- Final0BOS
PIT1
21
2 - Final1WPG
OTT1
41
4 - Final2BUF
WSH3
53
5 - Final3NSH
EDM2
32
3
Final
Coverage: NBCSN
7:00 PM ET, March 17, 2013
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| WSH | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | T Vanek 41 | T Vanek 20 | T Ennis 21 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 56 | A Ovechkin 32 | N Backstrom 40 |
M. Johansson (Capitals - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

C. Hodgson (Sabres - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0


M. Ribeiro (Capitals - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
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 | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 0:00 | Washington | Power play - Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 0:24 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Mike Weber credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 0:36 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 0:37 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:37 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Steve Ott won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 0:47 | Washington | Power play - Takeaway by Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 1:34 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 1:35 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:35 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone |
| 1:46 | Washington | Shot on goal by Joseph Crabb saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 1:52 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 1:54 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Ryan Miller(Tip-In 23 ft) |
| 1:54 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:54 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone |
| 2:10 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jordan Leopold saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 2:11 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:11 | Washington | penalty to Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Roughing Steve Ott |
| 2:11 | Buffalo | penalty to Steve Ott 2 minutes for Roughing Alex Ovechkin |
| 2:11 | Washington | Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 2:46 | Buffalo | Tyler Myers shot blocked by Jack Hillen |
| 3:30 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Mark Pysyk in defensive zone |
| 3:37 | Buffalo | Ville Leino shot blocked by Marcus Johansson |
| 4:11 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jordan Leopold, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 4:19 | Buffalo | Mike Weber shot blocked by Steven Oleksy |
| 4:36 | Washington | Giveaway by Marcus Johansson in offensive zone |
| 4:42 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Steve Ott, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft) |
| 4:54 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 26 ft) |
| 4:55 | Washington | penalty to Jason Chimera 2 minutes for Slashing Tyler Myers |
| 4:55 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jay Beagle won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 5:29 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 5:30 | Buffalo | Power Play Goal Scored by Cody Hodgson(Wristshot 16 ft) assisted by Tyler Ennis and Jason Pominville |
| 5:30 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Kevin Porter in neutral zone |
| 6:01 | Washington | Giveaway by Jason Chimera in neutral zone |
| 6:24 | Washington | Steven Oleksy credited with hit on Nathan Gerbe in neutral zone |
| 6:31 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 6:31 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in defensive zone |
| 7:09 | Washington | Takeaway by Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 7:53 | Buffalo | penalty to Ville Leino 2 minutes for Tripping John Carlson |
| 7:53 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 7:53 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 8:00 | Washington | Power play - Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 8:09 | Washington | Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Cody Hodgson |
| 9:10 | Washington | Power play - Troy Brouwer shot blocked by Brian Flynn |
| 9:56 | Washington | Shot missed by Jason Chimera, Wide of Net(Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 10:07 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 10:07 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone |
| 10:15 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 10:20 | Washington | Shot missed by Jack Hillen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 10:25 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Tyler Myers credited with hit on Jason Chimera in defensive zone |
| 11:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 11:30 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in neutral zone |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Ville Leino, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jordan Leopold, Over Net(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Mark Pysyk saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Ville Leino shot blocked by Eric Fehr |
| 12:48 | Washington | penalty to Steven Oleksy 2 minutes for Roughing Steve Ott |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Power play - Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 13:08 | Washington | Shorthanded - John Carlson credited with hit on Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 13:26 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Troy Brouwer in neutral zone |
| 13:48 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Marcus Johansson in neutral zone |
| 13:50 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 36 ft) |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Power play - Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Drew Stafford, Over Net(Backhand 26 ft) |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 14:53 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Kevin Porter won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in offensive zone |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Christian Ehrhoff shot blocked by Joel Ward |
| 15:05 | Washington | Goal scored by Mathieu Perreault(Wristshot 17 ft) assisted by Joel Ward |
| 15:05 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Mike Weber credited with hit on Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone |
| 15:35 | Washington | Karl Alzner shot blocked by Cody Hodgson |
| 15:47 | Washington | Takeaway by Eric Fehr in neutral zone |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | Jordan Leopold shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 16:25 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Marcus Foligno, Wide of Net(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 16:50 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 23 ft) |
| 16:50 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 16:50 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone |
| 17:14 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 17:15 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:15 | Washington | Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 17:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 17:22 | Washington | Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 17:35 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Tyler Myers in offensive zone |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 46 ft) |
| 17:48 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Steve Ott won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 17:55 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 85 ft) |
| 18:07 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 18:20 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 18:20 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in neutral zone |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Steve Ott saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 40 ft) |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | penalty to Steve Ott 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct |
| 18:40 | Washington | Stoppage - ; Home Timeout |
| 18:40 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 18:54 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Ryan Miller(Tip-In 9 ft) |
| 19:17 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Jordan Leopold |
| 19:23 | Washington | Power play - Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 19:24 | Washington | Power play - Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Tyler Myers |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Washington | game-end |




