Buffalo 7th Atlantic4-4-1-1

Washington 4th Metropolitan5-4-0-0

7:00PM ET · Oct 24, 2026

Sabres vs Capitals Game Overview

BUF vs WASRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
BUF	4-4-2	4-6-0	7-3-0	1-1-2	3-3-0
WAS	5-4-0	4-5-0	6-3-0	1-2-0	4-2-0

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

5-5 Even

Over / Under

7-2-1

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Apr 04, '26	WAS	6 - 2	WAS -106	o6.5	28	39	0-2	0-5
Mar 12, '26	BUF	2 - 1	WAS +172	u6.5	30	22	0-2	0-2
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 -135	P6.0	17	24	0-1	0-0
Apr 02, '24	BUF	6 - 2	BUF -142	o6.0	35	26	2-2	1-3
Nov 22, '23	WAS	4 - 3 (OT)	WAS -130	o6.0	30	27	0-2	1-3
Mar 15, '23	WAS	5 - 4 (SO)	WAS -120	o6.5	39	27	2-3	0-2

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

4-4-1-1

Over / Under

7-3-0

-$281

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Oct 21, '26	PHI	L 1 - 3	L -218	o3.5	28	28	1-3	1-5
Oct 17, '26	@ MON	L 3 - 4 (OT)	L +120	o6.5	26	34	0-4	1-5
Oct 15, '26	@ TOR	W 5 - 4 (OT)	W -105	o6.5	35	30	0-2	1-3
Oct 13, '26	@ MON	L 3 - 4 (SO)	L +130	o6.5	16	38	0-5	1-3
Oct 12, '26	FLA	W 5 - 3	W -115	o5.5	32	23	2-5	2-4
Oct 10, '26	UTAH	L 1 - 4	L -108	u6.5	24	30	1-4	2-5
Oct 08, '26	DAL	L 0 - 4	L +102	u6.5	26	18	0-3	1-2
Oct 06, '26	MIN	W 3 - 2 (OT)	W -108	u6.5	28	20	0-2	1-4
Oct 03, '26	CHI	W 4 - 3	W -230	o6.5	28	15	0-3	0-2
Oct 01, '26	@ CLB	L 3 - 6	L -112	o6.5	26	22	0-5	2-3

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Oct 27, '26	@ SJ	W 5-0	W -142	u6.5
Oct 29, '26	@ ANA	L 5-6 (OT)	L -125	o6.5
Oct 31, '26	@ LA	W 4-1	W -130	u6.5

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

6-4-0-0

Over / Under

6-4-0

$152

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Oct 20, '26	LA	L 2 - 5	L -162	o5.5	32	25	1-4	1-2
Oct 17, '26	NJ	W 4 - 2	W -118	o5.5	25	31	1-2	1-4
Oct 14, '26	MON	W 5 - 4	W -115	o6.5	24	29	1-4	1-2
Oct 13, '26	@ CAR	L 2 - 4	L +130	u6.5	22	34	0-2	1-5
Oct 11, '26	SEA	L 3 - 5	L -205	o6.5	36	27	0-2	0-2
Oct 09, '26	NYR	W 3 - 1	W -142	u5.5	27	22	0-3	1-3
Oct 07, '26	PIT	W 5 - 3	W -155	o6.5	27	30	1-4	0-3
Oct 03, '26	@ TB	L 1 - 3	L +170	u6.5	21	29	0-2	0-3
Oct 02, '26	@ CAR	W 5 - 2	W +124	o6.5	27	33	1-2	1-6
Apr 14, '26	@ CLB	W 2 - 1	W +122	u6.5	21	28	1-3	0-1

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Oct 28, '26	PHI	W 6-4	W -130	o5.5
Oct 29, '26	@ NAS	W 4-2	W -166	u6.5
Nov 01, '26	MIN	L 0-5	L -102	u6.0

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BUF vs WASInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
S. Carrick	C	Out - Upper Body( Oct 20, '26)	Oct 20, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Sam Carrick on injured reserve on Wednesday (Oct. 21).
J. Danforth	RW	Out - Upper-Body( Oct 20, '26)	Oct 20, '26
Danforth is OUT for Wednesday's (Oct. 21) game versus the Flyers, per Joe Yerdon of Bleacher Report.
A. Lyon	G	Out - Upper-body( Oct 14, '26)	Oct 14, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Thursday's (Oct. 15) that Lyon had a setback in his recovery and is without a timeline to return.
M. Grzelcyk	D	Out - Lower-Body( Oct 12, '26)	Oct 12, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Matt Grzelcyk on injured reserve on Tuesday (Oct. 13).
C. Timmins	D	Out - Lower-body( Sep 28, '26)	Sep 28, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on injured reserve and does not have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com.
J. Rathbone	D	Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '26)	Sep 27, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Jack Rathbone on injured reserve non-roster list on Monday (Sep. 28).

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
LW	6	Zach Benson
C	9	Josh Norris
RW	15	Justin Danforth
LW	17	Jason Zucker
C	19	Peyton Krebs
C	20	Jiri Kulich
RW	22	Jack Quinn
LW	29	Beck Malenstyn
C	48	Tyson Kozak
C	71	Ryan McLeod
C	72	Tage Thompson
C	86	Noah Ostlund
RW	91	Josh Doan
C	94	Konsta Helenius

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D	8	Olen Zellweger
D	23	Mattias Samuelsson
D	25	Owen Power
D	26	Rasmus Dahlin
D	44	Dennis Gilbert
D	46	Louis Crevier
D	73	Zach Metsa
G	92	Colten Ellis

Washington's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
L. Thompson	G	Day To Day - Lower-body( Oct 20, '26)	Oct 20, '26
The Capitals said on Wednesday (Oct. 21) that Thompson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
J. Sourdif	RW	Out - Illness( Oct 18, '26)	Oct 18, '26
The Capitals have listed Sourdif as OUT for Tuesday's (Oct. 20) game against the Kings.
P. Dubois	LW	Out - Illness( Oct 16, '26)	Oct 16, '26
The Washington Capitals placed F Pierre-Luc Dubois on injured reserve on Saturday (Oct. 17).
R. Sandin	D	Out - Knee( Oct 11, '26)	Oct 11, '26
The Washington Capitals placed D Rasmus Sandin on Long-Term Injured Reserve on Monday (Oct. 12).
P. Thomas	C	Out - Upper-body( Sep 18, '26)	Sep 18, '26
The Washington Capitals placed F Patrick Thomas on injured reserve on Saturday (Sep. 19).

Washington Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
LW	8	Alex Ovechkin
RW	9	Ryan Leonard
C	17	Dylan Strome
C	21	Aliaksei Protas
C	22	Boone Jenner
RW	25	Jordan Kyrou
RW	34	Justin Sourdif
RW	43	Tom Wilson
C	53	Ethen Frank
LW	62	Ilya Protas
LW	63	Ivan Miroshnichenko
LW	72	Anthony Beauvillier
C	76	Jonny Brodzinski
RW	89	Alex Tuch

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	3	Matt Roy
D	6	Jakob Chychrun
D	27	Timothy Liljegren
D	42	Martin Fehervary
D	44	Cole Hutson
G	48	Logan Thompson
D	52	Dylan McIlrath
D	73	Vincent Desharnais
G	79	Charlie Lindgren

W/L

2-1-1-1

GAA

2.83

Save %

.878

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
U.Luukkonen	Oct 21, 2026	BUF 1 - PHI 3	L	3	27	.889	-	L -218	o3.5
U.Luukkonen	Oct 17, 2026	MON 4 - BUF 3 (OT)	-	4	34	.882	-	L +120	o6.5
U.Luukkonen	Oct 15, 2026	TOR 4 - BUF 5 (OT)	W	4	30	.867	-	W -105	o6.5
U.Luukkonen	Oct 13, 2026	MON 4 - BUF 3 (SO)	-	3	38	.921	-	L +130	o6.5
C.Ellis	Oct 12, 2026	BUF 5 - FLA 3	-	2	9	.778	-	W -115	o5.5
U.Luukkonen	Oct 12, 2026	BUF 5 - FLA 3	W	1	14	.929	-	W -115	o5.5

W/L

2-3-0-0

GAA

3.60

Save %

.873

Washington Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
L.Thompson	Oct 20, 2026	WAS 2 - LA 5	L	4	25	.840	-	L -162	o5.5
L.Thompson	Oct 17, 2026	WAS 4 - NJ 2	W	2	31	.935	-	W -118	o5.5
C.Lindgren	Oct 14, 2026	WAS 5 - MON 4	W	4	29	.862	-	W -115	o6.5
L.Thompson	Oct 13, 2026	CAR 4 - WAS 2	L	3	34	.912	-	L +130	u6.5
L.Thompson	Oct 11, 2026	WAS 3 - SEA 5	L	5	27	.815	-	L -205	o6.5

BUF vs WASStats

Offense vs Defense

BUFBuffalo Offense
WASWashington Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
2.80	Total	3.22
0.80	1st Period	1.22
0.70	2nd Period	0.78
1.10	3rd Period	1.22
0.20	OT	0.00

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
26.90	Total	29.22
8.10	1st Period	7.22
7.40	2nd Period	5.67
5.80	3rd Period	4.22
0.70	OT	0.00

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.10	Total	0.89
0.10	1st Period	0.83
0.09	2nd Period	0.86
0.19	3rd Period	0.71
0.29	OT	0.00

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
4 - 36	G/Att vs. GA/Att	6 - 30
11.11	PP % vs. PK %	80.00

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Colten Ellis	59	51	0.864	1-1-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	198	171	0.864	3-3-2
Alex Lyon	0	0	0.000	0-0-0

Sabres vs Capitals Game Overview

BUF vs WASRecords

BUF vs WASRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

BUF vs WAS Preview

BUF vs WASInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Washington's Injuries

Washington Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

BUF vs WASStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

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