Capitals 4-2 Sabres (15 Dec, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

11-15-4, 5-6-1 away

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

Washington Capitals

21-6-2, 9-4-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#8
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
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%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	9:46	0:00	0:00	9:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	21	18:58	2:02	0:00	16:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	1	20	12:15	0:58	0:19	10:58	5	7	41.7
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	22	14:51	0:00	1:31	13:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	13:30	2:18	0:00	11:12	7	3	70.0
1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:36	1:58	0:00	16:38	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	15	10:21	0:00	1:05	9:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	22	17:52	0:00	1:19	16:33	14	3	82.4
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22	16:31	1:18	0:27	14:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	19:12	2:18	0:00	16:54	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	16:51	0:58	1:39	14:14	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	15:33	1:14	0:00	14:19	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	34	26:29	1:12	1:35	23:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	16	14:32	0:00	3:10	11:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	15	11:37	0:00	0:00	11:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:45	0:00	0:00	14:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	34	28:33	2:04	0:00	26:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	29	18:36	0:00	1:35	17:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	23	3	1	0	0	57:18	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Andrew MangiapaneA. Mangiapane#88
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Ivan MiroshnichenkoI. Miroshnichenko#63
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Taylor RaddyshT. Raddysh#16
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#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	0	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	24	18:16	0:00	1:59	16:17	8	10	44.4
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:06	0:27	0:00	15:39	8	9	47.1
0	0	1	3	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	25	14:51	0:04	1:01	13:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:54	0:00	0:41	13:13	3	5	37.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	7:30	0:00	0:00	7:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:41	0:00	0:00	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	21	17:43	2:43	0:00	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	14	11:25	0:00	0:00	11:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:52	0:27	1:34	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:44	0:00	0:00	11:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:19	2:43	0:00	12:36	7	7	50.0
2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	6	0	2	24	19:38	3:06	1:17	15:15	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	23:59	2:43	2:36	18:40	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	24	22:27	3:10	0:00	19:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	5	2	0	0	19	17:50	0:00	2:16	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	2	21	20:29	0:00	1:00	19:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	18	17:55	0:27	0:00	17:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	17:21	0:00	0:40	16:41	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	2	19	.905	18	1	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	1	1	0	2
	Capitals	1	1	2	4

1st Period			BUF	WSH
1:36		Jason Zucker (8) Assists: Jordan Greenway (4), Ryan McLeod (9)	1	0
17:09		Tom Wilson (12) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (18), Connor McMichael (12)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
5:11		Tom Wilson (13) (Power Play) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (11)	1	2
7:24		Jiri Kulich (4) Assists: Bowen Byram (13), Tage Thompson (8)	2	2

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
11:05		Dylan Strome (10) Assists: John Carlson (19), Taylor Raddysh (9)	2	3
18:30		Jakob Chychrun (9) (Empty Net) Assists: John Carlson (20), Pierre-Luc Dubois (17)	2	4

0:26

Dylan Strome lights the lamp

0:26

Jakob Chychrun tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:42

Jiri Kulich tallies goal vs. Capitals

0:40

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Capitals
4

Game 1

15/12

Capitals
Sabres

Game 2

7/1

Sabres
Capitals

Game 3

30/3

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 15 December 2024

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
TJ Luxmore
Mitch Dunning

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	18	10	2	38
Florida	18	11	2	38
Boston	16	13	3	35
Tampa Bay	16	10	2	34
Ottawa	15	13	2	32
Detroit	12	14	4	28
Buffalo	11	15	4	26
Montreal	11	16	3	25

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	21	6	2	44
New Jersey	20	10	3	43
Carolina	18	10	1	37
Philadelphia	14	13	4	32
NY Rangers	15	13	1	31
NY Islanders	12	12	7	31
Pittsburgh	13	14	5	31
Columbus	12	13	5	29

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Dylan Strome lights the lamp

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