Wilson, surging Capitals hand Sabres ninth straight loss
— Tom Wilson struck twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
2
Washington Capitals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | @ Los Angeles Kings | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Anaheim Ducks | W 7-6 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ San Jose Sharks | W 2-0 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ Washington Capitals | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/21/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | L 1-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:25 2-4
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:14 2-4
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 18:57 2-4
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 18:30 2-4
Jakob Chychrun Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (20), Pierre-Luc Dubois (17)
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Missed 16:26 2-3
Jason Zucker Backhand High and Wide Right
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Goal 11:05 2-3
Dylan Strome Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: John Carlson (19), Taylor Raddysh (9)
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Missed 5:42 2-2
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:59 2-2
Taylor Raddysh Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 4:06 2-2
Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:53 2-2
Ryan Johnson Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:00 2-2
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:01 2-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 0:36 2-2
Bowen Byram Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:14 2-2
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 18:35 2-2
Connor McMichael Hooking against Bowen Byram
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Missed 17:58 2-2
Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 16:12 2-2
Lars Eller Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 15:18 2-2
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 13:11 2-2
Bowen Byram Interference against Lars Eller
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Missed 12:48 2-2
Tage Thompson Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 11:55 2-2
Brandon Duhaime Boarding against Beck Malenstyn
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Missed 10:53 2-2
Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 7:24 2-2
Jiri Kulich Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (13), Tage Thompson (8)
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Penalty 6:20 1-2
Martin Fehervary Fighting against Dylan Cozens
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Penalty 6:20 1-2
Dylan Cozens Fighting against Martin Fehervary
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Missed 6:16 1-2
Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 6:08 1-2
Nic Dowd Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 5:11 1-2
Tom Wilson Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (11)
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Penalty 4:06 1-1
Zach Benson Tripping against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Missed 3:35 1-1
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:43 1-1
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:11 1-1
Owen Power Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:48 1-1
Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 17:09 1-1
Tom Wilson Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: John Carlson (18), Connor McMichael (12)
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Penalty 16:20 1-0
Owen Power Holding against Brandon Duhaime
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Missed 16:02 1-0
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:36 1-0
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:24 1-0
Jason Zucker Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 14:07 1-0
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 13:39 1-0
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 12:44 1-0
Jiri Kulich Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 12:33 1-0
Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:33 1-0
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:43 1-0
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:06 1-0
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:34 1-0
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 2:53 1-0
Taylor Raddysh Backhand Wide Right
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Goal 1:36 1-0
Jason Zucker Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Jordan Greenway (4), Ryan McLeod (9)
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End of Game 20:00 2-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 2-4
End of 3rd Period
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Missed 19:25 2-4
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Face Off 19:18 2-4
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 19:18 2-4
Icing
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Missed 19:14 2-4
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Right
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Shot 19:10 2-4
Zach Benson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Missed 18:57 2-4
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Left
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Shot 18:56 2-4
Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Face Off 18:54 2-4
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 18:54 2-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:52 2-4
Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
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Face Off 18:30 2-4
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Goal 18:30 2-4
Jakob Chychrun Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (20), Pierre-Luc Dubois (17)
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Face Off 18:02 2-3
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 18:02 2-3
Off-side
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Face Off 17:21 2-3
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 17:21 2-3
Timeout - Visitor
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Stoppage 17:21 2-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:19 2-3
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Face Off 17:17 2-3
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 17:17 2-3
Puck in Crowd
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Blocked 17:14 2-3
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Tom Wilson
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Hit 16:58 2-3
Tom Wilson hit Bowen Byram
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Face Off 16:39 2-3
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
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Stoppage 16:39 2-3
Ice Problem
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Stoppage 16:39 2-3
Puck in Benches
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Hit 16:33 2-3
Jordan Greenway hit Brandon Duhaime
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Missed 16:26 2-3
Jason Zucker Backhand High and Wide Right
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Blocked 14:31 2-3
Owen Power shot blocked by Nic Dowd
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Face Off 14:00 2-3
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
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Stoppage 14:00 2-3
Hand Pass
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Face Off 13:53 2-3
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
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Stoppage 13:53 2-3
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 13:50 2-3
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
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Face Off 13:47 2-3
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 13:47 2-3
Icing
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Hit 13:27 2-3
Dennis Gilbert hit Aliaksei Protas
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Hit 13:17 2-3
Matt Roy hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
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Hit 13:15 2-3
Lars Eller hit Connor Clifton
Showing the last 40 of 323 events.
Team Stats
BUF
WSH
10
Blocked Shots
17
25
Hits
27
8
Takeaways
4
21
Shots
31
0
Power Play Goals
2
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
66.7
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
26
54.4
Faceoff Win Percent
45.6
11
Giveaways
13
4
Total Penalties
3
11
Penalty Minutes
9
Head to Head
WSH leads series 1-0
Injuries
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
Buffalo Sabres
- Jiri Kulich Day-To-Day
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
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