Capital One ArenaWashington, USA
Washington Capitals39-29-9
6-2
FINAL
Final
Buffalo Sabres46-23-8
123T
WSH3126
BUF2002

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GAME INFORMATION

Competition
National Hockey League
Date
Start
Venue
Capital One Arena, Washington
Attendance
18,347
Official
Cody Beach
TV
ESPN+, MNMT, MSGB

STANDINGS

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4Toronto—1-1—
5Detroit—0-0—
6Buffalo—0-0—
7Tampa Bay—0-0—
8Ottawa—0-0—

HEAD TO HEAD

Regular Season Series
Washington Capitals2WINSBuffalo Sabres1WINS

WSH wins series 2-1

  • Buffalo Sabres4 – 3Washington Capitals
  • Buffalo Sabres1 – 2Washington Capitals
  • Washington Capitals6 – 2Buffalo Sabres

KEY STATS

Washington CapitalsBuffalo Sabres
28Shots39
48.4Faceoff Win Percent51.6
0Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities5
20Penalty Minutes14
14Hits17
10Blocked Shots8
18Giveaways17
9Takeaways3

SCORING PLAYS

  1. 1st · 3:15GOAL · Washington CapitalsJakob Chychrun Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (29), Pierre-Luc Dubois (11)
  2. 1st · 3:35GOAL · Washington CapitalsDylan Strome Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Aliaksei Protas (25), Alex Ovechkin (30)
  3. 1st · 5:52GOAL · Washington CapitalsConnor McMichael Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (34), Pierre-Luc Dubois (12)
  4. 1st · 6:30GOAL · Buffalo SabresRasmus Dahlin Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (18), Alex Tuch (32)
  5. 1st · 12:15GOAL · Buffalo SabresBeck Malenstyn Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Greenway (5), Rasmus Dahlin (51)
  6. 2nd · 6:06GOAL · Washington CapitalsAliaksei Protas Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: none
  7. 3rd · 6:26GOAL · Washington CapitalsRyan Leonard Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Hutson (5), Justin Sourdif (18)
  8. 3rd · 8:55GOAL · Washington CapitalsTom Wilson Goal (29) Backhand, assists: Connor McMichael (30)
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