Sabres 3, Capitals 4. Final/OT
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Team stats
| Sabres | Stat | Capitals |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Shots | 34 |
| 0 | Power play goals | 0 |
| 56.6 | Faceoff % | 43.4 |
| 15 | Hits | 26 |
| 9 | Blocked shots | 21 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 24 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 6 | Penalty minutes | 4 |
Box score
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:32 | 2:37 | 2:20 | 13:35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. DoanRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 11:13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. HeleniusC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. KozakC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 12:43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. MalenstynLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 12:03 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:15 | 1:39 | 2:56 | 12:40 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. NorrisC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:06 | 1:38 | 2:34 | 12:54 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. OstlundC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 2:21 | 0:13 | 13:51 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. QuinnRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:24 | 2:34 | 0:11 | 14:39 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:00 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 14:40 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. ZuckerLW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 13:52 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 12:31 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. CrevierD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7:37 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 6:41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. DahlinD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:20 | 3:07 | 0:16 | 23:57 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| D. GilbertD | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 8:12 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 7:17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. PowerD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30:09 | 0:54 | 4:48 | 24:27 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:27 | 0:02 | 3:12 | 22:13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| O. ZellwegerD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:06 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 19:11 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. LuukkonenG | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .882 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 63:42 | 0 | 0 |
Game details
Date
VenueCapital One Arena
LocationWashington, DC
Attendance18,347
TVESPN+, MNMT
Injuries
BUFSabres
- OutUpper Body · expected back Nov 8
- OutLower Body · expected back Nov 8
- OutLower Body · expected back Nov 6
- OutUpper Body · expected back Nov 22
- Day-to-dayUpper Body · expected back Nov 4
- Day-to-dayConcussion · expected back Nov 4
WSHCapitals
- OutAbdomen · expected back Dec 5
- OutKnee · expected back Dec 26
What to know
In Capitals’ 5-1 loss to Wild, early deficit and late penalties prove too much
New Capitals jersey takes inspiration from DC monuments, Potomac River and cherry blossoms
2 early goals lift Minnesota to a 5-1 win over Washington, snapping the Capitals' 3-game run
— Quinn Hughes and Michael McCarron scored in the first 5:27 for Minnesota, and the Wild held on for a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

