Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

29-27-6, 14-14-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	2	2	0	4
Sabres BUF	2	4	1	7

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

31-23-4, 12-15-2 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#15
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#73
Craig SmithC. Smith#16
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt IrwinM. Irwin#52
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Dylan McIlrathD. McIlrath#25
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											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	3	1	0	2	7	3	0	0	16	13:01	0:00	0:00	13:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:34	0:34	0:22	13:38	6	7	46.2
0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	11:33	0:00	1:13	10:20	4	6	40.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:33	0:00	3:10	10:23	2	3	40.0
0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:05	0:34	1:04	14:27	7	7	50.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:03	0:08	0:00	14:55	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	15:33	0:34	0:00	14:59	0	1	0.0
1	0	-2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:03	0:34	0:00	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:02	0:00	2:58	13:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:33	0:00	0:00	11:33	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:27	0:08	0:00	15:19	4	9	30.8
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	15:58	0:08	2:06	13:44	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	3	2	4	1	2	2	0	1	24	24:44	0:00	2:50	21:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	14:21	0:00	2:03	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	26	24:42	0:08	2:12	22:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	11:13	0:00	0:44	10:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	22:29	0:08	3:09	19:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79
Darcy KuemperD. Kuemper#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	2	16	.889	12	4	0	0	0	29:53	0
19	5	14	.737	14	0	0	0	0	30:07	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Vinnie HinostrozaV. Hinostroza#29
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Kale ClagueK. Clague#38
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Ilya LyubushkinI. Lyubushkin#46
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
3	1	3	8	1	0	2	4	0	1	1	20	15:41	4:03	0:00	11:38	11	7	61.1
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:12	0:00	0:34	11:38	1	0	100.0
1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:22	0:00	0:00	14:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:36	0:00	0:00	13:36	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	15:02	1:19	0:08	13:35	4	3	57.1
0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	14:36	0:46	0:08	13:42	3	3	50.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:18	0:35	0:34	14:09	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:24	4:10	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	12:42	0:45	0:00	11:57	1	0	100.0
0	2	2	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	18	13:22	0:50	0:00	12:32	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	20:38	4:45	0:00	15:53	2	4	33.3
1	0	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	22	19:41	4:06	0:00	15:35	6	4	60.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:44	0:34	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	9:59	0:00	0:00	9:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	2	1	31	23:40	1:19	0:02	22:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	25	17:56	0:00	0:38	17:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	28	27:43	4:08	0:04	23:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	22:10	0:00	0:40	21:30	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	4	26	.867	23	1	2	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
	Capitals	2	2	0	4
	Sabres	2	4	1	7

1st Period		WSH	BUF
10:40	Dylan Cozens (21) Assists: Casey Mittelstadt (27), Ilya Lyubushkin (9)	0	1
14:45	Dylan Strome (13) Assists: Nick Jensen (21), T.J. Oshie (11)	1	1
16:35	Tage Thompson (40) Unassisted	1	2
16:50	T.J. Oshie (15) Assists: Dylan Strome (27), Nick Jensen (22)	2	2

2nd Period		WSH	BUF
5:49	Jeff Skinner (25) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (6), Jack Quinn (15)	2	3
8:36	Zemgus Girgensons (8) Assists: Kyle Okposo (15), Tyson Jost (15)	2	4
10:07	Vinnie Hinostroza (1) Assists: Owen Power (18), Dylan Cozens (29)	2	5
12:49	Dylan Cozens (22) Assists: Jack Quinn (16)	2	6
15:49	Alex Ovechkin (33) Assists: Erik Gustafsson (31), Evgeny Kuznetsov (39)	3	6
18:40	Sonny Milano (10) (Power Play) Unassisted	4	6

3rd Period			WSH	BUF
11:52		Dylan Cozens (23) Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (9), Casey Mittelstadt (28)	4	7

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

Sabres
5
Capitals
4

Game 1

4/1

Capitals
4
Sabres
7

Game 2

26/2

Sabres
4
Capitals
5

Game 3

15/3

KeyBank Center

6:00 PM, 26 February 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
James Tobias

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

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

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Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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