Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

18-33-11, 10-15-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	0	1	1
Capitals WSH	1	1	3	5

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

35-20-7, 21-9-2 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicholas BaptisteN. Baptiste#13
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jacob JosefsonJ. Josefson#10
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Jordan NolanJ. Nolan#17
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Benoit PouliotB. Pouliot#67
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Scott WilsonS. Wilson#20
defensemen
Victor AntipinV. Antipin#93
Nathan BeaulieuN. Beaulieu#82
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Casey NelsonC. Nelson#8
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#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	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	11:42	0:52	0:00	10:50	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	14:58	0:00	0:22	14:36	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:24	0:00	0:22	11:02	4	7	36.4
0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:16	0:00	0:48	12:28	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:59	0:00	0:00	11:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	26	20:08	3:08	0:32	16:28	19	9	67.9
0	0	0	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	21	19:09	2:52	0:00	16:17	0	1	0.0
0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	11:56	1:08	0:00	10:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	22	17:29	1:08	0:56	15:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:29	2:52	0:00	14:37	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	22	18:57	2:52	0:00	16:05	4	8	33.3
0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:03	0:00	0:00	13:03	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:34	1:08	0:00	15:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:36	0:00	0:00	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	14:33	0:00	0:25	14:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:18	0:00	0:25	19:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	28	24:00	2:52	1:05	20:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	27	22:07	1:08	1:05	19:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	4	31	.886	0	0	0	0	0	59:52	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Alex ChiassonA. Chiasson#39
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
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	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	17:26	0:19	0:36	16:31	11	8	57.9
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	11:21	0:00	2:12	9:09	8	6	57.1
1	0	1	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	16	13:32	1:11	0:00	12:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:38	0:00	0:00	9:38	0	3	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	19	15:05	1:11	0:00	13:54	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	13:17	1:11	0:00	12:06	6	7	46.2
1	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:52	0:19	0:00	18:33	4	4	50.0
0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	20	15:51	0:19	0:00	15:32	1	0	100.0
2	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:53	0:40	0:00	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:50	0:00	1:40	8:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:09	0:00	1:44	12:25	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	20	18:46	0:00	1:48	16:58	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	20:09	0:33	1:14	18:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:03	0:00	0:00	15:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	16:59	0:00	0:00	16:59	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	23	23:58	0:50	2:46	20:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	23:50	0:57	1:14	21:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	19	19:21	0:00	2:46	16:35	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	1	28	.966	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	3	5

1st Period			BUF	WSH
0:50		Evgeny Kuznetsov (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (8), Dmitry Orlov (15)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
13:20		Andre Burakovsky (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (40), Matt Niskanen (16)	0	2

3rd Period		BUF	WSH
0:14	Sam Reinhart (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Casey Nelson (5)	1	2
10:13	Alex Ovechkin (37) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (37), Evgeny Kuznetsov (41)	1	3
17:48	Lars Eller (14) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Alex Chiasson (5), Matt Niskanen (17)	1	4
18:36	Alex Ovechkin (38) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (38), Evgeny Kuznetsov (42)	1	5

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
1
Sabres
3

Game 1

8/11

Capitals
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

19/2

Sabres
1
Capitals
5

Game 3

25/2

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 25 February 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Brian Pochmara

Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison
Brandon Gawryletz

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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