Bjork, Sabres spoil Backstrom's 1,000th game, beat Capitals

— Anders Bjork scored his first goal with his new team and added an assist, helping Buffalo spoil Nicklas Backstrom’s 1,000th game as the Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night.
Apr 16, 2021, 03:22 am - AP
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Sabres1315
Capitals1102
1st PeriodBUFWSH
18:50Sam Reinhart (15)
Assists: Dylan Cozens (5), Henri Jokiharju (5)
10
19:37Dmitry Orlov (6)
Assists: T.J. Oshie (21)
11
2nd PeriodBUFWSH
1:36Victor Olofsson (12)
Unassisted
21
5:42Casey Mittelstadt (7) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Anders Bjork (5)
31
9:59Anthony Mantha (13)
Assists: John Carlson (28), Nicklas Backstrom (31)
32
13:23Anders Bjork (3)
Assists: Dylan Cozens (6)
42
3rd PeriodBUFWSH
19:17Tage Thompson (5) (Empty Net)
Assists: Rasmus Asplund (2)
52

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