| Buffalo 1 0 1_2 | |
| Washington 1 1 1_3 | |
| First Period_1, Buffalo, Ennis 1 (Ott, Stafford), 9:34. 2, Washington, Ward 3 (Chimera, Ribeiro), 16:02. Penalties_Ott, Buf (boarding), :49 | Erskine, Was (tripping), 19:27. |
| Second Period_3, Washington, Erskine 1 (Ward, Chimera), 3:18. Penalties_Sekera, Buf (interference), 6:32. | |
| Third Period_4, Washington, Ovechkin 1 (Green, Ribeiro), 5:11 (pp). 5, Buffalo, Foligno 1 (Kaleta, Sekera), 10:13. Penalties_Sulzer, Buf (delay of game), 4:28 | Crabb, Was (hooking), 6:58. |
| Shots on Goal_Buffalo 10-6-8_24. Washington 13-7-10_30. | |
| Power-play opportunities_Buffalo 0 of 2 | Washington 1 of 3. |
| Goalies_Buffalo, Miller 2-2-0 (30 shots-27 saves). Washington, Neuvirth 1-1-1 (24-22). | |
| A_18,506 (18,506). T_2:22. | |
| Referees_Ghislain Hebert, Stephen Walkom. Linesmen_Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik. |
