Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

27-6-2, 13-3-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	2	0	2
Sabres BUF	0	0	0	0

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

15-17-4, 8-10-2 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
Michael LattaM. Latta#46
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
Connor CarrickC. Carrick#58
Taylor ChorneyT. Chorney#4
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:21	1:14	0:59	16:08	5	9	35.7
1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	13:56	0:00	2:09	11:47	8	5	61.5
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:51	0:00	0:00	11:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:06	0:46	1:57	11:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:41	1:14	0:00	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:35	0:46	0:00	17:49	7	9	43.8
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:16	0:00	2:02	10:14	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	6:19	0:00	0:00	6:19	3	2	60.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	19:11	1:14	1:49	16:08	1	2	33.3
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	23	19:30	2:00	0:00	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:45	0:46	1:02	11:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	22	14:16	0:00	2:02	12:14	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	34	26:23	0:01	3:56	22:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	9:19	0:45	0:00	8:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	12:14	0:00	1:16	10:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	2	33	27:25	1:14	3:38	22:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	25	19:45	0:00	0:48	18:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	30	23:07	0:00	2:22	20:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	0	31	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
David LegwandD. Legwand#17
Jamie McGinnJ. McGinn#88
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Cody FransonC. Franson#46
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Mike WeberM. Weber#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	1	0	10	7:15	0:00	0:00	7:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	18	17:03	2:58	0:00	14:05	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	16:43	2:40	0:00	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:48	2:49	0:48	12:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:23	0:00	0:48	11:35	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	20:20	2:38	0:00	17:42	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	12:31	0:07	0:00	12:24	8	6	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	8:54	0:00	1:12	7:42	4	4	50.0
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	20:00	3:05	0:00	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:43	2:35	0:00	7:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	24:32	3:35	1:12	19:45	15	8	65.2
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:57	3:02	0:00	17:55	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:38	0:31	0:43	19:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:14	2:35	0:00	13:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	24	18:45	0:00	1:23	17:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:58	0:13	0:37	19:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	30	25:03	3:12	1:17	20:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
Linus UllmarkL. Ullmark#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	0	0	0	0	0	58:17	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	2	0	2
	Sabres	0	0	0	0

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
0:19		Alex Ovechkin (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (22), T.J. Oshie (10)	1	0
12:55		Jay Beagle (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (9)	2	0

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
2
Sabres
0

Game 1

29/12

Sabres
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

31/12

Capitals
1
Sabres
4

Game 3

17/1

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 29 December 2015

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Dave Lewis

Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	13	4	46
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	14	3	47
Tampa Bay	21	13	3	45
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	5	39

Matthew Tkachuk practices with Panthers for 1st time this season

Matthew Tkachuk is back on the ice with the Panthers, appearing at practice on Sunday for the first time this season.

Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski put on injured reserve

The Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, who is second among NHL defensemen with 14 goals and 40 points, has been put on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.

Avalanche host the Kings after Necas' 2-goal game

Los Angeles Kings (16-12-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (28-2-7, in the Central Division)

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Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Matthew Tkachuk practices with Panthers for 1st time this season

Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski put on injured reserve

Avalanche host the Kings after Necas' 2-goal game