NHL

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

· National Hockey League
Buffalo Sabres
1-0-0
Final
4 - 3
Washington Capitals
0-0-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:05 Goal scored by Anthony Mantha assisted by Erik Gustafsson (PPG)
Goal 2nd Period 4:25 Goal scored by Dylan Cozens assisted by JJ Peterka and Lawrence Pilut (PPG)
Goal 2nd Period 9:16 Goal scored by Tyson Kozak assisted by Riley Sheahan and Chase Priskie
Goal 2nd Period 9:42 Goal scored by Conor Sheary assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Nic Dowd
Goal 3rd Period 5:43 Goal scored by Joe Snively assisted by Vincent Iorio
Goal 3rd Period 18:55 Goal scored by Jack Quinn assisted by Brett Murray and Dylan Cozens
Goal 4th Period 1:15 Goal scored by Vinnie Hinostroza assisted by Lawrence Pilut and Rasmus Asplund

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 13
13 Hits 25
3 Takeaways 6
28 Shots 27
2 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 36
40.0 Faceoff Win Percent 59.0
5 Giveaways 8
2 Total Penalties 4
4 Penalty Minutes 8
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Nov 9
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Oct 23
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Konsta Helenius, C Injured Reserve Nov 12
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 12,488 | Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 2 4 28 13
Montreal 4 3 28 12
Boston 1 5 27 13
Ottawa 2 6 26 12
Florida 2 7 24 11
Buffalo 4 7 20 8
Toronto 2 11 18 8
Detroit 3 10 17 7

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 3 32 15
New Jersey 0 6 28 14
NY Rangers 1 8 25 12
Washington 0 7 20 10
NY Islanders 4 6 20 8
Pittsburgh 2 10 16 7
Philadelphia 6 10 16 5
Columbus 0 10 14 7
Full Standings