
Sabres
Capitals
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Sabres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:24 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin (17) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Schultz (5) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 13:38 | WSH | Eric Fehr (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Morrison (11) & M. Green (22) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:38 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin served by Chris Clark : Boarding (maj) - 5 min |
| 03:38 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin : Game misconduct - 0 min |
| 04:23 | BUF | Craig Rivet : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:50 | WSH | Mike Green : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
WSH |
7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 19 - 21 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 3 | 22 - 24 | 58:44 |
WSH |
40 S. Varlamov (W) | 23 - 23 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 25 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:33 |
| 5 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:13 |
| 9 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:53 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 20:13 |
| 10 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 19:41 |
| 13 T. Kennedy | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 13:51 |
| 19 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:29 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 14:53 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:11 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 15:40 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:07 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 15:15 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 18:12 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:14 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 14:46 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 16:47 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 19:55 |
| 34 C. Butler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 22:03 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:55 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:36 |
| 41 C. MacArthur | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:33 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 15:56 |
| 52 C. Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:55 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 20:26 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:46 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 16:38 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 20:30 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:24 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 17:02 |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 18:41 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 15:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:25 |
| 9 B. Morrison | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 15:26 |
| 10 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 12:55 |
| 11 C. Clark | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:52 |
| 14 T. Fleischmann | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 15:15 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:43 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 21:57 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 16:51 |
| 23 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:41 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 19:18 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 20:15 |
| 39 D. Steckel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 2:17 | 13:58 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21:45 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 23:27 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 21:41 |
| 83 J. Beagle | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:38 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 10:58 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 10:12 |
| 89 T. Sloan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:46 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18277 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Kelly Sutherland |
| Linesmen | Steve Barton, Tim Nowak |

| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | WSH | 59 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 234 | 161 | 88 | |
| 2 | NJD | 58 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 153 | 134 | 74 | |
| 3 | BUF | 57 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 158 | 144 | 71 | |
| 4 | PIT | 59 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 187 | 171 | 72 | |
| 5 | OTT | 59 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 164 | 165 | 70 | |
| 6 | MTL | 60 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 154 | 162 | 62 | |
| 7 | PHI | 57 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 167 | 154 | 61 | |
| 8 | TBL | 57 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 147 | 166 | 61 | |
| 9 | BOS | 57 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 138 | 146 | 59 | |
| 10 | NYR | 59 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 152 | 163 | 59 | |
| 11 | ATL | 57 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 172 | 183 | 58 | |
| 12 | FLA | 59 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 153 | 171 | 57 | |
| 13 | NYI | 58 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 146 | 180 | 54 | |
| 14 | CAR | 59 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 159 | 189 | 51 | |
| 15 | TOR | 60 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 162 | 204 | 49 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| A. Ovechkin | 51 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 86 |
| N. Backstrom | 59 | 25 | 48 | 32 | 73 |
| A. Semin | 50 | 26 | 32 | 23 | 58 |
| M. Green | 54 | 13 | 41 | 25 | 54 |
| T. Fleischmann | 48 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 41 |
| B. Laich | 59 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 40 |
| M. Knuble | 47 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 39 |
| B. Morrison | 59 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 32 |
| E. Fehr | 48 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 29 |
| J. Chimera | 59 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 27 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| S. Varlamov | 12 | 1 | 2 | .924 | 2.21 |
| J. Theodore | 20 | 7 | 4 | .908 | 2.87 |