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FINAL / SOKeyBank Center · Dec 12
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Capitals beat Sabres 3–2 in a shootout
- Tied 2–2 after overtime; the Capitals won the shootout.
- The Capitals trailed after two periods and rallied in the third.
- V. Vanecek stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935) for the win.
- U. Luukkonen kept the Sabres in it with 40 saves (.952).
- The Capitals controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 42–31.
- The Sabres dominated the dot, winning 62% of faceoffs.
Three stars
- 1st starU. Luukkonen
BUF · .952 SV%
- 2nd starV. Vanecek
WSH · .935 SV%
- 3rd starV. Hinostroza
BUF · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
2nd
- 2:09BUFW. ButcherAssists: R. Asplund, K. Okposo1–2
3rd
- 5:41WSHM. FehérváryAssists: A. Ovechkin, E. Kuznetsov2–2
OT
No scoring
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
WSHBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 20 | 10 |
| Blocked | 8 | 14 |
| Power Play | 0/3 | 0/1 |
| Faceoff % | 38.3 | 61.7 |
| Corsi % | 58.5 | 41.5 |
| xG | 3.67 | 2.71 |
| Giveaways | 6 | 2 |
| Takeaways | 1 | 3 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 19:42 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:48 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:59 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:16 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:28 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:03 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25:22 | |
| -- | -- | 55/58 | -- | .948 | 65:00 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:45 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25:36 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:23 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:18 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:02 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 26:04 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:05 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:50 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | |
| -- | -- | 41/43 | -- | .953 | 64:47 | |
| -- | -- | 29/31 | -- | .935 | 00:00 |
Lineups
WSH
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
- Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
- Rasmus Sandinlong-term-injured-reserve · Right Knee (Surgery)
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L3
9:40
L4
8:20
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Left Shoulder
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice