2 Washington 4th Metropolitan43-30-3-6

1 Buffalo 1st Atlantic50-23-8-1

FINAL 2 FINAL 1 7:00PM ET · Mar 12, 2026

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Capitals vs Sabres Results, Match Player Stats & Records

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

Player Stats


Team	ML	O/U (Margin)	ATS
WAS Washington	+172	6.5o	+1.5 (2.5)
BUF Buffalo	-210	6.5u (3.5)	-1.5

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
6:02		S. Carrick Assisted by: O. Power , B. Malenstyn
Scoring - Period 2
2:14		R. Leonard Unassisted
Scoring - Period 3
18:27		J. Chychrun Assisted by: A. Protas , T. van Riemsdyk

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
17:50		C. McMichael (2:00) Hooking
Penalties - Period 2
12:50		T. Pearson (2:00) Slashing
16:41		M. Fehervary (2:00) Holding
Penalties - Period 3
6:08		L. Stanley (2:00) Holding

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Washington	3	6	13	22
Buffalo	15	10	5	30

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
	G	SOG	S%	PP%	PK%	FW	PEN	PIM
Washington	2	22	9.09	0.00	100.00	18	2	4
Buffalo	1	30	3.33	0.00	100.00	27	2	4

Goaltending

Washington

Washington Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
C. Lindgren	30	29	1	.967	0	60:00

Buffalo

Buffalo Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
U. Luukkonen	22	20	2	.909	0	58:33

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	FW	FL	F%
3	D	M. Roy	0	0	0	-1	0	1	26	21:46	19:29	0:27	1:50	-	-	-
6	D	J. Chychrun	1	0	1	2	0	1	18	20:25	16:46	2:43	0:56	-	-	-
8	LW	A. Ovechkin	0	0	0	-1	0	2	17	14:03	10:25	3:38	0:00	-	-	-
9	RW	R. Leonard	1	0	1	2	0	1	17	13:46	12:31	1:15	0:00	-	-	-
17	C	D. Strome	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	15:25	12:40	2:45	0:00	6	6	50
21	C	A. Protas	0	1	1	1	0	1	20	16:31	13:06	1:17	2:08	-	-	-
22	RW	B. Duhaime	0	0	0	E	0	0	19	12:17	11:05	0:00	1:12	-	-	-
24	C	C. McMichael	0	0	0	E	2	2	22	14:15	12:21	0:55	0:59	4	9	31
27	D	T. Liljegren	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:50	15:50	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
29	C	H. Lapierre	0	0	0	E	0	1	15	13:17	13:17	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
34	RW	J. Sourdif	0	0	0	E	0	0	18	14:50	14:47	0:03	0:00	2	3	40
38	D	R. Sandin	0	0	0	-1	0	1	22	19:47	16:21	1:17	2:09	-	-	-
42	D	M. Fehervary	0	0	0	E	2	1	22	19:56	19:06	0:00	0:50	-	-	-
43	RW	T. Wilson	0	0	0	E	0	4	23	20:34	15:55	2:43	1:56	-	1	0
53	C	E. Frank	0	0	0	E	0	0	14	10:30	10:30	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
57	D	T. van Riemsdyk	0	1	1	1	0	3	21	19:00	16:47	0:00	2:13	-	-	-
72	LW	A. Beauvillier	0	0	0	E	0	1	17	14:07	12:33	0:00	1:34	1	2	33
80	LW	P. Dubois	0	0	0	E	0	1	21	19:41	16:31	2:57	0:13	5	6	45
79	G	C. Lindgren	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	60:00	52:00	4:00	4:00	-	-	-

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	FW	FL	F%
4	D	B. Byram	0	0	0	E	0	3	24	23:02	20:42	0:19	2:01	-	-	-
5	D	L. Schenn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	20	14:31	12:30	0:00	2:01	-	-	-
6	LW	Z. Benson	0	0	0	E	0	1	20	17:15	15:06	0:27	1:42	-	-	-
9	C	J. Norris	0	0	0	-1	0	2	16	15:45	12:14	3:31	0:00	4	4	50
10	C	S. Carrick	1	0	1	1	0	2	18	10:51	9:07	0:00	1:44	6	4	60
17	LW	J. Zucker	0	0	0	-1	0	3	18	17:07	13:33	3:34	0:00	-	1	0
19	C	P. Krebs	0	0	0	-1	0	1	16	13:44	13:35	0:00	0:09	2	-	100
22	RW	J. Quinn	0	0	0	-1	0	1	21	16:19	15:49	0:30	0:00	-	-	-
23	D	M. Samuelsson	0	0	0	E	0	1	24	20:30	18:16	0:00	2:14	-	-	-
25	D	O. Power	0	1	1	E	0	0	22	21:29	19:44	0:00	1:45	-	-	-
26	D	R. Dahlin	0	0	0	E	0	2	22	23:28	19:45	3:42	0:01	-	-	-
29	LW	B. Malenstyn	0	1	1	1	0	1	16	10:25	8:15	0:00	2:10	-	1	0
64	D	L. Stanley	0	0	0	-1	2	1	20	13:02	13:02	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
70	LW	T. Pearson	0	0	0	1	2	3	15	8:58	8:58	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
71	C	R. McLeod	0	0	0	-1	0	1	21	17:26	14:56	0:29	2:01	11	4	73
72	C	T. Thompson	0	0	0	E	0	5	20	22:04	18:32	3:31	0:01	3	2	60
86	C	N. Ostlund	0	0	0	E	0	0	18	16:49	16:13	0:25	0:11	1	2	33
91	RW	J. Doan	0	0	0	-1	0	3	16	14:42	11:10	3:32	0:00	-	-	-
1	G	U. Luukkonen	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	58:33	50:33	4:00	4:00	-	-	-

Game Info

Location KeyBank Center

Referees Francis Charron , Furman South

Linesmen Brandon Grillo, Andrew Smith

Attendance 19,070 attendance

WAS vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
WAS	32-27-7	33-33-0	30-34-2	12-16-4	20-11-3
BUF	40-19-6	37-28-0	31-31-3	19-11-3	21-8-3

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

7-3

Over / Under

8-1-1

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Nov 01, '25	BUF	4 - 3 (SO)	BUF -122	o6.5	24	34	0-3	0-4
Mar 30, '25	WAS	8 - 5	BUF +250	o6.5	29	23	1-2	2-5
Jan 06, '25	BUF	4 - 3 (SO)	BUF +134	o6.0	27	28	1-3	1-2
Dec 14, '24	WAS	4 - 2	WAS -184	u6.5	31	21	2-3	0-2
Apr 11, '24	BUF	4 - 2	BUF -132	P6.0	17	24	0-1	0-0
Apr 02, '24	BUF	6 - 2	BUF -133	o6.0	35	26	2-2	1-3
Nov 22, '23	WAS	4 - 3 (OT)	WAS -122	o6.0	30	27	0-2	1-3
Mar 15, '23	WAS	5 - 4 (SO)	WAS -125	o7.0	39	27	2-3	0-2
Feb 26, '23	BUF	7 - 4	BUF -112	o6.5	37	30	0-3	1-2
Jan 03, '23	WAS	5 - 4 (OT)	BUF +144	o6.5	32	29	0-1	1-3

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

5-5-0-0

Over / Under

2-8-0

-$157

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Mar 11, '26	@ PHI	L 1 - 4	L -130	u6.0	23	21	1-3	0-2
Mar 09, '26	CAL	W 7 - 3	W -192	o6.0	29	26	1-3	0-0
Mar 07, '26	@ BOS	L 1 - 3	L +106	u6.0	23	29	0-3	1-6
Mar 03, '26	UTAH	L 2 - 3	L -111	u6.0	25	23	2-2	2-2
Feb 28, '26	@ MON	L 2 - 6	L +134	o6.5	29	23	0-4	0-3
Feb 27, '26	VEG	W 3 - 2	W -118	u6.0	30	26	0-5	1-3
Feb 25, '26	PHI	W 3 - 1	W -146	u5.5	29	24	0-1	0-2
Feb 05, '26	NAS	W 4 - 2	W -166	u6.5	30	29	2-6	0-4
Feb 03, '26	@ PHI	L 2 - 4	L +122	u6.5	28	21	0-1	1-3
Feb 02, '26	NYI	W 4 - 1	W -130	u6.5	25	30	0-4	0-2

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Mar 14, '26	BOS	L 1-3	L +106	u6.0
Mar 18, '26	OTT	L 3-4	L +126	o6.0
Mar 20, '26	NJ	W 4-3 (OT)	W +100	o5.5

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

8-1-1-0

Over / Under

5-5-0

$552

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Mar 10, '26	SJ	W 6 - 3	W -205	o6.5	26	20	0-1	1-3
Mar 08, '26	TB	W 8 - 7	W -102	o6.5	42	28	4-7	1-2
Mar 07, '26	NAS	W 3 - 2	W -176	u6.5	24	25	0-2	1-3
Mar 05, '26	@ PIT	W 5 - 1	W -113	u6.5	26	28	1-6	0-5
Mar 03, '26	VEG	W 3 - 2	W -140	u6.0	28	29	0-1	0-1
Feb 28, '26	@ TB	W 6 - 2	W +198	o6.5	35	38	1-5	0-3
Feb 27, '26	@ FLA	W 3 - 2	W +100	u6.0	39	29	1-3	1-4
Feb 25, '26	@ NJ	W 2 - 1	W -110	u6.0	30	28	0-3	0-2
Feb 05, '26	PIT	L 2 - 5	L -125	o6.5	27	31	1-5	0-3
Feb 03, '26	@ TB	L 3 - 4 (OT)	L +172	o6.0	26	35	1-3	1-2

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Mar 14, '26	TOR	W 7-4	W -102	o6.5
Mar 17, '26	@ VEG	W 3-2	W -140	u6.0
Mar 19, '26	@ SJ	W 6-3	W -205	o6.5

WAS vs BUF Preview

Washington at

Buffalo

Last Meeting ( Nov 1, 2025 ) Washington 3, Buffalo 4

The Washington Capitals will look to bolster their flickering playoff aspirations on Thursday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.

The high-scoring Sabres, in turn, are roaring toward the postseason and will be looking for their ninth straight win.

After ending a three-game losing streak with an impressive 7-3 win against the Calgary Flames on Monday, the Capitals dropped a 4-1 decision at the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

Ryan Leonard converted on the power play to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead after one period before the Flyers scored four straight goals.

Logan Thompson made 18 saves for Washington, which trails the Boston Bruins by seven points for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

"I think they pressed us pretty good to start the second period," Capitals defenseman Matt Roy said. "Obviously they had a few breaks and got momentum. I thought we did a good job battling back and we had our ... chances, but we just didn't capitalize."

Washington continues to have trouble igniting its offense. Minus the seven-goal outburst against the Flames, the Capitals have scored two goals or fewer in four of their past five games -- all losses.

"Overall, I thought we played hard, I thought we were right there," Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. "We're not making enough plays. Tonight, just with the puck, we left a lot on the table. ... We had a lot of misplays with the puck. Just got to be better with our execution."

Defenseman Timothy Liljegren, acquired Friday in a trade with the San Jose Sharks, played 14:48 and blocked four shots in his Capitals debut.

The Sabres extended their winning streak with a 6-3 victory against the visiting Sharks on Tuesday.

Jack Quinn ended a 12-game goal drought with his first NHL hat trick. He also added an assist.

"I think after the (Olympic) break I was actually playing pretty good and our line was having a ton of chances," Quinn said. "It's just we weren't producing a ton, or at least I wasn't. It was nice to turn the corner tonight."

Quinn, who has 43 points, has exceeded his previous career-best point total of 39. His 15 goals this season matched his career high, set in 2024-25.

"He has such a knack for scoring, such a gift to be able to do it," teammate Beck Malenstyn said of Quinn. "He contorts his body in ways that I think my back would go out if I tried to, and what he can put on the puck is just incredible."

Jason Zucker scored and set up a goal on Tuesday. Captain Rasmus Dahlin and Ryan McLeod each had three assists for the Sabres.

Scoring has not been a problem for Buffalo, which is averaging a robust 4.5 goals per game during the streak. The Sabres are approaching their longest winning streak of the season, a 10-game run from Dec. 9-31.

Buffalo forward Tage Thompson's 11-game point streak came to a halt against San Jose.

Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 6-1-2 with a 2.89 goals-against average (GAA) and .905 save percentage in nine career games versus Washington.

Charlie Lindgren is expected to start for the Capitals on Thursday. He is 2-2-2 with a 3.38 GAA and .876 save percentage the Sabres.

The Sabres won the first meeting between the teams, 4-3 in a shootout on Nov. 1. The teams meet again on April 4 in Washington, D.C.

--Field Level Media

WAS vs BUFInjury report

Washington'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
J. Kulich	C	Out For Season - Ear( May 18, '26)	May 18, '26
The Sabres said on Tuesday (May 19) that Kulich had his blood clot removed and will be able to play hockey again, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.
N. Ostlund	C	Out - Lower Body( May 02, '26)	May 02, '26
The Sabres said on Sunday (May. 3) that 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.
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

Washington
Buffalo

W/L

1-4-0-0

GAA

3.00

Save %

.874

Washington Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
L.Thompson	Mar 11, 2026	PHI 4 - WAS 1	L	3	21	.857	-	L -130	u6.0
L.Thompson	Mar 9, 2026	WAS 7 - CAL 3	W	3	26	.885	-	W -192	o6.0
L.Thompson	Mar 7, 2026	BOS 3 - WAS 1	L	2	29	.931	-	L +106	u6.0
L.Thompson	Mar 3, 2026	WAS 2 - UTAH 3	L	3	23	.870	-	L -111	u6.0
C.Lindgren	Feb 28, 2026	MON 6 - WAS 2	L	4	23	.826	-	L +134	o6.5

W/L

5-0-0-0

GAA

3.00

Save %

.883

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
A.Lyon	Mar 10, 2026	BUF 6 - SJ 3	W	3	20	.850	-	W -205	o6.5
U.Luukkonen	Mar 8, 2026	BUF 8 - TB 7	W	7	28	.750	-	W -102	o6.5
A.Lyon	Mar 7, 2026	BUF 3 - NAS 2	W	2	25	.920	-	W -176	u6.5
U.Luukkonen	Mar 5, 2026	PIT 1 - BUF 5	W	1	28	.964	-	W -113	u6.5
A.Lyon	Mar 3, 2026	BUF 3 - VEG 2	W	2	29	.931	-	W -140	u6.0

WAS vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

WASWashington Offense
BUFBuffalo Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
3.15	Total	3.02
0.83	1st Period	0.94
1.03	2nd Period	0.89
1.21	3rd Period	1.09
0.06	OT	0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
28.91	Total	29.85
7.91	1st Period	8.29
8.53	2nd Period	9.12
8.15	3rd Period	8.92
0.48	OT	0.32

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.11	Total	0.90
0.11	1st Period	0.89
0.12	2nd Period	0.90
0.15	3rd Period	0.88
0.12	OT	0.71

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
33 - 198	G/Att vs. GA/Att	31 - 177
16.67	PP % vs. PK %	82.49

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Washington Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Charlie Lindgren	539	475	0.881	8-7-3
Parker Milner	0	0	0.000	0-0-0
Logan Thompson	1219	1111	0.911	22-19-4

Capitals vs Sabres Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Scoring Summary

Penalty Summary

Shots On Goal

Team Statistics

Goaltending

Player Stats

Game Info

WAS vs BUFRecords

WAS vs BUFRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

WAS vs BUF Preview

WAS vs BUFInjury report

Washington's Injuries

Washington Starters Last Game

Buffalo's Injuries

Buffalo Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

WAS vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

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