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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

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BUF

1-0-0

Final
4 - 3

WSH

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

BUF		WSH
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 Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Rasmus Sandin, D	Out	Apr 22
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW	Out	Apr 16
Charlie Lindgren, G	Out	Apr 14

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Sam Carrick, C	Out	Apr 16

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
Buffalo	50	23	109	9
Tampa Bay	50	26	106	6
Montreal	48	24	106	10
Boston	45	27	100	10
Ottawa	44	27	99	11
Detroit	41	31	92	10
Florida	40	38	84	4
Toronto	32	36	78	14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
Carolina	53	22	113	7
Pittsburgh	41	25	98	16
Philadelphia	43	27	98	12
Washington	43	30	95	9
Columbus	40	30	92	12
NY Islanders	43	34	91	5
New Jersey	42	37	87	3
NY Rangers	34	39	77	9