- Final0BUF
WSH2
32
3 - Final SOSO1PIT
OTT2
12
1 - Final OTOT2NJ
MTL3
43
4 - Final3PHI
TB1
51
5 - Final OTOT4DET
CHI1
21
2 - Final OTOT5MIN
STL4
54
5 - Final OTOT6NYI
WPG4
54
5 - Final7VAN
SJ1
41
4
Final
Coverage: NHLN
3:00 PM ET, January 27, 2013
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | T Vanek 41 | T Vanek 20 | T Ennis 21 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 56 | A Ovechkin 32 | N Backstrom 40 |
J. Ward (Capitals - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

M. Ribeiro (Capitals - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 2


A. Ovechkin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 0:35 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 0:35 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 0:42 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Christian Ehrhoff in offensive zone |
| 1:29 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 1:29 | Buffalo | Mikhail Grigorenko won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 1:47 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Mikhail Grigorenko saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 1:47 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:47 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in defensive zone |
| 2:05 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Tyler Myers in defensive zone |
| 2:09 | Washington | Jason Chimera shot blocked by Marcus Foligno |
| 2:24 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Joel Ward in offensive zone |
| 2:29 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing; Home Timeout |
| 2:29 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 2:34 | Buffalo | Alexander Sulzer shot blocked by Jason Chimera |
| 2:46 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 3:02 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 30 ft) |
| 3:33 | Washington | Shot missed by Jay Beagle, Wide of Net(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 4:28 | Buffalo | penalty to Alexander Sulzer 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass |
| 4:28 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in offensive zone |
| 5:11 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Ovechkin(Slapshot 30 ft) assisted by Mike Green and Mike Ribeiro |
| 5:11 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in neutral zone |
| 5:55 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Drew Stafford in defensive zone |
| 6:30 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville shot blocked by John Erskine |
| 6:43 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Alexander Sulzer in defensive zone |
| 6:46 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 6:58 | Washington | penalty to Joseph Crabb 2 minutes for Hooking Marcus Foligno |
| 6:58 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 6:58 | Buffalo | Power play - Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 7:25 | Washington | Shorthanded - John Erskine credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in defensive zone |
| 7:52 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 8:09 | Washington | Shorthanded - Karl Alzner credited with hit on Steve Ott in defensive zone |
| 8:12 | Buffalo | Power play - Drew Stafford shot blocked by Joel Ward |
| 8:13 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 8:13 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:13 | Buffalo | Power play - Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 8:30 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 8:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 8:30 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jay Beagle won faceoff against Steve Ott in defensive zone |
| 8:36 | Buffalo | Power play - Cody Hodgson credited with hit on John Erskine in offensive zone |
| 9:16 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 9:19 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Steve Ott, Wide of Net(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 9:48 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 13 ft) |
| 9:51 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Ribeiro saved by Ryan Miller(Tip-In 8 ft) |
| 9:51 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:51 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in defensive zone |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Marcus Foligno(Wristshot 8 ft) assisted by Patrick Kaleta and Andrej Sekera |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Mikhail Grigorenko won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 10:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 10:22 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Mikhail Grigorenko in offensive zone |
| 10:29 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Erskine saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 52 ft) |
| 11:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 11:45 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta credited with hit on John Erskine in offensive zone |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Michal Neuvirth(Slapshot 64 ft) |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Joel Ward |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Tyler Ennis, Wide of Net(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 13:05 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 94 ft) |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Andrej Sekera in defensive zone |
| 13:28 | Washington | Troy Brouwer shot blocked by Jochen Hecht |
| 13:38 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 13:41 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 13:41 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Jason Chimera in offensive zone |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody Hodgson saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 14:00 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 14:42 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:42 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 14:55 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Drew Stafford in offensive zone |
| 15:14 | Washington | Stoppage - Hand Pass |
| 15:14 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Mikhail Grigorenko in neutral zone |
| 15:23 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 86 ft) |
| 15:24 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone |
| 15:36 | Washington | Takeaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 16:36 | Washington | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Alexander Sulzer shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta credited with hit on Joseph Crabb in defensive zone |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Patrick Kaleta in offensive zone |
| 17:59 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 17:59 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in defensive zone |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jochen Hecht saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wrap-around 9 ft) |
| 18:55 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; Visitor Timeout |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Steve Ott won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 19:27 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Goalpost(Wristshot 45 ft) |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 19:48 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:48 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 19:57 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 19:57 | Washington | Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Steve Ott in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Washington | game-end |




