GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: WASHINGTON (3-1) at BUFFALO (1-2)

NHL: WASHINGTON at BUFFALO

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Washington 1 0 --1
Buffalo 0 4 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Michael Nylander 2 (Nicklas
Backstrom, Mike Green), 11:24. Penalties: M Afinogenov, Buf
(tripping), 12:45; D Kalinin, Buf (delay of game), 15:42; M Bradley,
Was (cross checking), 19:51.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 3 (power play)
(Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik), 14:51. 3, Buffalo, Maxim Afinogenov 1
(Thomas Vanek, Toni Lydman), 15:02. 4, Buffalo, Jason Pominville 2
(Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder), 17:29. 5, Buffalo, Adam Mair 1
(Daniel Paille, Brian Campbell), 19:23. Penalties: S Morrisonn, Was
(slashing), 1:01; T Fleischmann, Was (tripping), 8:28; S Morrisonn,
Was (hooking), 14:13.

Shots on goal:
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Washington 4 5 --9
Buffalo 13 24 --37
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Goalies : Washington, Brent Johnson (37 shots, 33 saves). Buffalo,
Ryan Miller (9 shots, 8 saves). Referees: Bill Mccreary, Greg
Kimmerly. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve Barton.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 1
BUFFALO 4 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 1
BUFFALO 4 14:38 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 2
BUFFALO 4
3RD PRD: WAS - MIKE GREEN 1 (BROOKS LAICH) 7:29</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 2
BUFFALO 5
3RD PRD: BUF - BRIAN CAMPBELL 2 (MAXIM AFINOGENOV, DEREK ROY) 9:17</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 2
BUFFALO 5 9:58 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 3
BUFFALO 5
3RD PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 3 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, TOM POTI)
11:19</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 3
BUFFALO 6
3RD PRD: BUF - DEREK ROY 3 (THOMAS VANEK, BRIAN CAMPBELL) 8:09</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 3
BUFFALO 6 7:19 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 3
BUFFALO 7
3RD PRD: BUF - (PP) JAROSLAV SPACEK 4 (ALES KOTALIK, TIM CONNOLLY)
16:36 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 3
BUFFALO 7 1:03 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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WASHINGTON 1 0 2 3
BUFFALO 0 4 3 7 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - MICHAEL NYLANDER 2 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, MIKE GREEN)
11:24
2ND PRD: BUF - (PP) JAROSLAV SPACEK 3 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, ALES KOTALIK)
14:51
BUF - MAXIM AFINOGENOV 1 (THOMAS VANEK, TONI LYDMAN) 15:02
BUF - JASON POMINVILLE 2 (JOCHEN HECHT, HENRIK TALLINDER)
17:29
BUF - ADAM MAIR 1 (DANIEL PAILLE, BRIAN CAMPBELL) 19:23
3RD PRD: WAS - MIKE GREEN 1 (BROOKS LAICH) 7:29
BUF - DEREK ROY 3 (THOMAS VANEK, BRIAN CAMPBELL) 8:09
BUF - BRIAN CAMPBELL 2 (MAXIM AFINOGENOV, DEREK ROY) 9:17
WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 3 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, TOM POTI)
11:19
BUF - (PP) JAROSLAV SPACEK 4 (ALES KOTALIK, TIM CONNOLLY)
16:36

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: WAS - 1 OF 4, BUF - 2 OF 7.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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WAS 4 5 16 25
BUF 13 24 16 53

GOALIES: WAS - BRENT JOHNSON
BUF - RYAN MILLER

OFFICIALS: REF - BILL MCCREARY, GREG KIMMERLY
LIN - DEREK AMELL, STEVE BARTON

ATT: 18,690</div>

 

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Washington 1 0 2 --3
Buffalo 0 4 3 --7
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Michael Nylander 2 (Nicklas
Backstrom, Mike Green), 11:24. Penalties: M Afinogenov, Buf
(tripping), 12:45; D Kalinin, Buf (delay of game), 15:42; M Bradley,
Was (cross checking), 19:51.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 3 (power play)
(Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik), 14:51. 3, Buffalo, Maxim Afinogenov 1
(Thomas Vanek, Toni Lydman), 15:02. 4, Buffalo, Jason Pominville 2
(Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder), 17:29. 5, Buffalo, Adam Mair 1
(Daniel Paille, Brian Campbell), 19:23. Penalties: S Morrisonn, Was
(slashing), 1:01; T Fleischmann, Was (tripping), 8:28; S Morrisonn,
Was (hooking), 14:13.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Washington, Mike Green 1 (Brooks Laich),
7:29. 7, Buffalo, Brian Campbell 2 (Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy),
9:17. 8, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 3 (power play) (Michael
Nylander, Tom Poti), 11:19. 9, Buffalo, Derek Roy 3 (Thomas Vanek,
Brian Campbell), 8:09. 10, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 4 (power play)
(Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly), 16:36. Penalties: T Lydman, Buf
(interference), 1:14; M Green, Was (slashing), 5:22; A Kotalik, Buf
(cross checking), 9:58; M Jurcina, Was (slashing served by B
Sutherby), 14:50; M Bradley, Was (hooking), 15:49.

Shots on goal:
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Washington 4 5 16 --25
Buffalo 13 24 16 --53
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Power-play Conversions: Washington - 1 of 4, Buffalo - 2 of 7. Goalies
: Washington, Brent Johnson (53 shots, 46 saves; record: 1-1-0).
Buffalo, Ryan Miller (25 shots, 22 saves; record: 2-2-0). A: 18,690.
Referees: Bill Mccreary, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve
Barton.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
WASHINGTON 3
BUFFALO 7</div>

 

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Washington 1 0 2 --3
Buffalo 0 4 3 --7
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Michael Nylander 2 (Nicklas
Backstrom, Mike Green), 11:24. Penalties: M Afinogenov, Buf
(tripping), 12:45; D Kalinin, Buf (closing hand on puck), 15:42; M
Bradley, Was (cross checking), 19:51.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 3 (power play)
(Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik), 14:51. 3, Buffalo, Maxim Afinogenov 1
(Thomas Vanek, Toni Lydman), 15:02. 4, Buffalo, Jason Pominville 2
(Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder), 17:29. 5, Buffalo, Adam Mair 1
(Daniel Paille, Brian Campbell), 19:23. Penalties: S Morrisonn, Was
(slashing), 1:01; T Fleischmann, Was (tripping), 8:28; S Morrisonn,
Was (hooking), 14:13.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Washington, Mike Green 1 (Brooks Laich),
7:29. 7, Buffalo, Brian Campbell 2 (Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy),
9:17. 8, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 3 (power play) (Michael
Nylander, Tom Poti), 11:19. 9, Buffalo, Derek Roy 3 (Thomas Vanek,
Brian Campbell), 12:09. 10, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 4 (power play)
(Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly), 16:36. Penalties: T Lydman, Buf
(interference), 1:14; M Green, Was (slashing), 5:22; A Kotalik, Buf
(cross checking), 9:58; M Jurcina, Was (slashing served by B
Sutherby), 14:50; M Bradley, Was (hooking), 15:49; D Brashear, Was
(roughing), 19:25; A Mair, Buf (roughing), 19:25.

Shots on goal:
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Washington 4 6 16 --26
Buffalo 13 24 16 --53
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Power-play Conversions: Washington - 1 of 4, Buffalo - 2 of 7. Goalies
: Washington, Brent Johnson (53 shots, 46 saves; record: 1-1-0).
Buffalo, Ryan Miller (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 2-2-0). A: 18,690.
Referees: Bill Mccreary, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve
Barton.</div>

 

BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) -- Defenseman Jaroslav Spacek scoredtwo goals, including the first of four in a five-minute span, asthe Buffalo Sabres posted a 7-3 victory over the WashingtonCapitals on Saturday.


Fellow blue-liner Brian Campbell netted a goal and set up threeothers for the Sabres, who have scored 13 tallies in their lasttwo games - both wins - after notching just six in their firsttwo losses.


Trailing, 1-0, in the second period, Spacek began the outburstfor Buffalo when he one-timed a 35-foot shot between the pads ofgoaltender Brent Johnson during a power play with 5:09 left inthe period. It was Spacek's third goal in four games thisseason.


Just 11 seconds later, Maxim Afinogenov converted a pass fromThomas Vanek on the doorstep to give the Sabres their first leadof the game.


Jason Pominville and Adam Mair also tallied before the periodwas over for Buffalo, which outshot Washington, 37-9, throughtwo sessions.


After Capitals defenseman Mike Green cut the deficit to 4-2 on abreakaway with 12:31 left in third, Campbell answered with hissecond goal of the season two minutes later to restore theSabres' three-goal advantage.


Alex Ovechkin buried a shot from the low slot during a manadvantage with 8:41 left to get the Capitals within 5-3, butDerek Roy tallied 50 seconds later and Spacek hammered in arebound with 3 1/2 minutes remaining for the final margin.

Ryan Miller made 23 saves for Buffalo, which has won sixstraight here against Washington.


Johnson stopped 46 shots and Michael Nylander had a goal and anassist for the Capitals, who have dropped two straight afteropening the season with three victories.

 

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Washington 1 0 2 --3
Buffalo 0 4 3 --7
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Michael Nylander 2 (Nicklas
Backstrom, Mike Green), 11:24. Penalties: M Afinogenov, Buf
(tripping), 12:45; D Kalinin, Buf (closing hand on puck), 15:42; M
Bradley, Was (cross checking), 19:51.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 3 (power play)
(Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik), 14:51. 3, Buffalo, Maxim Afinogenov 1
(Thomas Vanek, Toni Lydman), 15:02. 4, Buffalo, Jason Pominville 2
(Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder), 17:29. 5, Buffalo, Adam Mair 1
(Daniel Paille, Brian Campbell), 19:23. Penalties: S Morrisonn, Was
(slashing), 1:01; T Fleischmann, Was (tripping), 8:28; S Morrisonn,
Was (hooking), 14:13.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Washington, Mike Green 1 (Brooks Laich),
7:29. 7, Buffalo, Brian Campbell 2 (Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy),
9:17. 8, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 3 (power play) (Michael
Nylander, Tom Poti), 11:19. 9, Buffalo, Derek Roy 3 (Thomas Vanek,
Brian Campbell), 12:09. 10, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 4 (power play)
(Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly), 16:36. Penalties: T Lydman, Buf
(interference), 1:14; M Green, Was (slashing), 5:22; A Kotalik, Buf
(cross checking), 9:58; M Jurcina, Was (slashing served by B
Sutherby), 14:50; M Bradley, Was (hooking), 15:49; D Brashear, Was
(roughing), 19:25; A Mair, Buf (roughing), 19:25.

Shots on goal:
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Washington 4 6 16 --26
Buffalo 13 24 16 --53
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Power-play Conversions: Washington - 1 of 4, Buffalo - 2 of 7. Goalies
: Washington, Brent Johnson (53 shots, 46 saves; record: 1-1-0).
Buffalo, Ryan Miller (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 2-2-0). A: 18,690.
Referees: Bill Mccreary, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve
Barton.</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 1 0 2 --3
BUFFALO 0 4 3 --7
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Michael Nylander 2 (Nicklas
Backstrom, Mike Green), 11:24. Penalties: M Afinogenov, Buf
(tripping), 12:45; D Kalinin, Buf (closing hand on puck), 15:42; M
Bradley, Was (cross checking), 19:51.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 3 (power play)
(Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik), 14:51. 3, Buffalo, Maxim Afinogenov 1
(Thomas Vanek, Toni Lydman), 15:02. 4, Buffalo, Jason Pominville 2
(Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder), 17:29. 5, Buffalo, Adam Mair 1
(Daniel Paille, Brian Campbell), 19:23. Penalties: S Morrisonn, Was
(slashing), 1:01; T Fleischmann, Was (tripping), 8:28; S Morrisonn,
Was (hooking), 14:13.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Washington, Mike Green 1 (Brooks Laich),
7:29. 7, Buffalo, Brian Campbell 2 (Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy),
9:17. 8, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 3 (power play) (Michael
Nylander, Tom Poti), 11:19. 9, Buffalo, Derek Roy 3 (Thomas Vanek,
Brian Campbell), 12:09. 10, Buffalo, Jaroslav Spacek 4 (power play)
(Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly), 16:36. Penalties: T Lydman, Buf
(interference), 1:14; M Green, Was (slashing), 5:22; A Kotalik, Buf
(cross checking), 9:58; M Jurcina, Was (slashing served by B
Sutherby), 14:50; M Bradley, Was (hooking), 15:49; D Brashear, Was
(roughing), 19:25; A Mair, Buf (roughing), 19:25.

Shots on goal:
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WASHINGTON 4 6 16 --26
BUFFALO 13 24 16 --53
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Power-play Conversions: WAS - 1 of 4, BUF - 2 of 7. Goalies :
Washington, Brent Johnson (53 shots, 46 saves; record: 1-1-0).
Buffalo, Ryan Miller (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 2-2-0). A: 18,690.
Referees: Bill Mccreary, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve
Barton.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

WASHINGTON BUFFALO
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
M Bradley 0 0 even 2 H Tallinder 0 1 +2 2
J Motzko 0 0 -1 1 A Kotalik 0 2 even 1
C Clark 0 0 -2 2 T Connolly 0 1 +2 5
M Pettinger 0 0 -1 1 D Paille 0 1 even 0
N Backstrom 0 1 even 0 D Stafford 0 0 -1 3
B Pothier 0 0 -1 1 A Mair 1 0 even 2
B Laich 0 1 -1 1 T Vanek 0 2 +3 3
M Jurcina 0 0 -1 1 P Gaustad 0 0 even 1
V Kozlov 0 0 -1 2 J Pominville 1 0 +1 3
S Morrisonn 0 0 -1 0 M Ryan 0 0 -1 1
T Poti 0 1 even 2 N Paetsch 0 0 even 2
D Steckel 0 0 even 1 D Kalinin 0 0 even 3
J Erskine 0 0 -2 0 T Lydman 0 1 +2 3
T Fleischmann 0 0 -1 2 B Campbell 1 3 +1 7
M Green 1 1 even 2 J Hecht 0 1 even 4
A Ovechkin 1 0 -1 3 J Spacek 2 0 +1 4
D Brashear 0 0 even 1 M Afinogenov 1 1 +3 7
M Nylander 1 1 -2 4 D Roy 1 1 +3 2
B Sutherby HEALTHY A Peters HEALTHY
B Gordon BACK INJURY
A Semin RIGHT ANKLE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
WASHINGTON 3
BUFFALO 7</div>

 

BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) -- Defenseman Jaroslav Spacek scoredtwo goals, including the first of four in a five-minute span, asthe Buffalo Sabres posted a 7-3 victory over the WashingtonCapitals on Saturday.


Fellow blue-liner Brian Campbell netted a goal and set up threeothers for the Sabres, who have scored 13 tallies in their lasttwo games - both wins - after notching just six in their firsttwo losses.


Trailing, 1-0, in the second period, Spacek began the outburstfor Buffalo when he one-timed a 35-foot shot between the pads ofgoaltender Brent Johnson during a power play with 5:09 left inthe period.


"We had a couple good chances in the first period, (but) theCaps scored on us," Spacek said. "We knew they playedback-to-back games. We just stuck with the game plan. Aftertheir first score, we kind of snowballed and scored four. Itwas good."


It was Spacek's third goal in four games this season.

Just 11 seconds later, Maxim Afinogenov converted a pass fromThomas Vanek on the doorstep to give the Sabres their first leadof the game.


Jason Pominville and Adam Mair also tallied before the periodwas over for Buffalo, which outshot Washington, 37-9, throughtwo sessions.


"We were pretty confident that if we kept creating that kind ofpressure, we were going to get one by Johnson," Mair said."It's was just a matter of holding the Capitals to limitedchances and keeping it a one-goal game. We got a goodpower-play (goal) from Spacek to set things off, then were offand running."


After Capitals defenseman Mike Green cut the deficit to 4-2 on abreakaway with 12:31 left in third, Campbell answered with hissecond goal of the season two minutes later to restore theSabres' three-goal advantage.


"We didn't like their first goal," Campbell said. "We werepretty calm coming into the second (period). We knew we had apower play going in. We just kept rolling, found a way. Everyline was chipping in tonight."


Alex Ovechkin buried a shot from the low slot during a manadvantage with 8:41 left to get the Capitals within 5-3. ButDerek Roy tallied 50 seconds later and Spacek netted anotherwith 3 1/2 minutes remaining for the final margin.

Ryan Miller made 23 saves for Buffalo, which has won sixstraight here against Washington.


Johnson stopped 46 shots and Michael Nylander had a goal and anassist for the Capitals, who have dropped two straight afteropening the season with three victories.


"We're going to do things better, not differently," Capitalscoach Glen Hanlon said. "We were successful after (three)games, and now we're sitting here after five games at 3-2-0.We've played four on the road. It's not good enough, but we'renot going to blow up the dam."