The Washington Capitals came up just a bit short against the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 4, in overtime on April 3, 2009.
1st period
BUF
WSH
Alex Ovechkin (PP) assisted by Brooks Laich and Viktor Kozlov
0
1
Drew Stafford (EV) assisted by Jaroslav Spacek and Craig Rivet
1
1
Clarke MacArthur (EV) assisted by Toni Lydman and Jason Pominville
2
1
2nd period
BUF
WSH
Alexander Semin (PP) assisted by Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin
2
2
Sergei Fedorov (PP) assisted by Tomas Fleischmann
2
3
Derek Roy (PP) assisted by Tim Connolly and Jaroslav Spacek
3
3
Sergei Fedorov (EV) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Viktor Kozlov
3
4
3rd period
BUF
WSH
Maxim Afinogenov (EV) assisted by Tim Connolly and Toni Lydman
4
4
OT
BUF
WSH
Jason Pominville (EV) assisted by Tim Connolly
5
4
Sabres
Capitals
Goals
5
4
Shots
30
37
Penalty Minutes
18
14
Power-Play Goals
1
3
Power-Play Opportunities
5
7
Faceoff Wins
30
44
Hits
12
24
Giveaways
9
19
Takeaways
5
9
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Miller (W) | 1 | 37 | 4 | 33 | .892 | 61:18 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Afinogenov | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 11:26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Butler | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 13:17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Connolly | 0 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 22:24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jochen Hecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kaleta | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 10:04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 22:46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clarke MacArthur | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 4 | 9:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic Moore | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Pominville | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Rivet | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 20:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrej Sekera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Spacek | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 27:04 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Stafford | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 14:32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henrik Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov (O) | 1 | 30 | 5 | 25 | .833 | 61:47 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Aucoin | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 8:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Fedorov | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 17:05 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Fehr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28:13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Milan Jurcina | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 14:00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Viktor Kozlov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Laich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:04 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Nylander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 9 | 22:00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Pothier | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poti | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 21:10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Schultz | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander Semin | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 19:44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Steckel | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Leaders
See moreG
Ovechkin
A
Carlson
+/-
Mantha
Team Rankings
See moreG/GP
2.63
28th
GA/GP
3.07
16th
PP%
20.6
18th
PK%
79.0
18th
2023-24 Division Standings
See more| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
 Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
 Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
 Capitals | 40 | 31 | 11 | 91 | -37 |
 Penguins | 38 | 32 | 12 | 88 | 4 |
 Flyers | 38 | 33 | 11 | 87 | -26 |
 Devils | 38 | 39 | 5 | 81 | -19 |
 Blue Jackets | 27 | 43 | 12 | 66 | -63 |
Schedule
See morePlayoff Goals Leaders
See moreHyman
Stamkos
Tkachuk
Playoff Assists Leaders
See moreMcDavid
Marchand
Makar
Playoff Points Leaders
See moreMarchand
McDavid
Verhaeghe
Playoff +/- Leaders
See moreByfield
Montour
Marchessault
Playoff Goals Against Leaders
See moreSwayman
Thompson
Shesterkin
Playoff Goals Rankings
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5.50
5.50
4.50
Playoff Goals Against Rankings
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2.00
2.00
2.00
Playoff Power Play Rankings
See more 66.7
57.1
50.0
Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings
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100.0
100.0
90.9
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
| 2 | Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
| 3 | Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
| 1 |  Panthers | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bruins | 47 | 20 | 15 | 109 | 43 |
| 3 |  Maple Leafs | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 40 |
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