Sabres 4-2 Capitals (12 Apr, 2024) Box Score

Washington Capitals

37-31-11, 17-19-4 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

38-37-5, 21-19-1 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
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Alexander AlexeyevA. Alexeyev#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Vincent IorioV. Iorio#2
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
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	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	13	12:07	0:00	0:00	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	12:10	0:00	1:08	11:02	8	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:19	0:00	0:00	13:19	2	5	28.6
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	12:10	0:00	1:12	10:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:50	0:00	0:51	14:59	6	5	54.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:28	0:00	0:00	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	20	17:06	0:00	0:00	17:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	17:21	0:00	0:00	17:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	2	2	1	5	8	0	0	19	15:19	0:00	0:00	15:19	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:25	0:00	0:50	14:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:00	0:00	0:00	20:00	15	2	88.2
1	0	0	2	0	1	2	7	3	0	0	23	16:51	0:00	0:00	16:51	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	25	21:21	0:00	0:00	21:21	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	24:54	0:00	1:05	23:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	26	20:38	0:00	0:57	19:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	9:58	0:00	0:00	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	30	24:36	0:00	1:02	23:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:49	0:00	0:55	15:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
16	3	13	.813	13	0	0	0	0	57:38	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Lukas RousekL. Rousek#13
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Kale ClagueK. Clague#38
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%
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	13:28	1:14	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:09	0:45	0:00	15:24	3	10	23.1
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:47	0:00	0:00	11:47	0	1	0.0
0	2	1	2	0	0	1	5	3	1	0	20	16:31	0:00	0:00	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	11:00	0:00	0:00	11:00	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	18	15:32	0:47	0:00	14:45	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	22	18:36	1:21	0:00	17:15	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:19	0:46	0:00	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:09	0:00	0:00	12:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	17	15:29	0:39	0:00	14:50	0	2	0.0
0	1	0	1	3	2	1	5	1	0	1	23	18:15	1:15	0:00	17:00	3	13	18.8
1	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	24	18:41	1:13	0:00	17:28	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:58	0:00	0:00	17:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:25	0:00	0:00	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	24	20:53	0:00	0:00	20:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	2	1	2	3	0	0	25	21:26	1:05	0:00	20:21	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	18:27	0:00	0:00	18:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	22:55	0:55	0:00	22:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	22	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
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Sabres	1	1	2	4

1st Period			WSH	BUF
19:00		Zach Benson (10) Assists: Jeff Skinner (22), Peyton Krebs (13)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
12:37		Alex Tuch (22) Assists: Henri Jokiharju (15), Tage Thompson (27)	0	2
14:36		Connor McMichael (18) Assists: Max Pacioretty (18), John Carlson (41)	1	2

3rd Period		WSH	BUF
9:46	Jack Quinn (8) Assists: Connor Clifton (14), Jordan Greenway (16)	1	3
17:43	Dylan Cozens (16) (Empty Net) Assists: Jordan Greenway (17), Henri Jokiharju (16)	1	4
19:00	Tom Wilson (18) Assists: John Carlson (42), Alex Ovechkin (34)	2	4

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

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, 12 April 2024

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 15,454

Referees:
Francis Charron
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Andrew Smith

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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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

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