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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

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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
Ryan Leonard, RW Injured Reserve Dec 11
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colten Ellis, G Injured Reserve Dec 11
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Dec 9

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 18 12 39 3
Detroit 18 12 39 3
Montreal 17 11 38 4
Boston 19 14 38 0
Florida 17 13 36 2
Ottawa 15 13 34 4
Toronto 14 12 33 5
Buffalo 14 14 32 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 21 9 44 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 38 6
Pittsburgh 14 8 37 9
New Jersey 18 14 37 1
NY Rangers 16 14 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6
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