Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
· National Hockey League
Regular Season Series
WSH leads series 1-0
Statistics
 BUF |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3.64 | Goals Against Average | 3.20 |
| 26.5 | Shots Against per Game | 28.4 |
| 69.2 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 81.3 |
| 12 | Power Play Goals Against | 6 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 2.82 | Goals For per Game | 3.40 |
| 26.4 | Shots per Game | 27.5 |
| 4 | Power Play Goals | 5 |
| 10.5 | Power Play Percentage | 17.9 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 112 | Penalty Minutes | 99 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 26 |
| Vincent Desharnais, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Rasmus Sandin, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Patrick Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Danforth, RW | Out | Oct 27 |
| Jiri Kulich, C | Out | Oct 26 |
| Sam Carrick, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
| Alex Lyon, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Matt Grzelcyk, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
Game Information
Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:
Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
2 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 16 | 8 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
 NY Islanders |
2 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
 Washington |
0 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
 Columbus |
0 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
4 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
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