Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

24-21-8, 10-12-4 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Capitals WSH	2	2	0	1	5
Sabres BUF	1	2	1	0	4

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

14-30-8, 9-15-5 Home


Shots	35	27
Hits	10	22
Faceoffs Won	28	36
Faceoff Win Percent	0.0	0.0
Power Play Opportunities	3	2
Power Play Goals	2	1
Power Play Percentage	66.7	50.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	2	3
Penalty Minutes	4	6
Blocked Shots	15	10
Takeaways	2	3
Giveaways	7	10

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

Capitals
1
Sabres
2

Game 1

29/12

Sabres
2
Capitals
1

Game 2

12/1

Capitals
5
Sabres
4

Game 3

29/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	50	22	6	106
Pittsburgh	40	22	16	96
Philadelphia	40	26	12	92
Columbus	39	27	12	90
NY Islanders	42	31	5	89
Washington	39	30	9	87
New Jersey	40	35	3	83
NY Rangers	33	36	9	75

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	48	24	6	102
Buffalo	47	23	8	102
Montreal	46	22	10	102
Boston	43	26	10	96
Ottawa	41	27	10	92
Detroit	40	29	9	89
Toronto	32	31	14	78
Florida	37	37	4	78

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Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Mike GreenD - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Cody HodgsonC - BUF

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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Anthony Stolarz leaves Maple Leafs' game with lower-body injury

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