Capitals 5-4 Sabres (15 Mar, 2023) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

33-28-6, 20-10-3 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
BUF	3	0	1	0	4
WSH	1	0	3	1	5

Washington Capitals

33-29-7, 16-13-4 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Ilya LyubushkinI. Lyubushkin#46
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Riley StillmanR. Stillman#61

											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	1	2	0	0	0	19	12:54	2:16	0:00	10:38	9	7	56.3
1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:56	0:00	1:07	13:49	0	4	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:23	0:00	0:43	13:40	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:45	0:00	0:33	14:12	2	5	28.6
0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:40	1:11	0:03	14:26	5	6	45.5
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	14:42	1:05	0:00	13:37	4	5	44.4
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	14:18	0:23	0:08	13:47	1	2	33.3
1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:00	0:48	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:36	1:02	0:00	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	25	19:17	1:44	0:00	17:33	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	28	23:29	2:13	0:07	21:09	4	9	30.8
0	0	0	3	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	26	22:32	2:30	0:00	20:02	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:11	0:00	0:00	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	32	26:22	2:16	0:31	23:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	24:11	0:00	0:58	23:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:47	0:00	1:40	13:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	33	27:34	1:02	0:25	26:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	18	11:50	0:00	0:00	11:50	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	4	35	.897	31	3	1	0	0	65:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#59
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#73
Craig SmithC. Smith#16
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Alexander AlexeyevA. Alexeyev#27
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt IrwinM. Irwin#52
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
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	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	23	15:12	0:00	0:28	14:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	22	16:30	1:42	0:00	14:48	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	16:48	0:00	2:18	14:30	10	5	66.7
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	17:07	0:39	1:31	14:57	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:58	0:00	0:00	9:58	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	18	13:54	1:14	0:00	12:40	2	1	66.7
1	1	0	5	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	25	19:32	1:48	0:00	17:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	14:04	0:00	0:00	14:04	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	20	16:17	0:02	0:57	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	20	13:18	0:00	0:00	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:43	0:51	0:00	15:52	11	3	78.6
1	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	21	17:18	0:25	1:19	15:34	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:40	0:00	1:58	16:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	31	25:22	0:06	1:44	23:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:12	0:00	1:37	11:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	3	23	17:15	0:00	0:00	17:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	32	26:31	1:35	0:00	24:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	5	0	2	0	0	0	4	3	31	24:44	0:09	1:20	23:15	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	4	23	.852	22	1	0	0	0	64:32	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	SO	T
	Sabres	3	0	1	0	4
	Capitals	1	0	3	1	5

1st Period		BUF	WSH
4:43	Ilya Lyubushkin (2) Assists: Peyton Krebs (13), Riley Stillman (7)	1	0
8:50	JJ Peterka (9) Assists: Jack Quinn (18)	2	0
10:03	T.J. Oshie (18) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Strome (33), Alex Ovechkin (27)	2	1
18:06	Tyson Jost (7) Unassisted	3	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		BUF	WSH
1:32	Evgeny Kuznetsov (12) Assists: Alexander Alexeyev (4), T.J. Oshie (15)	3	2
5:22	Zemgus Girgensons (9) Assists: Peyton Krebs (14), Owen Power (23)	4	2
10:30	Alex Ovechkin (37) Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (16), Dylan Strome (34)	4	3
18:52	Tom Wilson (8) (Power Play) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (9)	4	4

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			BUF	WSH
	Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal Wrist Shot		0	1
	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren		0	1
	T.J. Oshie Goal Wrist Shot		0	2
	Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren		0	2

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

Sabres
5
Capitals
4

Game 1

4/1

Capitals
4
Sabres
7

Game 2

26/2

Sabres
4
Capitals
5

Game 3

15/3

Capital One Arena

11:00 PM, 15 March 2023

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen
Bevan Mills

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18

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Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

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