Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

WSH

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

28-23-7, 12-13-4 Away

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

32-18-6, 17-7-3 Home

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
L. Thompson	18	16	4	2	2.46	.912
C. Lindgren	8	6	3	1	3.37	.884
C. Stevenson	2	1	0	0	2.33	.904

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	14	7	3	2	2.66	.914
U. Luukkonen	11	7	2	0	2.73	.903
C. Ellis	7	4	1	0	3.11	.896

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WSH

BUF

Points

Tom WilsonRW #43

Tage ThompsonC #72

Goals

Tom WilsonRW #43

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

John CarlsonD #74

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
John Carlson D	Day-To-Day	25 Feb
Sonny Milano LW	OUT	25 Feb
Charlie Lindgren G	IR	25 Feb
Connor McMichael C	IR	25 Feb
Eriks Mateiko LW	OUT	15 Sep

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jordan Greenway LW	OUT	25 Feb
Zach Benson LW	OUT	25 Feb
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G	IR	25 Feb
Josh Norris C	IR	25 Feb
Justin Danforth RW	IR	25 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
WSH	3.17	2.93	29.1	28.3	550	27	15.8	40	78.5	2	0
BUF	3.39	3.05	27.6	30.1	502	33	20.1	27	82.1	7	0

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/4/26	@PHI	L4-2
2/3/26	vsNYI	W4-1
1/31/26	vsCAR	W4-3 OT
1/30/26	@DET	W4-3 SO
1/28/26	@SEA	L5-1

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/4/26	@TB	L4-3 OT
2/3/26	@FLA	W5-3
2/1/26	vsMTL	L4-2
1/30/26	vsLA	W4-1
1/28/26	@TOR	W7-4

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Capitals
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

1/11

Capitals
Sabres

Game 2

12/3

Sabres
Capitals

Game 3

5/4

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	36	14	4	76
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	18	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	24	3	61
Ottawa	27	22	7	61

Jarvis replaces Point for Team Canada at Winter Olympics

Jarvis replaces Point for Team Canada at Winter Olympics

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Capitals activate Pierre-Luc Dubois, Logan Thompson before Olympic break

Capitals activate Pierre-Luc Dubois, Logan Thompson before Olympic break

The Capitals activated forward Pierre-Luc Dubois and goalie Logan Thompson from the injured list prior to Thursday night's matchup with Nashville, their final game before the Olympic break.

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We polled PHWA voters to find out who's ahead in the major races as some new names have entered the conversation for the Hart and Vezina.

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