LIVE 07:22 3rd May 3
MIN 5 -178 o6.0
COL 7 +156 u6.0
Final May 3
MON 2 +139 o5.0
TB 1 -155 u5.0
Washington 4th Metropolitan43-30-3-6
Buffalo 1st Atlantic50-23-8-1

Capitals vs Sabres   Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore Details
Team 1 2 3 OT SO Total In Goal
Washington Capitals WAS Washington 2 1 0 0 0 3 Charlie Lindgren
Buffalo Sabres BUF Buffalo 3 0 0 0 1 4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Player Stats
Team ML O/U (Margin) ATS
Washington Capitals WAS Washington +102 6.5o (0.5) +1.5 (0.5)
Buffalo Sabres BUF Buffalo -122 6.5u -1.5

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
1:07 WAS D. Strome
Assisted by: R. Leonard ,
2:15 WAS A. Protas
2:30 BUF T. Thompson
10:02 BUF A. Tuch
Assisted by: O. Power , J. Doan
18:45 BUF I. Rosen
Scoring - Period 2
19:17 WAS S. Milano
Scoring - Period 3
No Scoring
Scoring - Overtime
No Scoring

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
4:39 WAS loading= T. Wilson (2:00) Unsportsmanlike Conduct
7:04 WAS loading= T. Wilson (10:00) Undefined
7:04 WAS loading= T. Wilson (5:00) Fighting
7:04 WAS loading= T. Wilson (2:00) Undefined
7:04 BUF loading= J. Greenway (2:00) Illegal Check To Head
7:04 BUF loading= J. Greenway (5:00) Fighting
Penalties - Period 2
6:20 BUF loading= A. Tuch (2:00) Interference
14:16 WAS loading= R. Leonard (2:00) Hooking
19:17 WAS loading= R. Leonard (2:00) Unsportsmanlike Conduct
19:17 BUF loading= B. Byram (2:00) Roughing
Penalties - Period 3
3:11 WAS loading= D. Chisholm (2:00) Holding
6:09 BUF loading= P. Krebs (2:00) Tripping
8:26 BUF loading= B. Malenstyn (2:00) Tripping
16:48 BUF loading= A. Tuch (2:00) Holding
Penalties - Overtime
No Penalties

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
1st 2nd 3rd OT Total
Washington CapitalsWashington 9 15 5 5 34
Buffalo SabresBuffalo 10 7 6 1 24

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
G SOG S% PP% PK% FW PEN PIM
Washington CapitalsWashington 3 34 8.82 0.00 100.00 27 7 25
Buffalo SabresBuffalo 5 24 20.83 0.00 100.00 25 7 17

Goaltending

Washington CapitalsWashington

Washington Goaltending
Shots Saves GA SV% PIM TOI
C. Lindgren 24 21 3 .875 0 64:52

Buffalo SabresBuffalo

Buffalo Goaltending
Shots Saves GA SV% PIM TOI
U. Luukkonen 34 31 3 .912 0 64:28

Player Stats

# POS Player G A P +/- PIM SOG SHF TOI EV PP SH PPG SHG FW FL F%
3 D M. Roy 0 1 1 1 0 3 21 19:44 16:29 0:09 3:06 0 0 - - -
6 D J. Chychrun 0 0 0 1 0 5 26 27:21 20:52 5:19 1:10 0 0 - - -
8 LW A. Ovechkin 0 0 0 -1 0 3 20 19:15 12:32 6:43 0:00 0 0 1 - 100
9 RW R. Leonard 0 1 1 1 4 1 18 12:14 8:57 3:17 0:00 0 0 - - -
15 LW S. Milano 1 0 1 E 0 1 14 9:07 6:31 2:36 0:00 0 0 - - -
17 C D. Strome 1 0 1 1 0 6 25 22:13 16:36 5:20 0:17 0 0 16 8 67
21 C A. Protas 1 0 1 E 0 2 25 18:25 16:35 0:00 1:50 0 0 - - -
22 RW B. Duhaime 0 0 0 -1 0 0 19 14:13 11:21 0:00 2:52 0 0 - - -
24 C C. McMichael 0 1 1 E 0 2 25 16:48 12:45 2:31 1:32 0 0 3 8 27
26 C N. Dowd 0 0 0 -1 0 1 24 16:41 12:36 0:07 3:58 0 0 6 7 46
29 C H. Lapierre 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 9:27 8:24 1:03 0:00 0 0 1 2 33
34 RW J. Sourdif 0 0 0 -1 0 1 15 13:02 13:02 0:00 0:00 0 0 - - -
42 D M. Fehervary 0 1 1 E 0 1 23 17:55 15:44 0:00 2:11 0 0 - - -
43 RW T. Wilson 0 1 1 1 19 1 19 15:32 9:38 4:40 1:14 0 0 - - -
47 D D. Chisholm 0 0 0 E 2 0 15 13:39 10:17 2:36 0:46 0 0 - - -
57 D T. van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 -1 0 1 18 16:00 13:07 0:11 2:42 0 0 - - -
72 LW A. Beauvillier 0 0 0 E 0 4 20 17:27 17:08 0:04 0:15 0 0 - - -
74 D J. Carlson 0 0 0 -1 0 1 27 28:05 20:34 5:24 2:07 0 0 - - -
79 G C. Lindgren 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 64:52 50:52 8:00 6:00 0 0 - - -
# POS Player G A P +/- PIM SOG SHF TOI EV PP SH PPG SHG FW FL F%
4 D B. Byram 0 0 0 -1 2 0 24 18:54 16:48 2:01 0:05 0 0 - - -
8 D M. Kesselring 0 0 0 E 0 0 24 18:27 15:15 0:00 3:12 0 0 - - -
12 LW J. Greenway 0 1 1 1 7 0 21 13:28 9:14 0:00 4:14 0 0 2 2 50
17 LW J. Zucker 0 1 1 1 0 1 19 15:07 11:08 3:53 0:06 0 0 1 - 100
19 C P. Krebs 0 0 0 -1 2 0 21 15:08 15:02 0:06 0:00 0 0 3 5 38
20 C J. Kulich 0 0 0 E 0 1 14 11:19 10:39 0:39 0:01 0 0 2 - 100
21 D C. Timmins 0 1 1 1 0 1 26 17:47 12:59 0:03 4:45 0 0 - - -
22 RW J. Quinn 0 1 1 E 0 0 23 16:23 12:04 2:10 2:09 0 0 - - -
23 D M. Samuelsson 0 0 0 -1 0 5 30 20:22 15:39 0:00 4:43 0 0 - - -
25 D O. Power 0 1 1 1 0 0 28 19:54 14:42 2:06 3:06 0 0 - - -
26 D R. Dahlin 0 0 0 E 0 0 26 26:12 22:08 3:54 0:10 0 0 - - -
29 LW B. Malenstyn 0 0 0 -1 2 1 21 12:42 9:40 0:00 3:02 0 0 - - -
44 C J. Dunne 0 0 0 -1 0 1 16 11:51 11:51 0:00 0:00 0 0 - - -
63 RW I. Rosen 1 0 1 E 0 3 17 14:44 10:56 3:48 0:00 0 0 - - -
71 C R. McLeod 0 0 0 E 0 3 29 18:05 12:56 1:24 3:45 0 0 5 11 31
72 C T. Thompson 1 0 1 1 0 4 23 19:23 15:07 3:58 0:18 0 0 12 8 60
89 RW A. Tuch 1 0 1 E 4 2 30 20:14 15:45 2:05 2:24 0 0 - 1 0
91 RW J. Doan 0 1 1 E 0 2 21 15:32 11:39 3:53 0:00 0 0 - - -
1 G U. Luukkonen 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 64:28 50:28 6:00 8:00 0 0 - - -

Game Info

Location  KeyBank Center

Referees  Liam Maaskant , Garrett Rank

Linesmen  Devin Berg, Brad Kovachik

Attendance  19,070 attendance

WAS vs BUFRecords

WAS vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Washington logo WAS 6-5-0 5-6-0 3-8-0 3-1-0 3-4-0
Buffalo logo BUF 4-4-3 5-6-0 5-6-0 0-2-2 4-2-1

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
8-0-2
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Mar 30, '25 WAS  logo 8 - 5 BUF +253 o6.5 29 23 1-2 2-5
Jan 06, '25 BUF  logo 4 - 3 (SO) BUF +134 o6.0 27 28 1-3 1-2
Dec 14, '24 WAS  logo 4 - 2 WAS -182 P6.0 31 21 2-3 0-2
Apr 11, '24 BUF  logo 4 - 2 BUF -132 P6.0 17 24 0-1 0-0
Apr 02, '24 BUF  logo 6 - 2 BUF -133 o6.0 35 26 2-2 1-3
Nov 22, '23 WAS  logo 4 - 3 (OT) WAS -122 o6.0 30 27 0-2 1-3
Mar 15, '23 WAS  logo 5 - 4 (SO) WAS -125 o7.0 39 27 2-3 0-2
Feb 26, '23 BUF  logo 7 - 4 BUF -112 o6.5 37 30 0-3 1-2
Jan 03, '23 WAS  logo 5 - 4 (OT) BUF +144 o6.5 32 29 0-1 1-3
Mar 25, '22 BUF  logo 4 - 3 (SO) WAS -191 o6.0 23 40 0-1 0-1

WAS vs BUF Preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 30, 2025 ) Buffalo 8, Washington 5

The Alex Ovechkin milestone watch moves on to a fourth game when the Washington Capitals visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

WAS vs BUFInjury report

Washington logoWashington's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
R. Sandin D Out For Season - Knee( Apr 21, '26) Apr 21, '26
The Capitals said on Wednesday (Apr. 22) that Sandin underwent a surgical procedure to address the ACL tear in his right knee. He is estimated to return at 6-9 months.

Washington Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 8 Alex Ovechkin
RW 9 Ryan Leonard
C 17 Dylan Strome
C 21 Aliaksei Protas
RW 22 Brandon Duhaime
C 24 Connor McMichael
C 29 Hendrix Lapierre
RW 34 Justin Sourdif
RW 43 Tom Wilson
C 53 Ethen Frank
C 64 David Kampf
LW 72 Anthony Beauvillier
LW 80 Pierre-Luc Dubois
Defense
POS # Player
D 3 Matt Roy
D 6 Jakob Chychrun
D 27 Timothy Liljegren
D 38 Rasmus Sandin
D 42 Martin Fehervary
D 44 Cole Hutson
D 47 Declan Chisholm
G 48 Logan Thompson
D 52 Dylan McIlrath
D 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk
G 79 Charlie Lindgren

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
N. Ostlund C Out - Lower Body( May 02, '26) May 02, '26
Ostlund isn't expected to be available to play in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Sunday (May. 3).
S. Carrick C Out - Arm( May 02, '26) May 02, '26
Carrick isn't expected to be an option in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports Sunday (May. 3).
J. Kulich C Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26) Mar 05, '26
The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
J. Danforth RW Out For Season - Kneecap( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 6 Zach Benson
C 9 Josh Norris
C 10 Sam Carrick
LW 12 Jordan Greenway
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 44 Josh Dunne
C 45 Riley Fiddler-Schultz
C 48 Tyson Kozak
LW 70 Tanner Pearson
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
C 86 Noah Ostlund
RW 89 Alex Tuch
RW 91 Josh Doan
C 92 Anton Wahlberg
C 94 Konsta Helenius
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 5 Luke Schenn
D 8 Michael Kesselring
D 21 Conor Timmins
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 27 Devon Levi
D 33 Ryan Johnson
G 34 Alex Lyon
D 57 Radim Mrtka
D 64 Logan Stanley
D 73 Zach Metsa
D 76 Vsevolod Komarov
G 92 Colten Ellis

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-3-0-0
GAA
2.33
Save %
.912
Washington Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
L.Thompson Oct 31, 2025 WAS 1 - NYI 3 L 2 22 .909 - L -215 u6.5
A.Vasilevskiy Oct 28, 2025 DAL 1 - WAS 0 W 2 20 .900 - L +108 u5.5
L.Thompson Oct 28, 2025 DAL 1 - WAS 0 L 1 19 .947 - L +108 u5.5
C.Lindgren Oct 25, 2025 WAS 1 - OTT 7 L 7 34 .794 - L -130 o5.5
L.Thompson Oct 24, 2025 CLB 1 - WAS 5 W 1 35 .971 - W -114 u6.5
L.Thompson Oct 21, 2025 WAS 4 - SEA 1 W 1 19 .947 - W -310 u5.5
W/L
2-0-3-0
GAA
3.40
Save %
.878
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Lyon Oct 30, 2025 BOS 4 - BUF 3 (OT) - 4 22 .818 - L -130 o6.5
A.Lyon Oct 28, 2025 BUF 3 - CLB 4 (OT) - 4 39 .897 - L -114 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Oct 25, 2025 TOR 4 - BUF 3 (OT) - 4 23 .826 - L +112 o6.5
A.Lyon Oct 24, 2025 BUF 5 - TOR 3 W 3 34 .912 - W +105 o6.5
C.Ellis Oct 22, 2025 BUF 4 - DET 2 W 2 31 .935 - W -122 u6.5

WAS vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
2.55 Total 3.18
0.36 1st Period 1.00
0.91 2nd Period 0.82
1.18 3rd Period 1.09
0.09 OT 0.27

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
28.55 Total 31.91
9.09 1st Period 10.55
9.45 2nd Period 9.91
9.82 3rd Period 10.91
0.18 OT 0.55

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.09 Total 0.90
0.04 1st Period 0.91
0.10 2nd Period 0.92
0.12 3rd Period 0.90
0.50 OT 0.50

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
6 - 36 G/Att vs. GA/Att 4 - 38
16.67 PP % vs. PK % 89.47

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Washington Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Charlie Lindgren 93 82 0.882 1-2-0
Parker Milner 0 0 0.000 0-0-0
Logan Thompson 185 173 0.935 5-3-0

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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