Thompson, Tuch help Sabres outlast Ovechkin, Capitals with 8-5 win
— Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 8-5 on Sunday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
8
Washington Capitals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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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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Goal 19:36 8-5
Peyton Krebs Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (20)
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Missed 19:26 7-5
Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:06 7-5
Dylan Strome Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 15:34 7-5
Alex Tuch Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (8)
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Goal 14:03 6-5
Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Dylan Strome (47)
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Penalty 12:58 6-4
Beck Malenstyn Tripping against Trevor van Riemsdyk
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Missed 11:58 6-4
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 11:01 6-4
Aliaksei Protas Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 10:22 6-4
Tage Thompson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 9:40 6-4
Aliaksei Protas Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 9:11 6-4
Alex Ovechkin Goal (37) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (20)
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Missed 9:05 6-3
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 7:30 6-3
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 5:52 6-3
Jack Quinn Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 5:32 5-3
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Short
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Missed 2:36 5-3
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:41 5-3
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 1:28 5-3
Tage Thompson Goal (38) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (29), JJ Peterka (36)
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Goal 0:37 4-3
Aliaksei Protas Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (29), Martin Fehérváry (19)
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Missed 19:57 4-2
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Penalty 18:51 4-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois High-sticking - double minor against Tyson Kozak
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Missed 18:23 4-2
Jack Quinn Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 16:44 4-2
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 16:28 4-2
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:47 4-2
Jason Zucker Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 14:32 4-2
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 13:30 4-2
Tom Wilson Tripping against Peyton Krebs
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Missed 13:29 4-2
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:34 4-2
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 11:52 4-2
Sam Lafferty Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Connor Clifton (13)
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Missed 8:36 3-2
Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 7:23 3-2
Matt Roy Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:51 3-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:45 3-2
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 5:17 3-2
Alex Tuch Goal (30) Tip-In, assists: Connor Clifton (12), Jason Zucker (28)
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Missed 3:37 2-2
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 2:46 2-2
Jakob Chychrun Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: none
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Goal 2:14 2-1
Ryan McLeod Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (19), Owen Power (32)
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Missed 18:39 1-1
Jack Quinn Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 18:25 1-1
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 16:00 1-1
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
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Penalty 15:28 1-1
Bowen Byram Hooking against Lars Eller
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Goal 12:49 1-1
Tage Thompson Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (26), JJ Peterka (35)
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Missed 12:46 0-1
JJ Peterka Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 11:10 0-1
John Carlson Roughing against Ryan McLeod
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Penalty 11:10 0-1
Ryan McLeod Roughing against John Carlson
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Penalty 11:10 0-1
Rasmus Sandin Boarding against JJ Peterka
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Goal 10:06 0-1
Jakob Chychrun Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (25), Dylan Strome (46)
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Missed 8:23 0-0
Jack Quinn Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:50 0-0
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:23 0-0
John Carlson Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Penalty 6:28 0-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Roughing against Sam Lafferty
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Missed 5:41 0-0
Alex Tuch Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 1:43 0-0
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 8-5
Game End
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Period End 20:00 8-5
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:36 8-5
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
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Goal 19:36 8-5
Peyton Krebs Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (20)
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Hit 19:30 7-5
Peyton Krebs hit Alex Ovechkin
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Giveaway 19:30 7-5
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
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Missed 19:26 7-5
Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 19:09 7-5
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
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Missed 19:06 7-5
Dylan Strome Slap Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 19:05 7-5
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Connor Clifton
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Face Off 18:42 7-5
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 18:42 7-5
Timeout - Home
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Stoppage 18:42 7-5
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:39 7-5
Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Face Off 18:17 7-5
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 18:17 7-5
Hand Pass
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Hit 18:11 7-5
Alex Ovechkin hit Bowen Byram
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Shot 18:04 7-5
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Face Off 17:55 7-5
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Stoppage 17:55 7-5
High Stick
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Shot 17:38 7-5
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
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Shot 17:12 7-5
Andrew Mangiapane Tip-In saved by James Reimer
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Shot 17:01 7-5
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Shot 16:27 7-5
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Face Off 15:34 7-5
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Goal 15:34 7-5
Alex Tuch Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (8)
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Blocked 15:27 6-5
Zach Benson shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
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Giveaway 15:01 6-5
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Blocked 14:54 6-5
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Connor Clifton
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Face Off 14:47 6-5
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
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Stoppage 14:47 6-5
Off-side
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Face Off 14:03 6-5
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Lars Eller
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Goal 14:03 6-5
Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Dylan Strome (47)
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Face Off 13:07 6-4
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 13:07 6-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 13:04 6-4
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Face Off 12:58 6-4
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Penalty 12:58 6-4
Beck Malenstyn Tripping against Trevor van Riemsdyk
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Hit 12:44 6-4
Tom Wilson hit Beck Malenstyn
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Hit 12:25 6-4
Alex Ovechkin hit Sam Lafferty
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Team Stats
BUF
WSH
19
Blocked Shots
12
16
Hits
21
7
Takeaways
3
23
Shots
29
2
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
2
40.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
25
52.8
Faceoff Win Percent
47.2
7
Giveaways
13
3
Total Penalties
5
6
Penalty Minutes
12
Head to Head
BUF wins series 2-1
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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