It was not a happy Festivus for Drew Stafford and the rest of the Buffalo Sabres. The 23rd of December, known for the Seinfeld created holiday, saw the Sabres put on a clinic on how not to defend against Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.
The Caps were dominant in the first period, beating Ryan Miller twice and limiting the Sabres to a pitiful three shots on goal. Although the Sabres rebounded in the second and third periods and out-shot the Capitals in both, they were unable to dig themselves out of the whole they had fallen into in the first twenty minutes. Two penalties halfway through the third period by Craig Rivet and Paul Gaustad gave the most dangerous offense in the league a five on three power play and the Caps made no mistake, icing the game by scoring two goals with the man advantage.
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