NHL

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

· National Hockey League
Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Statistics

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3.05 Goals Against Average 2.93
30.1 Shots Against per Game 28.3
82.1 Penalty Kill Percentage 78.5
27 Power Play Goals Against 40
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.39 Goals For per Game 3.17
27.6 Shots per Game 29.1
33 Power Play Goals 27
20.1 Power Play Percentage 15.8
7 Short Handed Goals 2
502 Penalty Minutes 550
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sonny Milano, LW Out Feb 5
Charlie Lindgren, G Injured Reserve Jan 31
Connor McMichael, C Injured Reserve Jan 31
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Benson, LW Out Feb 5
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Feb 5
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Feb 3
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 36 14 76 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 18 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 24 61 3
Ottawa 27 22 61 7

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 35 15 76 6
Pittsburgh 28 15 68 12
NY Islanders 31 21 67 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 28 23 63 7
Philadelphia 25 20 60 10
New Jersey 28 26 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6
Full Standings
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ TOR W 7-4
vs LA W 4-1
vs MTL L 4-2
@ FLA W 5-3
@ TB L 4-3 OT
Capitals Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ SEA L 5-1
@ DET W 4-3 SO
vs CAR W 4-3 OT
vs NYI W 4-1
@ PHI L 4-2