Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

20-11-5, 9-7-3 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

21-10-3, 11-5-2 Home

Tom Wilson breaks tie in 3rd, Capitals beat Sabres 2-1

Tom Wilson broke a tie with seven minutes left, Braden Holtby made 36 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Friday night.

Dec 22, 2018, 03:58 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
2:50		Chandler Stephenson (3) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Nic Dowd (9)	0	1

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
9:01		Johan Larsson (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tage Thompson (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (19)	1	1
13:00		Tom Wilson (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (25)	1	2

SABRES

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Sabres
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

16/12

Sabres
1
Capitals
2

Game 2

22/12

Capitals
2
Sabres
5

Game 3

23/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	38	15	4	80
Buffalo	34	19	6	74
Detroit	34	19	6	74
Montreal	32	17	9	73
Boston	33	20	5	71
Ottawa	28	22	8	64
Florida	30	26	3	63
Toronto	27	23	9	63

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	37	15	6	80
Pittsburgh	30	15	12	72
NY Islanders	33	21	5	71
Washington	31	23	7	69
Columbus	29	21	7	65
Philadelphia	26	21	11	63
New Jersey	28	29	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	7	51

Canadiens take on the Capitals following Dobson's 2-goal game

Washington Capitals (31-23-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (32-17-9, in the Atlantic Division)

Lightning play the Sabres, look to extend home win streak

Buffalo Sabres (34-19-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (38-15-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Kreider beats Hellebuyck in OT to lift the Ducks past the Jets, 5-4

— Chris Kreider beat Connor Hellebuyck off a rebound at 4:47 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Chandler StephensonC - WSH

Game Information

Tom Wilson breaks tie in 3rd, Capitals beat Sabres 2-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Canadiens take on the Capitals following Dobson's 2-goal game

Lightning play the Sabres, look to extend home win streak

Kreider beats Hellebuyck in OT to lift the Ducks past the Jets, 5-4