Capitals tie it late, come back to beat Sabres in shootout

— A little more than a minute away from their already slim playoff hopes fading a whole lot further, Tom Wilson scored arguably the biggest goal of the Washington Capitals' season.
Mar 16, 2023, 05:02 am - AP
123SOT
Sabres30104
Capitals10315
1st PeriodBUFWSH
4:43Ilya Lyubushkin (2)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (13), Riley Stillman (7)
10
8:50JJ Peterka (9)
Assists: Jack Quinn (18)
20
10:03T.J. Oshie (18) (Power Play)
Assists: Dylan Strome (33), Alex Ovechkin (27)
21
18:06Tyson Jost (7)
Unassisted
31
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodBUFWSH
1:32Evgeny Kuznetsov (12)
Assists: Alexander Alexeyev (4), T.J. Oshie (15)
32
5:22Zemgus Girgensons (9)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (14), Owen Power (23)
42
10:30Alex Ovechkin (37)
Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (16), Dylan Strome (34)
43
18:52Tom Wilson (8) (Power Play)
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (9)
44
OT Summary
No Goals Scored
Shootout SummaryBUFWSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal Wrist Shot01
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren01
T.J. Oshie Goal Wrist Shot02
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren02

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Alex Tuch
  • Nic Dowd hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Tyson Jost
  • Giveaway by T.J. Oshie
  • Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Tom Wilson hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Peyton Krebs
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Nicklas Backstrom Tip-In Over Net
  • Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Nicklas Backstrom hit Owen Power
  • Takeaway by T.J. Oshie
  • Conor Sheary hit Jacob Bryson
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Conor Sheary hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Nick Jensen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Craig Smith hit Riley Stillman
  • Takeaway by Craig Smith
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • T.J. Oshie hit Jack Quinn
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Tom Wilson hit Tage Thompson
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • T.J. Oshie faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide of Net
  • T.J. Oshie Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (33), Alex Ovechkin (27)
  • Craig Smith hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom
  • T.J. Oshie hit Jordan Greenway
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • T.J. Oshie Snap Shot Wide of Net
  • Conor Sheary Snap Shot Wide of Net
  • Tom Wilson hit Kyle Okposo
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Nick Jensen
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • T.J. Oshie Tip-In Wide of Net
  • Riley Stillman shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Craig Smith Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anthony Mantha hit Jacob Bryson
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kyle Okposo shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Nick Jensen Holding against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Conor Sheary
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Nic Dowd
  • Craig Smith hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Martin Fehervary hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Riley Stillman
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Craig Smith Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Craig Smith Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Nick Jensen
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Craig Smith Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom
  • Martin Fehervary hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Giveaway by Nick Jensen
  • Dylan Strome Slap Shot Wide of Net
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Tom Wilson hit Peyton Krebs
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Conor Sheary
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Alexeyev (4), T.J. Oshie (15)
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nick Jensen hit Peyton Krebs
  • Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Nick Jensen
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Nick Jensen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Riley Stillman
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Tyson Jost
  • Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Conor Sheary
  • Tom Wilson hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Matt Irwin
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Craig Smith
  • Martin Fehervary hit Peyton Krebs
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Conor Sheary hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (37) Tip-In, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (16), Dylan Strome (34)
  • Matt Irwin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • T.J. Oshie Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom
  • Martin Fehervary hit Kyle Okposo
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • T.J. Oshie hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Alex Ovechkin Slashing against Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Dylan Strome Slap Shot Over Net
  • Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Tom Wilson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicklas Backstrom (9)
  • Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Martin Fehervary hit Jeff Skinner
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide of Net
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • T.J. Oshie faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal Wrist Shot
  • T.J. Oshie Goal Wrist Shot
  • Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Jeff Skinner Backhand Wide of Net
  • Riley Stillman Slap Shot Wide of Net
  • Ilya Lyubushkin Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (13), Riley Stillman (7)
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson Wrap-around Wide of Net
  • Matt Irwin shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
  • JJ Peterka Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (18)
  • Riley Stillman Interference against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Kyle Okposo Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Tyson Jost
  • Tyson Jost Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide of Net
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Over Net
  • Dylan Cozens Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Tyson Jost Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Kyle Okposo Slap Shot Wide of Net
  • Riley Stillman hit Conor Sheary
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Riley Stillman hit Tom Wilson
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Tage Thompson hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Riley Stillman
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Jeff Skinner Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Jacob Bryson hit Alex Ovechkin
  • Craig Smith shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Jacob Bryson hit Conor Sheary
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Nick Jensen shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
  • Owen Power Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tyson Jost faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
  • Tage Thompson hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Zemgus Girgensons Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (14), Owen Power (23)
  • Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson hit Nic Dowd
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Jack Quinn Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Kyle Okposo hit Nicklas Backstrom
  • Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Kyle Okposo hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Tyson Jost Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide of Net
  • Alex Tuch Roughing against Matt Irwin
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Dylan Cozens Tripping against T.J. Oshie
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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