Sabres
Capitals
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Sabres | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Capitals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:42 | WSH | PPG - Alex Ovechkin (13) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Vokoun (2) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:52 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom (13) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Semin (9) & R. Hamrlik (2) |
| 15:02 | BUF | Jochen Hecht (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Vanek (21) & J. Pominville (27) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 14:10 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin (14) Snap Shot - Assists: N. Backstrom (25) & A. Semin (10) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:27 | BUF | Mike Weber : Boarding - 2 min |
| 03:52 | WSH | Joel Ward : Slashing - 2 min |
| 10:27 | BUF | Brayden McNabb : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:26 | WSH | Jason Chimera : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 12:26 | BUF | Mike Weber : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:49 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:49 | WSH | Troy Brouwer : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
2 | 15 | 9 | 26 |
WSH |
11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 15 - 17 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 18 - 21 | 0.857 | 58:29 |
WSH |
92 T. Vokoun (W) | 25 - 26 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 26 | 0.962 | 59:57 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:45 | 0:53 | 2:20 | 25:58 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 22:06 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 22:49 |
| 8 C. McCormick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:54 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:47 | 1:07 | 0:34 | 15:28 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5:02 | 0:53 | 1:28 | 7:23 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:47 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 19:54 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:41 | 0:53 | 0:01 | 17:35 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:59 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 13:06 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 19:38 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 21:25 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:09 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 17:02 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 13:51 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:52 | 0:53 | 1:49 | 18:34 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 15:17 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 13:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:14 |
| 9 Z. Kassian | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:18 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:14 | 1:07 | 1:16 | 19:37 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:15 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 10:22 |
| 81 B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21:17 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 21:29 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:36 |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:14 | 3:08 | 1:17 | 24:39 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16:51 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 19:59 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:05 | 0:01 | 0:28 | 13:34 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:31 | 2:03 | 0:58 | 20:32 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13:24 | 2:04 | 0:34 | 16:02 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 1:11 | 1:13 | 18:50 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 11:37 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 13:14 | 1:11 | 0:13 | 14:38 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:01 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 8:07 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | 0:01 | 0:43 | 22:38 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:01 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 17:12 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:31 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | 0:01 | 1:17 | 18:31 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:19 | 0:06 | 0:43 | 22:08 |
| 81 D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:14 |
| 83 J. Beagle | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:35 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 17:40 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18506 |
| Referees | Chris Lee, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Scott Cherrey, Tony Sericolo |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| E. Staal | 48 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 53 |
| A. Semin | 44 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 44 |
| J. Tlusty | 48 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| J. Staal | 48 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 31 |
| J. Skinner | 42 | 13 | 11 | -21 | 24 |
| J. Corvo | 40 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| P. Dwyer | 46 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 16 |
| J. Faulk | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Harrison | 47 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| R. Nash | 32 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| C. Ward | 9 | 6 | 1 | .908 | 2.84 |
| D. Ellis | 6 | 8 | 2 | .906 | 3.13 |
