Sabres 6-2 Capitals (3 Apr, 2024) Box Score

Washington Capitals

36-28-10, 16-17-4 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	0	2
BUF	2	1	3	6

Buffalo Sabres

36-35-5, 19-19-1 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#47
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#15
Ivan MiroshnichenkoI. Miroshnichenko#63
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Michael SgarbossaM. Sgarbossa#23
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
defensemen
Alexander AlexeyevA. Alexeyev#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
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	-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	12:00	0:00	0:00	12:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:42	0:00	1:15	11:27	7	9	43.8
0	1	1	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	15:46	2:28	0:00	13:18	4	5	44.4
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:03	0:00	1:15	11:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:11	0:50	0:00	17:21	8	8	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:35	0:50	0:00	13:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	16	15:01	0:00	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	18:58	3:31	0:00	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	19	14:35	1:03	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:56	0:00	0:00	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	16:43	2:41	0:00	14:02	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	15:57	2:41	0:00	13:16	13	2	86.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	17	16:33	0:00	0:00	16:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	27	23:54	2:26	1:15	20:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	25	20:36	0:00	0:25	20:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:08	0:00	0:50	18:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	25	19:27	1:05	0:00	18:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	16:56	0:00	0:00	16:56	0	0	0.0

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

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	6	25	.806	24	0	1	0	0	45:33	0
4	0	4	1.000	4	0	0	0	0	14:19	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Lukas RousekL. Rousek#13
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:38	1:15	1:32	10:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:29	0:00	1:18	12:11	5	6	45.5
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	14:22	0:00	2:11	12:11	4	10	28.6
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	14	12:16	0:00	0:00	12:16	4	4	50.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	9:55	0:00	0:00	9:55	0	0	0.0
2	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	18:41	1:15	0:00	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:10	0:00	0:38	14:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:53	0:00	0:00	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	13:04	0:00	0:00	13:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	14:16	0:00	0:00	14:16	1	1	50.0
1	2	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	19:41	1:15	0:00	18:26	11	11	50.0
1	2	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	24	20:17	1:15	1:23	17:39	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	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:06	0:00	1:22	14:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	25	19:21	0:00	0:38	18:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	21	18:02	0:00	2:11	15:51	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	4	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	27	21:05	1:15	0:41	19:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	26	20:43	0:00	1:20	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	26	23:38	0:00	0:50	22:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	17	7	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
	Capitals	1	1	0	2
	Sabres	2	1	3	6

1st Period		WSH	BUF
2:46	Martin Fehervary (3) Assists: Michael Sgarbossa (3), Hendrix Lapierre (11)	1	0
15:42	Zemgus Girgensons (8) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (37), Owen Power (24)	1	1
16:50	JJ Peterka (27) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Tuch (33), Zach Benson (15)	1	2

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
10:54		JJ Peterka (28) Assists: Alex Tuch (34)	1	3
19:14		Dylan Strome (26) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (39), Alex Ovechkin (33)	2	3

3rd Period		WSH	BUF
3:03	Rasmus Dahlin (18) (Power Play) Assists: JJ Peterka (21), Tage Thompson (24)	2	4
4:48	Tage Thompson (27) Assists: Jack Quinn (8), Zach Benson (16)	2	5
5:33	Alex Tuch (20) Assists: Tage Thompson (25), Rasmus Dahlin (38)	2	6

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

23/11

Capitals
2
Sabres
6

Game 2

3/4

Capitals
2
Sabres
4

Game 3

12/4

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 3 April 2024

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 14,390

Referees:
Graham Skilliter
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	12	6	2	26
Carolina	11	4	0	22
NY Rangers	10	4	1	21
Washington	10	4	1	21
NY Islanders	7	6	4	18
Philadelphia	7	8	2	16
Pittsburgh	6	9	3	15
Columbus	5	8	2	12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	11	5	1	23
Toronto	10	6	2	22
Boston	8	8	2	18
Tampa Bay	8	6	1	17
Ottawa	8	7	1	17
Buffalo	8	8	1	17
Detroit	7	7	1	15
Montreal	5	10	2	12

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Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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