NHL

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

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Buffalo Sabres
1-0-0
Final
4 - 3
Washington Capitals
0-1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:52 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Riley Sutter (1), Lucas Johansen (1)
Goal 2nd Period 13:02 Ryan Hofer Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Henrik Rybinski (1), Trevor van Riemsdyk (1)
Goal 2nd Period 15:58 JJ Peterka Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Biro (1)
Goal 3rd Period 1:19 Peyton Krebs Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Jacob Bryson (1), Lukas Rousek (1)
Goal 3rd Period 8:59 Zach Benson Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Johnson (1), Jordan Greenway (1)
Goal 3rd Period 12:31 Sonny Milano Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (1), Dylan Strome (1)
Goal 5 0:00 Sonny Milano Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 JJ Peterka Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Brandon Biro Goal Backhand

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 11
7 Hits 18
4 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
18 Faceoffs Won 33
35.3 Faceoff Win Percent 64.7
6 Giveaways 9
3 Total Penalties 5
6 Penalty Minutes 10
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Nov 9
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Oct 23
Patrick Thomas, C Injured Reserve Sep 29
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Nov 10
Konsta Helenius, C Out Nov 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 27 13
Tampa Bay 2 4 26 12
Montreal 4 3 26 11
Ottawa 2 6 24 11
Florida 2 7 22 10
Buffalo 3 7 19 8
Toronto 2 10 18 8
Detroit 3 9 17 7

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 3 30 14
New Jersey 0 6 26 13
NY Rangers 1 8 23 11
Washington 0 6 20 10
NY Islanders 4 6 18 7
Philadelphia 5 10 15 5
Columbus 0 9 14 7
Pittsburgh 2 10 14 6
Full Standings