Capitals 5-3 Sabres (9 Nov, 2021) Final Score

Buffalo Sabres

5-5-2, 1-4-1 away

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

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
Florida	22	11	2	46
Toronto	21	11	2	44
Boston	18	13	4	40
Tampa Bay	18	11	2	38
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	16	3	31
Detroit	13	16	4	30
Buffalo	11	19	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	23	8	2	48
New Jersey	22	11	3	47
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	16	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

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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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