Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

36-28-10, 16-17-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	1	0	2
Sabres BUF	2	1	3	6

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

36-35-5, 19-19-1 Home


Shots	26	35
Hits	24	23
Faceoffs Won	32	25
Faceoff Win Percent	56.1	43.9
Power Play Opportunities	3	2
Power Play Goals	1	2
Power Play Percentage	33.3	100.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	2	3
Penalty Minutes	4	6
Blocked Shots	18	17
Takeaways	6	6
Giveaways	2	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

23/11

Capitals
2
Sabres
6

Game 2

3/4

Capitals
2
Sabres
4

Game 3

12/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

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Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

JJ PeterkaRW - BUF

Alex TuchRW - BUF

Rasmus DahlinD - BUF

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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