Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
- Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Tyson Jost hit Hendrix Lapierre
- Peyton Krebs hit Nic Dowd
- Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Tyson Jost faceoff won against Max Pacioretty
- Kale Clague Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
- Takeaway by JJ Peterka
- Dylan Strome shot blocked by Connor Clifton
- John Carlson shot blocked by Connor Clifton
- Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Connor McMichael
- Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
- Henri Jokiharju hit Beck Malenstyn
- Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- John Carlson shot blocked by Tage Thompson
- Nick Jensen shot blocked by Tage Thompson
- Jordan Greenway hit T.J. Oshie
- Jordan Greenway hit Nick Jensen
- Peyton Krebs hit Nic Dowd
- Zach Benson hit Vincent Iorio
- Tyson Jost Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Giveaway by Tage Thompson
- Dylan Strome shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
- Nick Jensen shot blocked by Alex Tuch
- Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Rasmus Dahlin hit Nic Dowd
- Tom Wilson shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
- Rasmus Dahlin hit Aliaksei Protas
- Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Connor McMichael
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
- Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zach Benson
- Zach Benson Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Jeff Skinner (22), Peyton Krebs (13)
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Connor McMichael
- Kale Clague Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
- Alex Tuch faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
- Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Kale Clague hit Sonny Milano
- Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
- Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Takeaway by JJ Peterka
- Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Rasmus Dahlin hit Max Pacioretty
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
- Owen Power hit Nick Jensen
- Alex Tuch Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (15), Tage Thompson (27)
- Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Connor McMichael
- Jacob Bryson hit Tom Wilson
- Tom Wilson shot blocked by Tyson Jost
- Jeff Skinner Slap Shot High and Wide Left
- Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
- Connor Clifton hit Aliaksei Protas
- JJ Peterka Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
- Tyson Jost Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Tyson Jost hit Tom Wilson
- Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Connor Clifton
- Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Peyton Krebs hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
- Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
- Takeaway by Owen Power
- Jeff Skinner hit Max Pacioretty
- Henri Jokiharju hit Aliaksei Protas
- Lukas Rousek hit Dylan Strome
- Jack Quinn Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Clifton (14), Jordan Greenway (16)
- Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Connor Clifton hit T.J. Oshie
- Tage Thompson hit T.J. Oshie
- JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
- Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Takeaway by JJ Peterka
- Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Jordan Greenway hit Vincent Iorio
- Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons
- Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
- Alex Tuch hit Sonny Milano
- JJ Peterka hit Martin Fehervary
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Dylan Cozens Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Greenway (17), Henri Jokiharju (16)
- Sonny Milano shot blocked by Owen Power
- Peyton Krebs hit Nick Jensen
- Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
- Rasmus Dahlin Backhand Wide Right
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alex Tuch
- Takeaway by Alex Tuch
- Rasmus Dahlin Interference against T.J. Oshie
- Tage Thompson Fighting against Max Pacioretty
- Jordan Greenway Fighting against Tom Wilson
- Goalie Stopped
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
- Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Left
- Puck in Crowd
- Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- Connor McMichael hit Zach Benson
- Tyson Jost shot blocked by Max Pacioretty
- John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Short
- John Carlson Tip-In Wide Left
- Nic Dowd hit Jacob Bryson
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- T.J. Oshie hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Alex Ovechkin hit Owen Power
- Nick Jensen hit Zach Benson
- Alexander Alexeyev hit Jack Quinn
- Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Goalie Stopped
- Max Pacioretty hit Zemgus Girgensons
- Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
- Puck in Netting
- Nic Dowd hit Peyton Krebs
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Kale Clague
- Max Pacioretty hit Tyson Jost
- Icing
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Goalie Stopped
- Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- T.J. Oshie Tip-In Wide Right
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Peyton Krebs
- Alexander Alexeyev hit Zach Benson
- Beck Malenstyn hit Connor Clifton
- Max Pacioretty Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Max Pacioretty Batted Wide Left
- Martin Fehervary hit Zemgus Girgensons
- Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Right
- Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Vincent Iorio shot blocked by Connor McMichael
- Goalie Stopped
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Beck Malenstyn hit Owen Power
- Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Goalie Stopped
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Aliaksei Protas Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Alexander Alexeyev Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Goalie Stopped
- Alexander Alexeyev hit Jack Quinn
- Jack Quinn shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
- Off-side
- John Carlson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Nick Jensen
- Icing
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Goalie Stopped
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Tage Thompson
- Nic Dowd Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- High Stick
- Puck in Netting
- Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
- Hendrix Lapierre hit Henri Jokiharju
- Icing
- Hand Pass
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Connor Clifton
- Connor Clifton shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
- Puck in Netting
- Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- Nick Jensen shot blocked by Connor McMichael
- Max Pacioretty hit Jeff Skinner
- Tom Wilson hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Nic Dowd hit Tyson Jost
- Puck in Netting
- Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
- Icing
- Max Pacioretty hit Henri Jokiharju
- Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
- Connor Clifton shot blocked by Dylan Strome
- Tom Wilson hit Tyson Jost
- Alex Ovechkin hit Kale Clague
- Tom Wilson hit Connor Clifton
- Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
- Aliaksei Protas hit Connor Clifton
- Connor McMichael Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Max Pacioretty (18), John Carlson (41)
- Icing
- Kale Clague shot blocked by Max Pacioretty
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
- Hand Pass
- JJ Peterka shot blocked by Nick Jensen
- Puck in Netting
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- Beck Malenstyn hit Henri Jokiharju
- Nick Jensen shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
- Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Icing
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- Tom Wilson Tripping against Jacob Bryson
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Martin Fehervary hit Peyton Krebs
- Takeaway by T.J. Oshie
- John Carlson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Goalie Stopped
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
- Max Pacioretty hit Jeff Skinner
- Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
- Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
- Hendrix Lapierre Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Hendrix Lapierre Slap Shot Wide Right
- Zach Benson shot blocked by Nick Jensen
- Puck in Netting
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Nick Jensen shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Kale Clague
- Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Aliaksei Protas Backhand Wide Left
- Martin Fehervary hit Dylan Cozens
- Nick Jensen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- T.J. Oshie Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Max Pacioretty hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Goalie Stopped
- John Carlson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
- T.J. Oshie hit Jacob Bryson
- Icing
- Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Dylan Strome
- Takeaway by T.J. Oshie
- Nick Jensen Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Off-side
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
- Max Pacioretty hit Henri Jokiharju
- Icing
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Icing
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Goalie Stopped
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Tom Wilson Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: John Carlson (42), Alex Ovechkin (34)
- Max Pacioretty hit Connor Clifton
- Off-side
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Max Pacioretty Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
- Alex Tuch shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
- T.J. Oshie hit Tage Thompson
- Max Pacioretty Fighting against Tage Thompson
- Tom Wilson Fighting against Jordan Greenway
CAPITALS
SABRES
| TIME | PLAY | WSH | BUF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:25 | Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:27 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:27 | Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jeff Skinner | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:56 | Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:03 | Puck in Crowd | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:03 | Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:43 | Connor McMichael hit Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:19 | Tyson Jost shot blocked by Max Pacioretty | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:29 | Tyson Jost hit Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:56 | John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:24 | Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Short | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:32 | John Carlson Tip-In Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:08 | Peyton Krebs hit Nic Dowd | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:18 | Nic Dowd hit Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:29 | Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:32 | Puck Frozen - Goalie | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:32 | Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:44 | T.J. Oshie hit Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:49 | Alex Ovechkin hit Owen Power | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:55 | Nick Jensen hit Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:55 | Alexander Alexeyev hit Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:16 | Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:18 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:18 | Tyson Jost faceoff won against Max Pacioretty | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:31 | Kale Clague Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:34 | Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:37 | Max Pacioretty hit Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:39 | Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:17 | Takeaway by JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:48 | Dylan Strome shot blocked by Connor Clifton | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:59 | John Carlson shot blocked by Connor Clifton | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:02 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:02 | Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:49 | Takeaway by Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:07 | Nic Dowd hit Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:12 | Henri Jokiharju hit Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:17 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:28 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Kale Clague | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:42 | Max Pacioretty hit Tyson Jost | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:32 | Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:34 | John Carlson shot blocked by Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:45 | Icing | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:45 | Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:50 | Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:53 | Nick Jensen shot blocked by Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:58 | Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:03 | Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:10 | Jordan Greenway hit T.J. Oshie | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:14 | T.J. Oshie Tip-In Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:33 | Jordan Greenway hit Nick Jensen | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:03 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:14 | Alexander Alexeyev hit Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:24 | Beck Malenstyn hit Connor Clifton | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Peyton Krebs hit Nic Dowd | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:38 | Zach Benson hit Vincent Iorio | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:16 | Max Pacioretty Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:17 | Max Pacioretty Batted Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:25 | Martin Fehervary hit Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:30 | Tyson Jost Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:49 | Giveaway by Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 13:02 | Dylan Strome shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju | 0 | 0 | |
| 13:06 | Nick Jensen shot blocked by Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 13:17 | Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:09 | Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:11 | Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:15 | Vincent Iorio shot blocked by Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:38 | Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:40 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:40 | Nic Dowd faceoff won against Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:01 | Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:11 | Beck Malenstyn hit Owen Power | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:24 | Rasmus Dahlin hit Nic Dowd | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:27 | Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:29 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:29 | Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:30 | Tom Wilson shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:34 | Rasmus Dahlin hit Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:38 | Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:39 | Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:41 | Aliaksei Protas Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:25 | Alexander Alexeyev Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:27 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:27 | Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:41 | Alexander Alexeyev hit Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:52 | Jack Quinn shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:16 | Off-side | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:16 | Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:38 | Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:46 | Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:00 | Zach Benson Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Jeff Skinner (22), Peyton Krebs (13) | 0 | 1 | |
| 19:00 | Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tyson Jost | 0 | 1 | |
| 19:08 | John Carlson Snap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 19:58 | Tage Thompson shot blocked by Nick Jensen | 0 | 1 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 0 | 1 | |
Regular Season Series
BUF wins 2-1
Game Information
KeyBank Center
12:00 AM, 12 April 2024
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 15,454
- Referees:
- Francis Charron
- Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen:
- David Brisebois
- Andrew Smith
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 |
| Philadelphia | 19 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| NY Islanders | 20 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| Washington | 19 | 13 | 5 | 43 |
| NY Rangers | 19 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| Columbus | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |

