NHL

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

· National Hockey League
Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/24

Statistics

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3.67 Goals Against Average 3.00
25.7 Shots Against per Game 29.6
64.5 Penalty Kill Percentage 82.1
11 Power Play Goals Against 5
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.00 Goals For per Game 3.50
26.8 Shots per Game 26.1
3 Power Play Goals 4
9.1 Power Play Percentage 19.0
1 Short Handed Goals 1
81 Penalty Minutes 89
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Justin Sourdif, RW Out Oct 19
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Oct 17
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Oct 12
Patrick Thomas, C Injured Reserve Sep 29
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Carrick, C Day-To-Day Oct 20
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Oct 19
Justin Danforth, RW Day-To-Day Oct 19
Rasmus Dahlin, D Day-To-Day Oct 19
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Oct 15

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 2 15 7
Tampa Bay 0 2 12 6
Ottawa 0 3 12 6
Florida 2 2 12 5
Toronto 2 4 12 5
Buffalo 2 3 10 4
Montreal 2 3 10 4
Detroit 2 3 8 3

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 1 2 15 7
NY Rangers 1 3 15 7
NY Islanders 1 3 11 5
Washington 0 4 10 5
New Jersey 0 4 10 5
Pittsburgh 1 6 7 3
Philadelphia 3 6 7 2
Columbus 0 5 6 3
Full Standings
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs UTA L 4-1
vs FLA W 5-3
@ MTL L 4-3 SO
@ TOR W 5-4 OT
@ MTL L 4-3 OT
Capitals Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs SEA L 5-3
@ CAR L 4-2
vs MTL W 5-4
vs NJ W 4-2
vs LA L 5-2