2.Washington vs 6.Buffalo

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15/5/2014
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Washington Capitals 3 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 22 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:68/88=77 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:26/49=52 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:49 0-1 Thomas Vanek [4] (Cody Hodgson, Tyler Myers)
06:09 1-1 Marcus Johansson [2] (Dainius Zubrus, Andy Greene)
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26:37 2-1 Brooks Laich [4] (Braden Holtby)
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53:52 3-1 Alexander Ovechkin [7] (Nicklas Bäckström, Mike Green)
59:28 3-2 Marcus Foligno [3] (Mike Fisher, Dan Boyle)
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Penalty summary:
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11:18 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for cross-checking)
15:58 Martin Havlat (2 min for cross-checking)
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49:29 Thomas Vanek (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeni Kuznetsov 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 9.30 7
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 0 3 0 3 2 2 17.20 9
R Troy Brouwer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
C Joe Colborne 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 6
C Jacob Josefson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
C Marcus Johansson 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 14.20 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 -1 21.00 6
L Aaron Volpatti 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.00 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 15.40 7
L Brooks Laich 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 14.20 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 -1 21.00 8
D John Erskine 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20.20 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 -1 22.40 7
D John Carlson 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.40 7
D Andy Greene 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 19.10 8
D Mike Green 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 -1 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Braden Holtby 2 1 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.30 7
R Ville Leino 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 12.30 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 15.40 6
R Tyler Ennis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Derek MacKenzie 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 12.30 7
C Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.30 6
C Mike Fisher 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 15.40 6
C Cody Hodgson 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L John Scott 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 10.30 5
L Luke Adam 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 16.30 6
L Marcus Foligno 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 -1 17.20 8
D Douglas Murray 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 -1 15.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 26.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 16.10 5
D Nikita Zadorov 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Tyler Myers 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 -1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 3 0 19 0 0 59.50 6
G Matt Hackett 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dainius Zubrus
2nd star: Marcus Johansson
3rd star: Brooks Laich

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Cody Hodgson notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Dan Boyle notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Ville Leino had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Martin Havlat had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tyler Ennis had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Marcus Foligno ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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17/5/2014
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Washington Capitals 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 26 - 20
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:27/48=55 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:21/45=45 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:37 1-0 John Carlson [3] (Dennis Wideman, Joe Colborne)
16:27 2-0 Alexander Ovechkin [8] (Dainius Zubrus)
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no scoring
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42:49 2-1 Tyler Ennis [7] (Thomas Vanek, John Scott)
57:17 3-1 Nicklas Bäckström [8] (Alexander Ovechkin)
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Penalty summary:
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05:24 Martin Erat (2 min for diving)
08:05 Ben Eager (2 min for hooking)
11:03 John Scott (2 min for tripping)
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20:08 Marcus Foligno (2 min for high-sticking)
29:11 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for cross-checking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeni Kuznetsov 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 12.10 5
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 15.50 8
R Troy Brouwer 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
C Joe Colborne 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
C Jacob Josefson 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 16.20 6
C Marcus Johansson 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 13.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Aaron Volpatti 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.20 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 16.20 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 18.30 8
D John Erskine 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 14.20 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 19.20 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 25.10 8
D John Carlson 1 0 2 2 2 7 0 1 20.00 9
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Mike Green 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Braden Holtby 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 -1 11.30 5
R Ville Leino 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 10.30 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Tyler Ennis 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 20.00 8
C Derek MacKenzie 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10.30 6
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
L John Scott 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 -1 9.20 5
L Luke Adam 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 15.10 4
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 12.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Douglas Murray 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 13.10 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 28.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 14.20 6
D Nikita Zadorov 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 19.30 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Matt Hackett 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Dainius Zubrus
3rd star: Nicklas Bäckström

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-John Scott ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

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19/5/2014
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 17 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/85=76 %, Challenges:22/48=44 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:25/43=56 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 738221 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:06 0-1 Karl Alzner [1] (Nicklas Bäckström)
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21:31 0-2 Martin Erat [4] (John Carlson, Andy Greene)
25:05 0-3 Dennis Wideman [1] (Andy Greene, Marcus Johansson)
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45:55 0-4 Brooks Laich [5] (Marcus Johansson, Dennis Wideman)
46:58 0-5 Mike Knuble [1] (Martin Erat, Jacob Josefson)
53:04 1-5 Tyler Ennis [8] (Thomas Vanek, Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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32:18 Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.20 6
R Ville Leino 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 16.00 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 14.20 7
R Tyler Ennis 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C Derek MacKenzie 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 -1 16.00 6
C Drew Stafford 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 14.20 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -1 18.20 6
L John Scott 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 9.20 4
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 16.00 5
L Luke Adam 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 -2 16.20 4
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 18.20 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 5 2 6 0 -1 20.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 -2 16.00 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 23.50 6
D Douglas Murray 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 16.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 15.50 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 -1 27.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Matt Hackett 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeni Kuznetsov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
R Mike Knuble 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 12.10 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 17.30 6
R Troy Brouwer 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 19.50 7
C Joe Colborne 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 8
C Jacob Josefson 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 14.40 8
C Marcus Johansson 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 17.40 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Aaron Volpatti 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 7
L Martin Erat 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 14.40 8
L Brooks Laich 1 0 3 0 2 3 0 2 17.40 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 19.40 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 13.20 7
D Dennis Wideman 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 20.10 7
D Karl Alzner 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 26.30 8
D John Carlson 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 13.50 7
D Andy Greene 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Braden Holtby 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marcus Johansson
2nd star: Martin Erat
3rd star: Dennis Wideman

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Mike Knuble finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Dennis Wideman finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
-Karl Alzner ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

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21/5/2014
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 19 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:15/46=31 %
PP: 1 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:64/82=78 %, Challenges:32/54=58 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 738221 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:24 0-1 Troy Brouwer [7] (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström)
05:42 0-2 Nicklas Bäckström [9] (Karl Alzner)
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no scoring
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44:05 0-3 Alexander Ovechkin [9] (Mike Green, Dennis Wideman)PP
45:52 0-4 Alexander Ovechkin [10] (Mike Green, Karl Alzner)
48:21 0-5 Alexander Ovechkin [11] (Nicklas Bäckström)
54:51 1-5 Martin Havlat [5] (Marcus Foligno, Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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11:49 Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
11:49 Brooks Laich (2 min for roughing)
13:17 Aaron Volpatti (2 min for roughing)
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30:35 Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
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43:32 Tyler Ennis (2 min for roughing)
47:57 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for roughing)
47:57 John Carlson (2 min for roughing)
52:43 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
R Ville Leino 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 13.20 6
R Martin Havlat 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Tyler Ennis 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 -3 18.00 6
C Derek MacKenzie 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 13.50 7
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 15.20 7
C Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 10.40 6
C Mike Fisher 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -2 20.10 6
L John Scott 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 11.50 4
L Marcus Foligno 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 17.10 8
L Luke Adam 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 13.00 4
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -3 18.20 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 15.50 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 6 1 2 0 -3 28.50 8
D Douglas Murray 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 14.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 -1 19.10 5
D Tyler Myers 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 -2 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Matt Hackett 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeni Kuznetsov 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.20 6
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 13.50 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 3 4 2 4 2 0 13.10 8
R Troy Brouwer 1 0 3 3 3 2 0 4 19.50 9
C Joe Colborne 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 12.50 7
C Jacob Josefson 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 12.00 6
C Marcus Johansson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.00 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 8 0 1 0 0 4 21.50 8
L Aaron Volpatti 0 0 1 5 3 5 2 -1 11.10 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 12.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 13.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 3 1 5 0 2 0 0 4 21.50 10
D John Erskine 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 -1 14.20 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Karl Alzner 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 28.00 8
D John Carlson 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 17.10 6
D Mike Green 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Braden Holtby 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Karl Alzner

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.

Other notes: