Washington 4, 
Buffalo 3
7:00 PM ET, September 17, 2009
HSBC Arena
Buffalo, New York
| Game Information | |
| Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York | Referees: Dan Marouelli , Greg Kimmerly Linesmen: Brad Kovachik , Brian Murphy |
| Attendance: 17,597 (94.2% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 8:30 | Alexandre Giroux (Assist: Brendan Morrison, Chris Clark) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 11:35 | A Giroux (slashing) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:33 | J Schultz (cross checking) |
| 7:05 | B Laich (interference) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 2:16 | Jason Pominville (Assist: Thomas Vanek, Mike Kostka) |
| 6:12 | Clarke MacArthur (Assist: Chris Butler, Drew Stafford) |
| 13:29 | Mike Knuble (Assist: Nicklas Backstrom, Brian Pothier) |
| 17:28 | Tim Kennedy (Assist: Philip Gogulla, Nathan Gerbe) |
| 17:51 | Jay Beagle (Assist: Andrew Gordon) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 13:50 | C Clark (tripping) |
| 19:24 | J Enroth (delay of game served by C Mccormick) |
| 19:46 | M Weber (boarding) |
| Overtime Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| :49 | Brian Pothier - power play (Assist: Nicklas Backstrom, Chris Bourque) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| No Penalties this period | ||
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
| Washington | 7 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| Buffalo | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Washington | 1 of 2 |
| Buffalo | 0 of 4 |
* - 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
Thursday, September 17th
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Buffalo | 3 | OT |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Montreal | 3 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Nashville | 5 |
| NY Islanders | 4 | Final |
| Calgary | 5 | SO |
| Dallas | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Vancouver | 3 | Final |
| Anaheim | 0 |
| San Jose | 2 | Final |
| Los Angeles | 1 | SO |
