone |
| 16:09 | Washington | Shot missed by Dmitri Orlov, Wide of Net(Slapshot 65 ft) |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Jordan Leopold in defensive zone |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Jason Pominville in neutral zone |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Jeff Halpern in neutral zone |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Brad Boyes credited with hit on Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 17:26 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Drew Stafford in offensive zone |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Drew Stafford, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Andrej Sekera saved by Tomas Vokoun(Slapshot 67 ft) |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Brayden McNabb, Wide of Net(Slapshot 64 ft) |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Patrick Kaleta in neutral zone |
| 18:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 18:57 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Mike Weber in offensive zone |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | penalty to Mike Weber 2 minutes for Tripping Alex Ovechkin |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 19:39 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 10 ft) |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:40 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jason Pominville in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 1st period |
