Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

11-15-4, 5-6-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	0	2
Capitals WSH	1	1	2	4

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

21-6-2, 9-4-2 Home

Wilson, surging Capitals hand Sabres ninth straight loss

— Tom Wilson struck twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night.

Dec 15, 2024, 02:53 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	2
	Capitals	1	1	2	4

1st Period			BUF	WSH
1:36		Jason Zucker (8) Assists: Jordan Greenway (4), Ryan McLeod (9)	1	0
17:09		Tom Wilson (12) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (18), Connor McMichael (12)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
5:11		Tom Wilson (13) (Power Play) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (11)	1	2
7:24		Jiri Kulich (4) Assists: Bowen Byram (13), Tage Thompson (8)	2	2

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
11:05		Dylan Strome (10) Assists: John Carlson (19), Taylor Raddysh (9)	2	3
18:30		Jakob Chychrun (9) (Empty Net) Assists: John Carlson (20), Pierre-Luc Dubois (17)	2	4

Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Tom Wilson hit Ryan Johnson
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Taylor Raddysh Backhand Wide Right
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Martin Fehervary hit Ryan McLeod
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Lars Eller
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Left
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Nic Dowd hit Bowen Byram
Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Ryan McLeod
Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
Matt Roy hit Dylan Cozens
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Dennis Gilbert
Tom Wilson hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary hit Beck Malenstyn
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Nic Dowd hit Zach Benson
Brandon Duhaime hit Dylan Cozens
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Tom Wilson Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: John Carlson (18), Connor McMichael (12)
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Lars Eller
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Peyton Krebs shot blocked by John Carlson
Connor McMichael hit Peyton Krebs
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Matt Roy hit Zach Benson
Owen Power shot blocked by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tom Wilson Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (11)
Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Nic Dowd Snap Shot Wide Left
Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Martin Fehervary Fighting against Dylan Cozens
Andrew Mangiapane Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Matt Roy hit Zach Benson
Tom Wilson hit Peyton Krebs
Takeaway by John Carlson
Tom Wilson hit Dennis Gilbert
Connor Clifton shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Ryan Johnson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Matt Roy hit Alex Tuch
Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Brandon Duhaime Boarding against Beck Malenstyn
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Connor McMichael Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Left
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Nic Dowd Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Lars Eller Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Connor McMichael Hooking against Bowen Byram
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Right
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Aliaksei Protas hit Tage Thompson
Matt Roy hit Zach Benson
Brandon Duhaime hit Connor Clifton
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nic Dowd hit Connor Clifton
Owen Power shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Taylor Raddysh Tip-In Above Crossbar
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right
Rasmus Sandin hit Dylan Cozens
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Matt Roy
Tom Wilson hit Mattias Samuelsson
Takeaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan Strome Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: John Carlson (19), Taylor Raddysh (9)
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Connor Clifton shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Rasmus Sandin hit Beck Malenstyn
Lars Eller hit Connor Clifton
Matt Roy hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
Owen Power shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Tom Wilson hit Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Jakob Chychrun Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (20), Pierre-Luc Dubois (17)
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Right
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Greenway hit Martin Fehervary
Jason Zucker Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Jordan Greenway (4), Ryan McLeod (9)
Mattias Samuelsson hit Ivan Miroshnichenko
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Short
Jordan Greenway hit Lars Eller
Giveaway by Zach Benson
Dylan Cozens Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by JJ Peterka
Off-side
Alex Tuch hit Aliaksei Protas
JJ Peterka hit Matt Roy
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
Connor Clifton hit Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
Dennis Gilbert hit Jakob Chychrun
Icing
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Puck in Benches
Goalie Stopped
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Beck Malenstyn hit Brandon Duhaime
Peyton Krebs hit John Carlson
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Dennis Gilbert hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jiri Kulich Backhand Wide Right
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
Matt Roy shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Tage Thompson hit Connor McMichael
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Peyton Krebs hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
Jason Zucker Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Jordan Greenway hit Lars Eller
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right
Owen Power Holding against Brandon Duhaime
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Connor Clifton
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Jason Zucker
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Owen Power Snap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
Dennis Gilbert hit Nic Dowd
Icing
Dylan Cozens hit Rasmus Sandin
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right
Zach Benson Tripping against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Lars Eller shot blocked by Owen Power
Goalie Stopped
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Ryan Johnson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
On-Ice Official
Dylan Cozens Fighting against Martin Fehervary
TV Timeout
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Lars Eller
Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Matt Roy shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Jiri Kulich Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (13), Tage Thompson (8)
Icing
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tage Thompson hit Rasmus Sandin
Off-side
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Lars Eller
Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Right
Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Tage Thompson Backhand Wide Right
Bowen Byram Interference against Lars Eller
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Puck Frozen - Skater
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
John Carlson shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Johnson hit Andrew Mangiapane
Puck in Netting
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jason Zucker hit Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
Beck Malenstyn hit Dylan Strome
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Right
Giveaway by Zach Benson
Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Bowen Byram Slap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Jiri Kulich
Off-side
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
Dennis Gilbert hit Ivan Miroshnichenko
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
Ryan Johnson Snap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Takeaway by JJ Peterka
Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Greenway hit Rasmus Sandin
Owen Power shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Connor Clifton
Puck in Crowd
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Beck Malenstyn hit Jakob Chychrun
Puck in Crowd
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Hand Pass
Tage Thompson hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Hand Pass
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Lars Eller
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
Dennis Gilbert hit Aliaksei Protas
Icing
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Puck in Netting
Hand Pass
Jason Zucker Backhand High and Wide Right
Jordan Greenway hit Brandon Duhaime
Puck in Benches
Ice Problem
Puck in Crowd
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Timeout - Visitor
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Off-side
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Left
Zach Benson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Icing
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd

SABRES

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Capitals
4

Game 1

15/12

Capitals
3
Sabres
4

Game 2

7/1

Sabres
8
Capitals
5

Game 3

30/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	36	14	4	76
Detroit	33	18	6	72
Buffalo	32	18	6	70
Montreal	31	17	8	70
Boston	32	20	4	68
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Ottawa	27	22	7	61
Florida	28	24	3	59

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	35	15	6	76
Pittsburgh	28	15	12	68
NY Islanders	31	21	5	67
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	28	23	7	63
Philadelphia	25	20	10	60
New Jersey	28	26	2	58
NY Rangers	22	28	6	50

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Dylan StromeC - WSH

John CarlsonD - WSH

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Wilson, surging Capitals hand Sabres ninth straight loss

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WSH leads 1-0

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