Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

7-9-5, 4-5-2 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

13-5-2, 8-3-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
William CarrierW. Carrier#48
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Derek GrantD. Grant#27
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Cal O'ReillyC. O'Reilly#19
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Taylor FedunT. Fedun#38
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	8:14	0:00	0:00	8:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	19	12:32	0:00	0:37	11:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:29	1:26	2:06	14:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9:07	0:00	0:00	9:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	10:29	0:00	3:29	7:00	12	6	66.7
0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	21	19:36	1:33	0:59	17:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	23	20:02	0:08	2:18	17:36	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	13:20	6:34	0:00	6:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:08	1:18	0:00	7:50	3	5	37.5
0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	23:53	6:27	3:21	14:05	10	11	47.6
0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:25	6:34	0:00	13:51	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:32	6:34	0:00	9:58	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:44	0:00	0:00	11:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	22	14:56	1:00	0:00	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	28	20:26	1:13	1:46	17:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	19:29	0:13	4:44	14:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	19:30	0:26	1:41	17:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	2	3	0	0	4	0	1	32	27:26	6:34	4:39	16:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders NilssonA. Nilsson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	3	29	.906	0	0	0	0	0	58:17	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Zach SanfordZ. Sanford#82
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
Daniel WinnikD. Winnik#26
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Taylor ChorneyT. Chorney#4
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:32	3:48	0:15	15:29	7	7	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	13:14	0:00	5:10	8:04	11	6	64.7
0	1	-1	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	2	20	14:39	2:37	0:00	12:02	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	19	14:56	2:48	0:00	12:08	2	2	50.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	15:00	0:00	3:07	11:53	4	9	30.8
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	17:16	2:12	0:00	15:04	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	15:18	4:13	0:00	11:05	5	9	35.7
0	1	-1	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	20	15:24	4:40	0:00	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	6:37	0:00	0:15	6:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	20	16:54	3:37	0:00	13:17	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	18	12:31	0:00	3:53	8:38	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:19	0:00	3:20	11:59	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	25	19:44	0:00	5:52	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	28	23:00	2:23	2:08	18:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:21	0:00	0:00	12:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	27	23:09	4:02	5:45	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	25	20:08	1:45	0:07	18:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:58	0:00	2:08	14:50	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	1	32	.970	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	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
	Sabres	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	1	1	1	3

1st Period			BUF	WSH
5:08		Daniel Winnik (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (1), Lars Eller (1)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
13:25		Marcus Johansson (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Williams (2)	0	2

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
9:58		Sam Reinhart (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (7), Cody Franson (5)	1	2
16:05		Brett Connolly (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (5), Andre Burakovsky (8)	1	3

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sabres
1
Capitals
3

Game 1

25/11

Sabres
2
Capitals
3

Game 2

6/12

Capitals
4
Sabres
1

Game 3

10/12

Capital One Arena

10:00 PM, 25 November 2016

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
David Brisebois

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	18	11	3	39
Detroit	18	12	3	39
Montreal	17	11	4	38
Boston	19	14	0	38
Florida	16	13	2	34
Toronto	14	12	5	33
Ottawa	14	13	4	32
Buffalo	14	14	4	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	21	9	2	44
NY Islanders	19	11	3	41
Washington	18	10	4	40
Philadelphia	16	9	6	38
Pittsburgh	14	8	9	37
New Jersey	18	14	1	37
NY Rangers	16	13	4	36
Columbus	13	13	6	32

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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