NHL

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

· National Hockey League
Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/24

Statistics

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3.60 Goals Against Average 3.22
25.8 Shots Against per Game 29.2
66.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 80.0
12 Power Play Goals Against 6
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.80 Goals For per Game 3.33
26.9 Shots per Game 26.8
4 Power Play Goals 5
11.1 Power Play Percentage 20.0
1 Short Handed Goals 1
106 Penalty Minutes 95
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Logan Thompson, G Injured Reserve Oct 24
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Oct 23
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Oct 12
Patrick Thomas, C Injured Reserve Sep 29
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jiri Kulich, C Out Oct 24
Justin Danforth, RW Day-To-Day Oct 22
Sam Carrick, C Injured Reserve Oct 21
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Oct 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 2 17 8
Tampa Bay 0 3 14 7
Ottawa 0 4 14 7
Toronto 2 4 14 6
Montreal 2 3 12 5
Florida 2 4 12 5
Detroit 3 3 11 4
Buffalo 2 4 10 4

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 2 18 8
NY Rangers 1 4 15 7
New Jersey 0 4 14 7
NY Islanders 2 3 12 5
Washington 0 4 10 5
Pittsburgh 1 6 9 4
Philadelphia 3 7 9 3
Columbus 0 5 6 3
Full Standings
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs FLA W 5-3
@ MTL L 4-3 SO
@ TOR W 5-4 OT
@ MTL L 4-3 OT
vs PHI L 3-1
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