Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

6-5-1, 3-1-1 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Capitals WSH	2	1	0	0	3
Sabres BUF	3	0	0	1	4

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

5-4-3, 5-2-1 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#15
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm#47
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:27	0:04	0:15	17:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	16:41	0:07	3:58	12:36	6	7	46.2
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	14:13	0:00	2:52	11:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	9:27	1:03	0:00	8:24	1	2	33.3
0	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	1	0	3	18	12:14	3:17	0:00	8:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	16:48	2:31	1:32	12:45	3	8	27.3
1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:07	2:36	0:00	6:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	19:15	6:43	0:00	12:32	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:25	0:00	1:50	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	15	13:02	0:00	0:00	13:02	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	22:13	5:20	0:17	16:36	16	8	66.7
0	1	1	1	0	0	4	19	4	0	0	19	15:32	4:40	1:14	9:38	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	27	28:05	5:24	2:07	20:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	15	13:39	2:36	0:46	10:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	27:21	5:19	1:10	20:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:55	0:00	2:11	15:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	21	19:44	0:09	3:06	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	18	16:00	0:11	2:42	13:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	3	21	.875	14	5	2	0	0	64:52	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	15:32	3:53	0:00	11:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	11:51	0:00	0:00	11:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	4	0	0	21	13:28	0:00	4:14	9:14	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	15:08	0:06	0:00	15:02	3	5	37.5
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	11:19	0:39	0:01	10:39	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	21	12:42	0:00	3:02	9:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	29	18:05	1:24	3:45	12:56	5	11	31.3
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:23	2:10	2:09	12:04	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:44	3:48	0:00	10:56	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	23	19:23	3:58	0:18	15:07	12	8	60.0
1	0	0	2	1	2	2	4	0	0	1	30	20:14	2:05	2:24	15:45	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:07	3:53	0:06	11:08	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	18:54	2:01	0:05	16:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	26	26:12	3:54	0:10	22:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	24	18:27	0:00	3:12	15:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	19:54	2:06	3:06	14:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	30	20:22	0:00	4:43	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	17:47	0:03	4:45	12:59	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	3	31	.912	27	3	1	0	0	64:28	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	SO	T
	Capitals	2	1	0	0	3
	Sabres	3	0	0	1	4

1st Period		WSH	BUF
1:07	Dylan Strome (3) Assists: Ryan Leonard (3)	1	0
2:15	Aliaksei Protas (5) Assists: Connor McMichael (3), Tom Wilson (7)	2	0
2:30	Tage Thompson (5) Assists: Jason Zucker (3), Jordan Greenway (1)	2	1
10:02	Alex Tuch (5) Assists: Josh Doan (5), Owen Power (4)	2	2
18:45	Isak Rosen (1) Assists: Jack Quinn (4), Conor Timmins (4)	2	3

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
19:17		Sonny Milano (1) Assists: Matt Roy (2), Martin Fehervary (4)	3	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			WSH	BUF
	Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren		0	0
	Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen		0	0
	Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right		0	0
	Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen		0	0
	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Hit Right Post		0	0
	Connor McMichael Backhand High and Wide Right		0	0
	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren		0	0
	Alex Ovechkin Backhand Short		0	0
	Bowen Byram Goal Wrist Shot		0	1
	Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot Wide Right		0	1

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Capitals
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

11/1

Capitals
Sabres

Game 2

3/12

Sabres
Capitals

Game 3

4/4

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, November 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Garrett Rank
Liam Maaskant

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	9	3	0	18
Pittsburgh	8	3	2	18
Columbus	7	4	0	14
Carolina	7	4	0	14
NY Rangers	6	5	2	14
Philadelphia	6	4	1	13
Washington	6	5	1	13
NY Islanders	5	5	1	11

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	9	3	0	18
Detroit	8	4	0	16
Ottawa	6	5	2	14
Boston	7	7	0	14
Florida	6	5	1	13
Toronto	6	5	1	13
Buffalo	5	4	3	13
Tampa Bay	5	4	2	12

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