Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Mon, Mar 15, 2021 · KeyBank Center · 2020–21 Regular Season

Washington Capitals

6 – 0

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–0 on Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at KeyBank Center. Nick Jensen led the way with 2 points. Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 30–23.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	3	2	6	30
BUF	0	0	0	0	23

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	18:46	WSH	EV	Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) · wrist	Justin Schultz (9), Conor Sheary (3)	1–0
2nd	02:41	WSH	EV	Nicklas Backstrom (11) · wrist	T.J. Oshie (13), Nick Jensen (9)	2–0
2nd	05:59	WSH	EV	Richard Panik (3) · slap	Dmitry Orlov (1)	3–0
2nd	15:07	WSH	EV	Daniel Sprong (6) · snap	Nick Jensen (10)	4–0
3rd	06:46	WSH	EV	Garnet Hathaway (4) · tip-in	Justin Schultz (10), Carl Hagelin (5)	5–0
3rd	16:21	WSH	EV	Alex Ovechkin (11) · snap	Conor Sheary (4)	6–0

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	16:43	BUF	Rasmus Dahlin	hooking	2
3rd	07:17	BUF	Taylor Hall	hooking	2
3rd	12:48	WSH	Dmitry Orlov	holding	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: WSH 1.99 · BUF 2.24 · xG% WSH 47.1

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
3	Nick Jensen	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	2		17:27	21
2	Justin Schultz	D	0	2	2	+4	0	1	0	1		16:16	22
73	Conor Sheary	L	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0		12:45	18
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	+3	0	6	0	0		20:04	21
92	Evgeny Kuznetsov	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	37.5	18:59	23
77	T.J. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	0	50.0	18:30	22
9	Dmitry Orlov	D	0	1	1	+3	2	1	1	0		18:14	25
19	Nicklas Backstrom	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	50.0	17:40	22
10	Daniel Sprong	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0		16:20	19
62	Carl Hagelin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		15:22	20
21	Garnet Hathaway	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		14:41	21
14	Richard Panik	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1	100.0	13:05	19
26	Nic Dowd	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	5	72.2	20:14	27
74	John Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		19:51	22
4	Brenden Dillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		19:13	22
33	Zdeno Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		18:51	22
13	Jakub Vrana	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		13:28	16
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		7:00	11

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Vitek Vanecek	W	23	23	0	1.000	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	-1	0	1	3	1		21:42	26
33	Colin Miller	D	-2	0	1	1	1		20:28	24
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	-3	2	0	0	1		19:55	24
62	Brandon Montour	D	-3	0	1	0	1		19:41	23
78	Jacob Bryson	D	-2	0	0	1	0		18:48	24
44	Matt Irwin	D	-2	0	4	0	3		18:43	24
68	Victor Olofsson	L	-4	0	1	1	0		16:11	22
23	Sam Reinhart	C	-4	0	1	0	0	100.0	16:09	22
4	Taylor Hall	L	0	2	4	0	0		15:58	21
21	Kyle Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	100.0	15:33	19
15	Riley Sheahan	C	-1	0	0	0	0	50.0	15:24	20
12	Eric Staal	C	-3	0	1	0	0		15:21	22
13	Tobias Rieder	L	0	0	0	1	1		14:49	17
74	Rasmus Asplund	C	-1	0	1	0	0	50.0	14:17	16
53	Jeff Skinner	L	-1	0	3	0	0		13:59	19
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	-1	0	0	0	1	50.0	13:53	19
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	0	3	0	0		13:53	21
27	Curtis Lazar	C	-2	0	2	2	0	50.0	11:16	18

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Carter Hutton	L	30	24	6	.800	60:00