Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

46-23-8, 22-13-4 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

39-29-9, 24-11-5 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
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	-2	3	0	1	2	12	0	0	0	23	15:20	2:59	0:00	12:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:57	2:24	0:00	10:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	13:32	0:15	2:11	11:06	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:15	0:15	0:18	11:42	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	12:05	0:00	0:00	12:05	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	12:27	0:15	0:37	11:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:53	2:41	0:38	13:34	12	7	63.2
0	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	15:48	5:15	0:00	10:33	10	7	58.8
0	0	-3	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	22	18:27	5:30	0:00	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	19:20	5:15	0:00	14:05	4	3	57.1
0	1	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:20	2:36	1:52	11:52	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:20	4:55	0:00	13:25	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	27	20:59	2:26	1:22	17:11	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	26	22:28	5:47	0:00	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:15	0:00	2:10	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	24	20:22	0:00	0:37	19:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	26	19:54	0:22	0:47	18:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13:18	0:00	0:36	12:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Colten EllisC. Ellis#92
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	18	1	1	0	0	54:08	0
5	3	2	.400	2	0	0	0	0	5:52	0

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
Cole HutsonC. Hutson#44
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:44	0:00	4:33	11:11	0	4	0.0
0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:58	1:52	0:00	11:06	7	6	53.8
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	11:43	0:00	1:15	10:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:34	0:00	0:00	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:05	0:00	0:03	11:02	6	5	54.5
1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	20	12:55	1:52	0:00	11:03	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	5	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	23	16:03	0:55	2:48	12:20	3	4	42.9
0	2	1	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:01	2:47	0:00	14:14	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:15	0:00	2:46	13:29	0	2	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	15:25	0:51	0:03	14:31	7	2	77.8
1	0	2	4	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	23	16:38	0:53	0:11	15:34	8	10	44.4
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:19	1:56	4:05	11:18	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	22	19:40	1:54	0:59	16:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	3	1	10	0	0	1	24	21:10	0:00	5:17	15:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	3	2	21	18:58	0:55	0:00	18:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	23	20:56	0:00	4:17	16:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	2	1	4	22	20:25	0:00	3:36	16:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	16:11	0:00	2:15	13:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	2	37	.949	29	8	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	2	0	0	2
	Capitals	3	1	2	6

1st Period		BUF	WSH
3:15	Jakob Chychrun (25) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (29), Pierre-Luc Dubois (11)	0	1
3:35	Dylan Strome (18) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (25), Alex Ovechkin (30)	0	2
5:52	Connor McMichael (11) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (34), Pierre-Luc Dubois (12)	0	3
6:30	Rasmus Dahlin (18) Assists: Josh Norris (18), Alex Tuch (32)	1	3
12:15	Beck Malenstyn (7) Assists: Jordan Greenway (5), Rasmus Dahlin (51)	2	3

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
6:06		Aliaksei Protas (24) Unassisted	2	4

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
6:26		Ryan Leonard (17) Assists: Cole Hutson (5), Justin Sourdif (18)	2	5
8:55		Tom Wilson (29) (Shorthanded) Assists: Connor McMichael (30)	2	6

Tom Wilson scores short-handed goal for Washington Capitals

0:50

Ryan Leonard scores goal for Capitals

0:49

Aliaksei Protas scores goal for Capitals

0:43

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

1/11

Capitals
2
Sabres
1

Game 2

12/3

Sabres
2
Capitals
6

Game 3

5/4

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 5 April 2026

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,347

Referees:
Cody Beach
Brian Pochmara

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	48	22	6	102
Montreal	45	21	10	100
Buffalo	46	23	8	100
Boston	43	26	8	94
Ottawa	39	27	10	88
Detroit	40	28	8	88
Toronto	32	31	14	78
Florida	37	36	3	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	49	21	6	104
Pittsburgh	39	22	16	94
NY Islanders	42	31	5	89
Philadelphia	38	26	12	88
Columbus	38	27	12	88
Washington	39	29	9	87
New Jersey	39	34	3	81
NY Rangers	32	36	9	73

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