

Sabres
Capitals
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Sabres | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Capitals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:31 | WSH | PPG - Nicklas Backstrom (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Semin (11) & B. Laich (8) |
| 17:04 | WSH | Matt Bradley (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Chimera (4) & K. Alzner (2) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:45 | WSH | David Steckel (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Chimera (5) & M. Bradley (4) |
| 12:07 | BUF | PPG - Derek Roy (9) Snap Shot - Assists: T. Vanek (8) & T. Connolly (7) |
| 12:55 | BUF | Jordan Leopold (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. McCormick (3) & R. Niedermayer (6) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 19:56 | WSH | EN - Alexander Semin (14) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:41 | WSH | Tyler Sloan : Slashing - 2 min |
| 10:55 | BUF | Chris Butler : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:08 | BUF | Tyler Myers : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:32 | WSH | Mike Green : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:19 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:17 | WSH | Jason Chimera : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
8 | 15 | 10 | 33 |
WSH |
11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 21 - 23 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 58:47 |
WSH |
30 M. Neuvirth (W) | 21 - 22 | 10 - 11 | 0 - 0 | 31 - 33 | 0.939 | 59:58 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 22:26 | 1:05 | 1:30 | 25:01 |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 21:05 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 22:35 |
| 8 C. McCormick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:47 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:12 | 5:30 | 0:30 | 19:12 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 12:45 | 4:59 | 1:03 | 18:47 |
| 20 R. Niedermayer | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 | 0:01 | 0:40 | 17:35 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:08 | 5:31 | 0:00 | 18:39 |
| 27 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 13:57 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 9:38 | 0:00 | 0:13 | 9:51 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 13:07 | 5:30 | 0:30 | 19:07 |
| 44 C. Butler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:35 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:02 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:52 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 9:56 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:52 | 1:36 | 0:30 | 18:58 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:38 | 1:04 | 0:07 | 14:49 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:49 | 4:59 | 0:13 | 21:01 |
| 63 T. Ennis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:08 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 14:44 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:06 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16:51 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 19:04 |
| 22 M. Bradley | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:17 |
| 15 B. Gordon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:53 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 12:08 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:18 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 10:55 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 1:36 | 1:45 | 16:39 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:30 | 1:36 | 2:06 | 17:12 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 0:37 | 0:42 | 16:51 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 12:40 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:39 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 11:40 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 21:59 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:24 | 1:36 | 2:30 | 18:30 |
| 20 D. Steckel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 13:48 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 19:45 | 2:13 | 3:06 | 25:04 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:59 | 0:00 | 3:14 | 22:13 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:23 | 0:00 | 3:29 | 22:52 |
| T. Sloan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:25 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 | 0:37 | 0:01 | 15:04 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18398 |
| Referees | Rob Martell, Kelly Sutherland |
| Linesmen | Greg Devorski, Steve Miller |