Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

33-27-7, 13-16-4 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

40-20-6, 21-9-3 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Ethen FrankE. Frank#53
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Timothy LiljegrenT. Liljegren#27
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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	14:07	0:00	1:34	12:33	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	21	19:41	2:57	0:13	16:31	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	1	19	12:17	0:00	1:12	11:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	14	10:30	0:00	0:00	10:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	15	13:17	0:00	0:00	13:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:46	1:15	0:00	12:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	22	14:15	0:55	0:59	12:21	4	9	30.8
0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:03	3:38	0:00	10:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:31	1:17	2:08	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	18	14:50	0:03	0:00	14:47	2	3	40.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	18	15:25	2:45	0:00	12:40	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	20:34	2:43	1:56	15:55	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	20:25	2:43	0:56	16:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	22	19:56	0:00	0:50	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	19	15:50	0:00	0:00	15:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	21:46	0:27	1:50	19:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	22	19:47	1:17	2:09	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	19:00	0:00	2:13	16:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	1	29	.967	24	5	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#10
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Luke SchennL. Schenn#5
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64

											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	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:15	0:27	1:42	15:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	10:51	0:00	1:44	9:07	6	4	60.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	14:42	3:32	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	16	13:44	0:00	0:09	13:35	2	0	100.0
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	16	10:25	0:00	2:10	8:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	17:26	0:29	2:01	14:56	11	4	73.3
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	15:45	3:31	0:00	12:14	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	18	16:49	0:25	0:11	16:13	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	15	8:58	0:00	0:00	8:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	16:19	0:30	0:00	15:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	22:04	3:31	0:01	18:32	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	18	17:07	3:34	0:00	13:33	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	24	23:02	0:19	2:01	20:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	23:28	3:42	0:01	19:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:29	0:00	1:45	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	24	20:30	0:00	2:14	18:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	14:31	0:00	2:01	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	20	13:02	0:00	0:00	13:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	2	20	.909	16	4	0	0	0	58:33	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	0	0	1

1st Period			WSH	BUF
6:02		Sam Carrick (6) Assists: Beck Malenstyn (5), Owen Power (17)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
2:14		Ryan Leonard (14) Unassisted	1	1

3rd Period			WSH	BUF
18:27		Jakob Chychrun (23) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7)	2	1

Jakob Chychrun lights the lamp for Capitals

0:49

Sam Carrick scores goal for Sabres

0:41

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

1/11

Capitals
2
Sabres
1

Game 2

12/3

Sabres
Capitals

Game 3

5/4

KeyBank Center

11:00 PM, 12 March 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Francis Charron
Furman South

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	41	18	6	88
Pittsburgh	32	17	15	79
NY Islanders	37	23	5	79
Columbus	33	21	11	77
Washington	33	27	7	73
Philadelphia	30	23	11	71
New Jersey	32	31	2	66
NY Rangers	26	30	8	60

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	40	20	6	86
Tampa Bay	40	20	4	84
Montreal	36	18	10	82
Detroit	36	23	7	79
Boston	36	23	6	78
Ottawa	32	23	9	73
Florida	33	29	3	69
Toronto	28	27	11	67

Chychrun scoress third period goal to give Capitals 2-1 win over Sabres

— Jakob Chychrun scored with 1:33 left to play, Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat Buffalo 2-1 on Thursday night to snap the Sabres' eight-game win streak.

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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews exits after knee-on-knee hit

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Thursday night against Anaheim after a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas.

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Chychrun scoress third period goal to give Capitals 2-1 win over Sabres

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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews exits after knee-on-knee hit