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30/1/2009
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Washington Capitals 3 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 26 - 18
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:28/39=70 %
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:68/89=76 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 10482 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 510474 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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17:41 0-1
Patrick Rissmiller [11] (Jason Spezza, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
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32:42 0-2
Jason Spezza [16] (Henrik Tallinder)
35:44 1-2
Paul Stastny [12] (Wojtek Wolski, Mike Green)
36:49 2-2
Brooks Laich [8] (Daniel Brière, Michael Nylander)
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40:51 3-2
Daniel Brière [22] (Michael Nylander)
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Penalty summary:
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03:01
Daniel Brière (2 min for hooking)
06:32
François Bouchard (2 min for tripping)
08:59
Jason Pominville (2 min for elbowing)
16:23
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
17:56
François Bouchard (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:03
Bryan Helmer (2 min for tripping)
30:29
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:48
Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
41:48
Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
43:42
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
49:27
Henrik Tallinder (2 min for high-sticking)
55:32
Bryan Helmer (2 min for roughing)
55:32
Markus Näslund (2 min for roughing)
56:59
Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 9.40 5
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Daniel Brière 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 19.10 8
R Corey Perry 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 4
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
C Michael Nylander 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Paul Stastny 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
L François Bouchard 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6.00 4
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 15.30 5
L Brooks Laich 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Bryan Helmer 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 10.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 19.50 7
D Mike Green 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 29.00 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 18.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.30 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 1 0 2 5 0 10.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 -1 18.00 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -2 19.20 5
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 17.20 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Jason Spezza 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 -1 18.30 8
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.20 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.20 5
L Patrick Rissmiller 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 21.20 9
L Markus Näslund 0 0 5 0 3 0 2 -2 18.50 7
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 4
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -2 27.20 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 18.50 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Brière
2nd star: Michael Nylander
3rd star: Paul Stastny
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brooks Laich finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Wojtek Wolski had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Patrick Rissmiller has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Jason Spezza notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jaroslav Spacek finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Jamal Mayers in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 16) , Portland Pirates 2( 24)
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0-1 POR Mike Card (Tim Kennedy)
0-2 POR Tim Kennedy (Miika Lahti)
1-2 HER Sasha Pokulok (Alexandre Giroux)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Patrick Lalime