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Washington 0, Buffalo 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(50-24-8)	0	0	0	0
BUF(41-32-9)	3	1	1	5

Final

7:00 PM ET, November 1, 2008

HSBC Arena

Buffalo, New York

THREE STARS

R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 29
Save Pct.: 1.000

T. Vanek
Sabres (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

J. Pominville
Sabres (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: Don Koharski, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18,690 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Buffalo

Total Shots
	29
	27

PIM
	16
	10

Hits
	18
	16

Giveaways
	8
	26

Takeaways
	5
	6

Faceoffs Won
	29
	27

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:12		Thomas Vanek (10) Assists: Andrej Sekera, Jaroslav Spacek	Buffalo 1-0
13:13		Derek Roy (2) (Power Play) Assists: Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly	Buffalo 2-0
19:36		Jason Pominville (3) Assists: Clarke MacArthur	Buffalo 3-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:46		Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jason Pominville
2:58		Ales Kotalik: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mike Green
6:58		Donald Brashear: 2 Minutes for Roughing Henrik Tallinder
11:09		Donald Brashear: 2 Minutes for Tripping Tim Connolly
11:32		Jeff Schultz: 2 Minutes for Interference of Derek Roy

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
19:57		Thomas Vanek (11) Assists: Ales Kotalik, Andrej Sekera	Buffalo 4-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:23		Henrik Tallinder: 2 Minutes for Interference of Boyd Gordon
4:05		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brooks Laich
6:31		Tomas Fleischmann: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Clarke MacArthur
9:24		Henrik Tallinder: 2 Minutes for Tripping Chris Clark
14:27		Nicklas Backstrom: 2 Minutes for Hooking Tim Connolly

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
11:59		Daniel Paille (2) Assists: Patrick Kaleta	Buffalo 5-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:09		Sergei Fedorov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Daniel Paille
13:22		Derek Roy: 2 Minutes for Hooking Boyd Gordon
15:56		John Erskine: 2 Minutes for Interference of Maxim Afinogenov

Player Summary

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	-1	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	19	17:11	4:58	1:04	11:09	6	5	54.5
M. Bradley RW	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	7:06	0:03	0:00	7:03	0	0	00.0
D. Brashear LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	13	7:46	0:03	0:04	7:39	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	13:00	1:08	0:00	11:52	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	22	17:12	0:03	3:14	13:55	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	19:32	6:29	2:37	10:26	6	4	60.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	21	16:11	2:27	0:56	12:48	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	13:04	0:03	5:49	7:12	4	4	50.0
M. Green D	0	0	-3	7	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	25	24:21	6:22	3:43	14:16	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	20	14:34	0:16	1:20	12:58	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	14:10	1:47	0:00	12:23	0	1	00.0
B. Laich C	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	20:43	5:05	4:52	10:46	7	3	70.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	6:03	0:00	1:57	4:06	0	0	00.0
M. Nylander C	0	0	-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:48	2:12	0:00	12:36	3	9	25.0
T. Poti D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	32	24:39	3:27	7:51	13:21	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	29	20:12	0:03	5:54	14:15	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	18:57	5:14	5:28	8:15	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	14:57	0:00	6:18	8:39	3	1	75.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
E Fehr									Healthy
A Ovechkin									Personal Reasons

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	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:21	5:40	0:00	9:41	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	22	19:04	7:41	1:59	9:24	6	6	50.0
P. Gaustad C	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	22	14:00	1:33	2:53	9:34	5	7	41.7
P. Kaleta RW	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	8:36	0:07	0:00	8:29	1	0	100.0
A. Kotalik RW	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	22	17:36	6:54	0:00	10:42	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	2	1	2	3	0	0	3	1	2	25	20:44	0:00	4:33	16:11	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	18	13:39	4:10	0:40	8:49	1	1	50.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:43	0:15	0:10	8:18	1	2	33.3
T. Numminen D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:05	4:20	2:30	9:15	0	0	00.0
N. Paetsch D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:21	0:36	0:11	8:34	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	20	12:52	0:07	3:31	9:14	0	1	00.0
J. Pominville RW	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	23	19:04	6:41	2:16	10:07	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	3	25	21:55	7:06	2:21	12:28	13	12	52.0
A. Sekera D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	22:50	5:50	3:15	13:45	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	24:10	7:20	3:15	13:35	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	14	9:15	0:15	0:00	9:00	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	27	18:50	0:02	2:14	16:34	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	2	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	20	17:58	7:18	0:38	10:02	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Peters									Healthy
M Ellis									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Theodore	27	5	22	.815	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	29	0	29	1	59:57	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	7	14	8	29
Buffalo	14	4	9	27

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	0 of 0
Buffalo	1 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

Saturday, November 1st

Edmonton	3	Final
Carolina	1

Dallas	1	Final
Boston	5

Washington	0	Final
Buffalo	5

Atlanta	1	Final
New Jersey	6

Montreal	5	Final
NY Islanders	4

NY Rangers	2	Final
Toronto	5

Chicago	4	Final
Columbus	3	SO

Ottawa	2	Final
Tampa Bay	3	SO

Florida	2	Final
Nashville	3	SO

Pittsburgh	6	Final
St. Louis	3

Calgary	3	Final
Los Angeles	2

Minnesota	3	Final
Phoenix	2

ESPN NHL

Washington 0, Buffalo 5

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, November 1st