Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

5-5-2, 1-4-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	1	2	3
Capitals WSH	1	2	2	5

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

6-2-4, 4-1-3 Home

Ovechkin ties Hull for 4th all-time; Caps down Sabres 5-3

— Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL’s all-time list, and helped the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Monday night.

Nov 9, 2021, 03:49 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	1	2	3
	Capitals	1	2	2	5

1st Period			BUF	WSH
2:13		Tom Wilson (2) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (9), Trevor van Riemsdyk (5)	0	1

2nd Period		BUF	WSH
2:30	Connor McMichael (2) Assists: Justin Schultz (1), Carl Hagelin (2)	0	2
3:43	Cody Eakin (2) Unassisted	1	2
8:55	Alex Ovechkin (11) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (9)	1	3

3rd Period		BUF	WSH
3:17	Anders Bjork (2) Assists: Robert Hagg (2), Arttu Ruotsalainen (1)	2	3
6:45	Tom Wilson (3) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (10)	2	4
17:47	John Carlson (3) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (11), Alex Ovechkin (10)	2	5
18:56	Colin Miller (1) Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (3), Mark Pysyk (2)	3	5

SABRES

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Capitals
5

Game 1

9/11

Capitals
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

12/12

Capitals
4
Sabres
3

Game 3

25/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	31	13	4	66
Detroit	30	16	4	64
Montreal	28	15	7	63
Buffalo	27	17	5	59
Boston	28	20	2	58
Toronto	24	17	8	56
Florida	25	20	3	53
Ottawa	23	19	7	53

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	31	15	4	66
NY Islanders	27	17	5	59
Pittsburgh	23	14	11	57
Philadelphia	23	17	8	54
Washington	24	20	6	54
New Jersey	26	22	2	54
Columbus	22	20	7	51
NY Rangers	21	24	6	48

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Connor McMichaelC - WSH

Game Information

Ovechkin ties Hull for 4th all-time; Caps down Sabres 5-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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