Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

33-27-7, 13-16-4 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

40-20-6, 21-9-3 Home

Chychrun scores third period goal to give Capitals 2-1 win over Sabres

— Jakob Chychrun scored with 1:33 left to play, Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat Buffalo 2-1 on Thursday night to snap the Sabres' eight-game win streak.

Mar 13, 2026, 01:57 am - AP

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

1st Period			WSH	BUF
6:02		Sam Carrick (6) Assists: Beck Malenstyn (5), Owen Power (17)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
2:14		Ryan Leonard (14) Unassisted	1	1

3rd Period			WSH	BUF
18:27		Jakob Chychrun (23) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7)	2	1

Jason Zucker hit Matt Roy
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
Matt Roy shot blocked by Jason Zucker
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tage Thompson hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Josh Doan Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Peyton Krebs hit Aliaksei Protas
Sam Carrick Wrist Shot Wide Left
Tanner Pearson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Tage Thompson
Giveaway by Josh Doan
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Right
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Right
Sam Carrick Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Beck Malenstyn (5), Owen Power (17)
Tage Thompson hit Justin Sourdif
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Josh Norris faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Peyton Krebs hit Timothy Liljegren
Beck Malenstyn hit Jakob Chychrun
Tanner Pearson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Right
Jason Zucker Tip-In High and Wide Left
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Beck Malenstyn hit Martin Fehervary
Luke Schenn hit Aliaksei Protas
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Owen Power
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
Mattias Samuelsson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Peyton Krebs hit Jakob Chychrun
Logan Stanley hit Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Logan Stanley
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Luke Schenn
Josh Norris faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Josh Norris Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Right
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Jason Zucker Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Takeaway by Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
Josh Norris faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Luke Schenn hit Justin Sourdif
Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jason Zucker hit Ethen Frank
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Sam Carrick Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Tanner Pearson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Mattias Samuelsson hit Justin Sourdif
Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
Luke Schenn Slap Shot Wide Left
Beck Malenstyn hit Justin Sourdif
Tanner Pearson Slashing against Justin Sourdif
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Zach Benson
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Logan Stanley Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Peyton Krebs hit Matt Roy
Josh Norris hit Martin Fehervary
Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jason Zucker Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Josh Doan Tip-In Wide Left
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
Noah Ostlund Snap Shot Wide Left
Bowen Byram hit Rasmus Sandin
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Jack Quinn hit Rasmus Sandin
Jason Zucker hit Matt Roy
Mattias Samuelsson hit Connor McMichael
Bowen Byram Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Zach Benson
Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jason Zucker hit Timothy Liljegren
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Giveaway by Sam Carrick
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Logan Stanley Holding against Ryan Leonard
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Sam Carrick
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Jason Zucker hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Sam Carrick hit Anthony Beauvillier
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Left
Owen Power Slap Shot Wide Right
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Noah Ostlund
Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Logan Stanley Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Luke Schenn
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Rasmus Dahlin hit Martin Fehervary
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Brandon Duhaime hit Bowen Byram
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Connor McMichael hit Luke Schenn
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Tom Wilson hit Mattias Samuelsson
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
Brandon Duhaime hit Mattias Samuelsson
Goalie Stopped
Owen Power shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Josh Norris
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Beck Malenstyn
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Josh Norris
Tom Wilson hit Josh Doan
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Mattias Samuelsson
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin hit Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Net Dislodged by Goaltender
TV Timeout
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Icing
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren
Connor McMichael Hooking against Owen Power
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Rasmus Sandin hit Josh Doan
Hendrix Lapierre hit Bowen Byram
Off-side
Timothy Liljegren hit Josh Norris
Ryan Leonard Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: none
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Sam Carrick shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime hit Mattias Samuelsson
Icing
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Josh Norris
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Jason Zucker
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Icing
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Sam Carrick
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Takeaway by Timothy Liljegren
Giveaway by Ethen Frank
Matt Roy hit Josh Norris
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Timothy Liljegren hit Sam Carrick
Justin Sourdif hit Tanner Pearson
TV Timeout
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Right
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
Ryan Leonard hit Peyton Krebs
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Martin Fehervary Holding against Josh Norris
TV Timeout
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Josh Norris
Owen Power shot blocked by Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin Tip-In Wide Right
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Off-side
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Zach Benson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Martin Fehervary hit Zach Benson
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot Wide Left
Justin Sourdif hit Jack Quinn
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Ethen Frank hit Rasmus Dahlin
Takeaway by Martin Fehérváry
Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
TV Timeout
Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Carrick
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sam Carrick
Connor McMichael Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot Wide Left
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Josh Norris
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Timothy Liljegren
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot Wide Left
Icing
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Icing
Justin Sourdif hit Rasmus Dahlin
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Justin Sourdif hit Josh Doan
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Carrick
Aliaksei Protas Slap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Connor McMichael hit Peyton Krebs
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7)
Timeout - Home
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Matt Roy
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois

CAPITALS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

1/11

Capitals
2
Sabres
1

Game 2

12/3

Sabres
Capitals

Game 3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	48	21	6	102
Pittsburgh	38	22	16	92
NY Islanders	42	30	5	89
Columbus	38	26	12	88
Philadelphia	38	26	12	88
Washington	38	29	9	85
New Jersey	39	34	2	80
NY Rangers	32	36	9	73

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	47	22	6	100
Buffalo	46	22	8	100
Montreal	44	21	10	98
Boston	43	25	8	94
Ottawa	39	27	10	88
Detroit	40	28	8	88
Florida	37	35	3	77
Toronto	32	31	13	77

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Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Jakob ChychrunD - WSH

Ryan LeonardRW - WSH

Sam CarrickC - BUF

Game Information

Video Highlights

Chychrun scores third period goal to give Capitals 2-1 win over Sabres

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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