Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

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Buffalo SabresBUF

2–6

Final

Washington CapitalsWSH

Capital One Arena

Matchup

Team season avg

BUFWSH

Offense

3.4

GF/G

3.1

28.1

SF/G

28.3

21.2%

PP%

18.0%

45.6%

FO%

49.6%

Defense

3.0

GA/G

2.9

29.3

SA/G

28.3

81.9%

PK%

79.7%

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
BUF	5th	7th	12th	31st	5th
WSH	12th	14th	10th	17th	14th

Matchup

BUFWSH

46-22-8Record38-29-9
100Points85
65.8%Points %55.9%
+39Goal diff+11
24-10-4Home record23-11-5
22-12-4Road record15-18-4
L1StreakL1

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (WSH)	Total	BUF ML	WSH ML
DraftKings	+1.5	6.5	-115	-105
FanDuel	+1.5	6.5	-113	-106
BetMGM	+1.5	6.5	-118	-102
Caesars	+1.5	6.5	-125	+105
BetRivers	+1.5	6.5	-120	-103
Fanatics	+1.5	6.5	-110	-110
Polymarket	—	6.5	-106	+106

Line Score

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
BUF	2	0	0	2
WSH	3	1	2	6

Team Stats

BUFStatWSH

2Goals6
4Assists9
39Shots28
17Hits14
8Blocked shots10
14PIM20
0PP goals0
17Giveaways17
3Takeaways9

Player Stats

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Rasmus DahlinD	22:28	1	1	2	+1	3
Alex TuchR	16:20	0	1	1	+1	5
Josh NorrisC	15:48	0	1	1	0	4
Beck MalenstynL	12:27	1	0	1	+1	1
Jordan GreenwayL	13:32	0	1	1	0	1
Josh DoanR	12:57	0	0	0	-3	1
Jack QuinnR	17:38	0	0	0	-3	6
Owen PowerD	20:22	0	0	0	-2	2
Zach MetsaD	14:26	0	0	0	-3	0
Bowen ByramD	20:59	0	0	0	-3	0
Ryan McLeodC	16:04	0	0	0	-3	0
Tyson KozakC	12:15	0	0	0	+1	0
Zach BensonL	15:20	0	0	0	-2	3
Jason ZuckerL	17:31	0	0	0	-1	1
Peyton KrebsC	12:05	0	0	0	0	2
Logan StanleyD	12:29	0	0	0	-2	2
Tage ThompsonC	19:20	0	0	0	-3	5
Mattias SamuelssonD	19:54	0	0	0	+2	2

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Colten EllisG	53:19	20	3	0.0%	23
Alex LyonG	05:52	2	3	0.0%	5

WSH — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Alex OvechkinL	16:12	0	2	2	+1	4
Jakob ChychrunD	18:51	1	1	2	+1	2
Aliaksei ProtasL	16:15	1	1	2	+1	4
Connor McMichaelL	16:03	1	1	2	+3	5
Pierre-Luc DuboisC	12:58	0	2	2	+2	1
Tom WilsonR	17:19	1	0	1	+2	1
Cole HutsonD	18:07	0	1	1	+2	2
Dylan StromeC	15:49	1	0	1	+2	4
Ryan LeonardR	12:55	1	0	1	+1	2
Justin SourdifC	14:36	0	1	1	+1	0
Matt RoyD	20:56	0	0	0	+2	1
Ethen FrankR	09:36	0	0	0	-1	0
Rasmus SandinD	20:25	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon DuhaimeL	11:43	0	0	0	-1	0
Hendrix LapierreC	11:05	0	0	0	-1	0
Martin FehérváryD	21:10	0	0	0	+2	0
Anthony BeauvillierR	15:44	0	0	0	0	1
Trevor van RiemsdykD	16:11	0	0	0	+1	0

WSH — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Logan ThompsonG	59:11	37	2	0.0%	39
Charlie LindgrenG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Alex OvechkinL	17:01	0	2	2	+1	4
Rasmus DahlinD	22:28	1	1	2	+1	3
Jakob ChychrunD	19:40	1	1	2	+1	2
Aliaksei ProtasL	16:15	1	1	2	+1	4
Connor McMichaelL	16:03	1	1	2	+3	5
Pierre-Luc DuboisC	12:58	0	2	2	+2	1
Alex TuchR	16:20	0	1	1	+1	5
Tom WilsonR	17:19	1	0	1	+2	1
Cole HutsonD	18:58	0	1	1	+2	2
Josh NorrisC	15:48	0	1	1	0	4
Dylan StromeC	16:38	1	0	1	+2	4
Ryan LeonardR	12:55	1	0	1	+1	2
Beck MalenstynL	12:27	1	0	1	+1	1
Justin SourdifC	15:25	0	1	1	+1	0
Jordan GreenwayL	13:32	0	1	1	0	1
Matt RoyD	20:56	0	0	0	+2	1
Josh DoanR	12:57	0	0	0	-3	1
Jack QuinnR	18:27	0	0	0	-3	6
Owen PowerD	20:22	0	0	0	-2	2
Zach MetsaD	15:15	0	0	0	-3	0
Bowen ByramD	20:59	0	0	0	-3	0
Ethen FrankR	09:34	0	0	0	-1	0
Ryan McLeodC	16:53	0	0	0	-3	0
Tyson KozakC	12:15	0	0	0	+1	0
Zach BensonL	15:20	0	0	0	-2	3
Jason ZuckerL	18:20	0	0	0	-1	1
Peyton KrebsC	12:05	0	0	0	0	2
Logan StanleyD	13:18	0	0	0	-2	3
Rasmus SandinD	20:25	0	0	0	0	1
Tage ThompsonC	19:20	0	0	0	-3	5
Martin FehérváryD	21:10	0	0	0	+2	0
Brandon DuhaimeL	11:43	0	0	0	-1	0
Hendrix LapierreC	11:05	0	0	0	-1	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	19:54	0	0	0	+2	2
Trevor van RiemsdykD	16:11	0	0	0	+1	0
Anthony BeauvillierR	15:44	0	0	0	0	1

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Alex LyonG	05:52	—	—	—	—
Colten EllisG	54:08	—	—	—	—
Logan ThompsonG	60:00	—	—	—	—
Charlie LindgrenG	00:00	—	—	—	—

Play-by-play

30 events · 8 scoring

1st Period

20:00
Period 1 started
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16:45WSH
snap goal
0-1
16:25WSH
tip-in goal
0-2
14:08WSH
snap goal
0-3
13:30BUF
snap goal
1-3
07:45BUF
snap goal
2-3
00:00
Period 1 ended
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2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
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15:39BUF
Penalty: interference (2 min)
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14:52WSH
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
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13:54WSH
snap goal
2-4
09:02WSH
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
—
07:38WSH
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
—
00:18BUF
Penalty: hooking (2 min)
—
00:00
Period 2 ended
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3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
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16:47WSH
Penalty: holding (2 min)
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13:34WSH
snap goal
2-5
11:28WSH
Penalty: hooking (2 min)
—
11:05WSH
backhand goal
2-6
04:17BUF
Faceoff
—
03:56WSH
Shot on goal (snap)
—
01:10WSH
Shot on goal (snap)
—
01:08
stoppage
—
01:08WSH
Faceoff
—
00:40WSH
missed shot
—
00:05BUF
Shot on goal (slap)
—
03:20
stoppage
—
03:20BUF
Faceoff
—
02:45WSH
Faceoff
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