Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League

Washington Capitals

33-27-7

Final
2 - 1

Buffalo Sabres

40-20-6

Chychrun scores third period goal to give Capitals 2-1 win over Sabres

Chychrun’s goal came when forward Aliaksei Protas passed to the defenseman in the circle and he fired it past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for his 23rd goal of the year.

Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who won for the second time in the past three games.

Sam Carrick scored for the Sabres and Luukkonen made 20 saves.

Carrick’s second goal in three games gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 6:02 of the first period after a no-look backhand pass from Beck Malenstyn.

Leonard tied the game at 2:14 of the second period when he fired a shot past Luukkonen while on a two-on-one.

Chychrun won it for the Capitals at 18:27 of the third.

Sabres defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tanner Pearson made their team debuts after they were acquired at the trade deadline.

Capitals forward Connor McMichael played in his 300th career game.

Up next Capitals: Begin a four-game homestand against Boston on Saturday.

Sabres: Conclude a five-game homestand Saturday against Toronto.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 6:02	Sam Carrick Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Beck Malenstyn (5), Owen Power (17)
Goal	2nd Period 2:14	Ryan Leonard Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 18:27	Jakob Chychrun Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7)

Statistics

WSH		BUF
17	Blocked Shots	11
22	Hits	24
9	Takeaways	5
22	Shots	30
0	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
18	Faceoffs Won	27
40.0	Faceoff Win Percent	60.0
17	Giveaways	13
2	Total Penalties	2
4	Penalty Minutes	4

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Tanner Pearson, LW	Day-To-Day	Mar 15
Mattias Samuelsson, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 15
Colten Ellis, G	Day-To-Day	Mar 15
Tyson Kozak, C	Day-To-Day	Mar 15
Jiri Kulich, C	Injured Reserve	Mar 6