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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
John Carlson, D Day-To-Day Feb 22
Connor McMichael, C Injured Reserve Jan 31
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Greenway, LW Out Feb 23
Zach Benson, LW Out Feb 23
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26
Josh Dunne, C Injured Reserve Jan 15

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 36 15 78 6
Pittsburgh 29 15 70 12
NY Islanders 32 21 69 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 29 23 65 7
Philadelphia 25 20 61 11
New Jersey 28 27 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 50 6
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