Peterka scores twice and Buffalo Sabres use 3rd-period surge in 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals

— JJ Peterka and the Buffalo Sabres haven’t given up on their slim chances of crashing the NHL playoff party.
Apr 3, 2024, 04:17 am - AP
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1st PeriodWSHBUF
2:46Martin Fehervary (3)
Assists: Michael Sgarbossa (3), Hendrix Lapierre (11)
10
15:42Zemgus Girgensons (8)
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (37), Owen Power (24)
11
16:50JJ Peterka (27) (Power Play)
Assists: Alex Tuch (33), Zach Benson (15)
12
2nd PeriodWSHBUF
10:54JJ Peterka (28)
Assists: Alex Tuch (34)
13
19:14Dylan Strome (26) (Power Play)
Assists: John Carlson (39), Alex Ovechkin (33)
23
3rd PeriodWSHBUF
3:03Rasmus Dahlin (18) (Power Play)
Assists: JJ Peterka (21), Tage Thompson (24)
24
4:48Tage Thompson (27)
Assists: Jack Quinn (8), Zach Benson (16)
25
5:33Alex Tuch (20)
Assists: Tage Thompson (25), Rasmus Dahlin (38)
26

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Dylan Cozens hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Peyton Krebs hit Nick Jensen
  • Bowen Byram hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Peyton Krebs hit Connor McMichael
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Victor Olofsson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Zemgus Girgensons Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (37), Owen Power (24)
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • JJ Peterka Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (33), Zach Benson (15)
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Connor Clifton Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Eric Robinson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Zach Benson hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson hit Martin Fehervary
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Michael Sgarbossa
  • Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  • Jeff Skinner Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Owen Power Tip-In Wide Right
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • JJ Peterka Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Lukas Rousek hit Michael Sgarbossa
  • Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Owen Power hit Michael Sgarbossa
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Nic Dowd
  • Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Eric Robinson
  • Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • JJ Peterka Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (34)
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Zach Benson Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Eric Robinson hit Michael Sgarbossa
  • Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Quinn Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  • Victor Olofsson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Peyton Krebs Holding against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • JJ Peterka Tripping against John Carlson
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alex Tuch Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Rasmus Dahlin Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (21), Tage Thompson (24)
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Michael Sgarbossa
  • Nick Jensen shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Dylan Cozens hit Max Pacioretty
  • Tage Thompson Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (8), Zach Benson (16)
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Alex Tuch Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (25), Rasmus Dahlin (38)
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Takeaway by Victor Olofsson
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Connor Clifton hit Sonny Milano
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Alex Ovechkin
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Lukas Rousek hit Nick Jensen
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Jeff Skinner
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Owen Power hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide Left
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Bowen Byram hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Zach Benson hit Connor McMichael
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Bowen Byram hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Owen Power Tripping against Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Jacob Bryson hit Sonny Milano
  • Takeaway by Martin Fehervary
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Jack Quinn
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Martin Fehervary Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Michael Sgarbossa (3), Hendrix Lapierre (11)
  • Alex Ovechkin hit JJ Peterka
  • Takeaway by Sonny Milano
  • Takeaway by Dylan Strome
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Max Pacioretty hit Jacob Bryson
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Jack Quinn
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Bowen Byram
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Icing
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Rasmus Sandin Hooking against Victor Olofsson
  • On-Ice Official
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Nick Jensen
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Peyton Krebs
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Max Pacioretty hit Jeff Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Michael Sgarbossa
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Michael Sgarbossa hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Bowen Byram
  • Off-side
  • Michael Sgarbossa hit Jacob Bryson
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Icing
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Dylan Strome Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • John Carlson hit JJ Peterka
  • Max Pacioretty Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dylan Strome Backhand Wide Right
  • Max Pacioretty hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Michael Sgarbossa Tip-In Wide Left
  • Aliaksei Protas Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Max Pacioretty Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Alex Ovechkin Poke saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Martin Fehervary hit Jack Quinn
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Max Pacioretty
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd hit Peyton Krebs
  • Hendrix Lapierre hit Jacob Bryson
  • Michael Sgarbossa Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Tage Thompson
  • On-Ice Official
  • TV Timeout
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dylan Strome Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: John Carlson (39), Alex Ovechkin (33)
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Martin Fehervary hit Dylan Cozens
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Max Pacioretty Holding against Rasmus Dahlin
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Jack Quinn
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Icing
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Tage Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Hendrix Lapierre Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • High Stick
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Max Pacioretty
  • Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Tage Thompson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Nick Jensen hit JJ Peterka
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko hit JJ Peterka
  • Puck in Benches
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • Off-side
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Alexander Alexeyev Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Michael Sgarbossa Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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