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Buffalo 3, Washington 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BUF(39-31-12)	1	2	0	3
WAS(43-31-8)	0	1	0	1

Final

7:00 PM ET, November 26, 2007

Verizon Center

Washington, DC

THREE STARS

J. Hecht
Sabres (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 30
Save Pct.: .968

A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC	Referees: ChrisLee, KerryFraser Linesmen: BrianMach, TimNowak
Attendance: 11,204 (60.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

Washington

Total Shots
	28
	31

PIM
	11
	11

Hits
	10
	15

Giveaways
	7
	13

Takeaways
	7
	11

Faceoffs Won
	26
	40

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
10:55		Jochen Hecht (8) Assists: Brian Campbell, Jaroslav Spacek	Buffalo 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:56		Andrew Peters: 5 Minutes for Fighting John Erskine
1:56		John Erskine: 5 Minutes for Fighting Andrew Peters
2:29		Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for Hooking Nicklas Backstrom
8:32		Viktor Kozlov: 2 Minutes for Tripping Derek Roy
13:02		Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Tripping Maxim Afinogenov

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:49		Alex Ovechkin (17) Assists: Steve Eminger	Game tied 1-1
8:07		Jochen Hecht (7) Assists: Daniel Paille	Buffalo 2-1
11:47		Jason Pominville (6) Assists: Jochen Hecht	Buffalo 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:40		Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Slashing Jochen Hecht

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:36		Maxim Afinogenov: 2 Minutes for Slashing Mike Green
8:38		Maxim Afinogenov: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Viktor Kozlov

Player Summary

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Afinogenov RW	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	4	0	1	0	17	15:15	2:12	0:00	13:03	0	0	00.0
B. Campbell D	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	26	21:02	2:49	2:49	15:24	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:23	2:05	1:26	11:52	2	8	20.0
P. Gaustad C	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:21	2:08	2:02	11:11	5	8	38.5
J. Hecht C	2	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	18:42	1:53	2:32	14:17	11	12	47.8
A. Kotalik RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:54	1:55	0:00	11:59	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	2	3	0	1	26	21:38	0:00	2:12	19:26	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:12	0:00	0:00	12:12	0	0	00.0
N. Paetsch D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:30	3:11	0:00	13:19	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	17:34	0:23	1:51	15:20	0	1	00.0
A. Peters LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	3:55	0:00	0:00	3:55	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	20:10	3:11	2:20	14:39	0	1	00.0
N. Pratt D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:18	0:00	0:59	13:19	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:48	3:32	1:49	12:27	7	9	43.8
M. Ryan C	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:27	0:23	0:00	10:04	0	0	00.0
A. Sekera D	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:47	0:00	3:11	18:36	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	21:44	2:49	2:49	16:06	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:20	3:29	0:00	12:51	1	1	50.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Mair									Scratched
H Tallinder									Scratched
D Stafford									Shoulder

Washington Capitals												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
N. Backstrom C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:25	4:13	1:55	13:17	3	3	50.0
M. Bradley RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	11	8:46	0:00	0:00	8:46	0	0	00.0
D. Brashear LW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	9	8:31	0:00	0:00	8:31	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:40	1:47	0:58	14:55	0	0	00.0
S. Eminger D	0	1	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	9:47	0:00	0:12	9:35	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	5	2	0	2	17	12:18	0:00	2:33	9:45	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	10:08	0:00	0:00	10:08	0	1	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	9:50	0:00	2:08	7:42	4	3	57.1
M. Green D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	25	21:38	4:46	0:00	16:52	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	19:15	1:36	0:09	17:30	11	9	55.0
B. Laich C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:28	0:00	3:16	10:12	1	0	100.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	20:12	0:16	3:27	16:29	0	0	00.0
M. Nylander C	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	16:38	4:24	0:00	12:14	12	6	66.7
A. Ovechkin LW	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	20	23:30	4:58	0:09	18:23	0	0	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	22:36	1:14	1:01	20:21	0	0	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	31	31:00	5:39	4:47	20:34	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	0	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	17:08	1:36	0:00	15:32	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:37	0:00	3:25	10:12	9	4	69.2
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Pettinger									Scratched
M Jurcina									Scratched
J Schultz									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	31	1	30	.968	60:00	0

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
O. Kolzig	28	3	25	.893	58:33	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	9	12	7	28
Washington	9	13	9	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	0 of 0
Washington	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Monday, November 26th

Dallas	3	Final
NY Islanders	2	OT

Boston	6	Final
Philadelphia	3

Buffalo	3	Final
Washington	1

Columbus	1	Final
Edmonton	3

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 3, Washington 1

Final

NHL Scores

Monday, November 26th