Pre-Game Stats: Capitals vs. Sabres

Game: Capitals vs. Sabres 
When: Wednesday March 3, 2010 

The Capitals and Sabres have met 3 times this season. The last meeting was on December 23, 2009 ending in a 5-2 victory for the Capitals.

In their last meeting on Dec. 23
  • Power Play

    • The Capitals were on the Power Play for 02:50, 00:26 of which was on a 2 man advantage.
    • The Sabres were on the Power Play for 04:00 all of which were with a 1 man advantage.

  • Events

    • Blocks (39 Total)

      • 24 by the Capitals (4 by Jeff Schultz)
      • 15 by the Sabres (4 by Steve Montador)

    • Face-offs (60 Total)

      • 27 won by the Capitals (8 won by David Steckel, 8 won by Brooks Laich)
      • 33 won by the Sabres (12 won by Paul Gaustad)

    • Giveaways (20 Total)

      • 14 by the Capitals (4 players with 2)
      • 6 by the Sabres (2 by Steve Montador)

    • Goals (7 Total)

      • 5 by the Capitals

        • Nicklas Backstrom (2)
        • Alex Ovechkin (1)
        • Brendan Morrison (1)
        • Mike Green(1)

      • 2 by the Sabres

        • Paul Gaustad (1)
        • Tim Connolly (1)

    • Hits (37 Total)

      •  21 by the Capitals (7 by John Erskine)

        • Matt Bradley was hit 4 times.

      • 16 by the Sabres (4 Tyler Myers)

        • Mike Grier was it 3 times.

    • Missed Shots (26 Total)

      • Capitals: Wrist (5), Tip-In (4), Slap (3), Backhand (1)

        • 4 tied at 2

      • Sabres: Wrist (8), Tip-In (2), Slap (2), Backhand (1)

        • 5 tied at 1

    • Penalties (6 Total)

      • Capitals: Interference (2), Tripping (1)
      • Sabres: Tripping (1), Hooking (1), Roughing (1)

    • Shots on Goal (65 Total)

      • Capitals: Wrist (19), Slap (6), Snap (5), Backhand (2), Tip-In (1)
        • Alexander Semin led with 5
      • Sabres: Wrist (19), Slap (8), Backhand (2), Snap (2), Tip-In (1)
        • Tim Connolly led with 5

    • Takeaways (21 Total)

      • 15 for the Capitals (3 by Brooks Laich)


      • 6 for the Sabres (2 by Mike Grier)


    • Top Match-ups

      • Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Defense

        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tyler Myers (16:24)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Tyler Myers (14:58)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Henrik Tallinder (14:07)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Henrik Tallinder (14:04)
        • Alexander Semin vs. Tyler Myaers (11:50)
        • Alexander Semin vs. Henrik Tallinder (10:52)

      • Sabres Forwards vs. Capitals Defense

        • John Erskine vs. Paul Gaustad (09:16)
        • John Erskine vs. Tim Connolly (08:59)
        • Mike Green vs. Jochen Hecht (08:35)
        • Mike Green vs. Derek Roy (08:33)
        • Mike Green vs. Mike Grier (08:30)
        • John Erskine vs. Mike Grier (07:54)
        • Karl Alzner vs. Paul Gaustad (07:48)
        • Tom Poti vs. Jason Pominville (07:42)

      • Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Forwards

        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Connolly (09:31)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Paul Gaustad (09:26)
        • Alexander Semin vs. Tim Connolly (09:10)
        • Alexander Semin vs. Paul Gaustad (08:47)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Connolly (08:29)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mike Grier (08:28)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Paul Gaustad (08:32)



Caps vs. Sabres Totals for the 2009-2010 Season
  • Power Play

    • The Capitals have been on the Power Play for 04:50, 00:26 of which was a 2 man advantage.
    • The Sabres were on the Power Play for 09:11 all of which were with a 1 man advantage.

  • Events

    • Blocks (108 Total)

      • 49 by the Capitals (8 by Jeff Schultz)
      • 59 by the Sabres (13 by Tyler Myers)

    • Face-offs (159 Total)

      • 89 won by the Capitals (29 by David Steckel)
      • 70 won by the Sabres (18 by Derek Roy)

    • Giveaways (74 Total)

      • 39 by the Capitals (5 by Mike Green)
      • 35 by the Sabres (8 by Tyler Myers)

    • Goals (11 Total)

      • 7 by the Capitals: Wrist (4), Slap (2), Snap (1)

        • Alex Ovechkin (2)
        • Nicklas Backstrom (2)
        • Brendan Morrison (1)
        • Mike Green (1)
        • Eric Fehr (1)

      • 5 by the Sabres: Wrist (4), Tip-In (1)

        • Paul Gaustad (1)
        • Tim Connolly (1)
        • Nathan Gerbe (1)
        • Steve Montador (1)
        • Henrik Tallinder (1)

    • Hits (103 Total)

      • 59 by the Capitals (8 by Alex Ovechkin)

        • Nicklas Backstrom has been hit 9 times.

      • 44 by the Sabres (7 by Tyler Myers)

        • Drew Stafford has been hit 7 times.

    • Missed Shots (80 Total)

      • Capitals: Wrist (13), Slap (9), Snap(8), Tip-In (7), Backhand (3), Deflected (1)

        • Nicklas Bacstrom leads with 7

      • Sabres: Wrist (18), Slap (8), Tip-In (5), Snap (4), Backhand (3), Wrap-around (1) 

        • Jason Pominville leads with 4

    • Penalties (28 Total)

      • Capitals: Cross Checking (2), Interference (2), Tripping (1), Game Misconduct (1), Boarding (1), Diving (1)
      • Sabres: Tripping (3), Hooking (2), Roughing (1)

    • Shots on Goal (172 Total)

      • Capitals: Wrist (48), Slap (17), Snap (16), Backhand (4), Tip-In (3), Deflected (2)

        • Alex Ovechkin leads with 12

      • Sabres: Wrist (42), Slap (16), Backhand (11), Snap (9), Tip-In (3), Deflected (1)

        • Jason Pominville leads with 9

    • Takeaways (45 Total)

      • 24 for the Capitals (4 by Eric Fehr)
      • 21 for the Sabres (3 by Jochen Hecht)

    • Top Match-ups

      • Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Defense

        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tyler Myers (42:41)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Henrik Tallinder (40:05)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Henrik Tallinder (38:25)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Tyler Myers (38:14)
        • Alexander Semin vs. Tyler Myers (25:04)
        • Alexander Semin vs. Henrik Tallinder (22:05)
        • Brendan Morrison vs. Craig Rivet (21:17)
        • Brooks Laich vs. Craig Rivet (21:04)
        • "Brooks Laich vs. Toni Lydman (20:28)
        • Brendan Morrison vs. Toni Lydman (19:11)
        • Tomas Fleischmann vs.Steve Montador (19:05)

      • Sabres Forwards vs. Capitals Defense

        • Mike Green vs. Jason Pominville (24:42)
        • Mike Green vs. Derek Roy (24:23)
        • Jeff Schultz vs. Jason Pominville (23:40)
        • Mike Green vs. Jochen Hecht (21:55)
        • Jeff Schultz vs. Derek Roy (20:29)
        • Jeff Schultz vs. Jochen Hecht (20:04)
        • Mike Green vs. Drew Stafford (19:45)
        • Mike Green vs. Tim Connolly (18:35)
        • Jeff Schultz vs. Tim Connolly (18:13)
        • Jeff Schultz vs. Drew Stafford (17:45)
        • Jeff Schultz vs. Clarke MacArthur (17:19)
        • Mike Green vs. Tim Kennedy (17:16)
        • Jeff Schultz vs. Tim Kennedy (17:05)

      • Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Forwards

        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jochen Hecht (27:26)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Jochen Hecht (26:07)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Kennedy (24:17)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jason Pominville (24:11)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Kennedy (22:40)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Connolly (20:31)
        • Alex Ovechkin vs. Jason Pominville (19:07)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mike Grier (17:04)
        • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Derek Roy (16:37)
        • Brooks Laich vs. Derek Roy (16:34)

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