NHL

Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League
Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Statistics

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3.08 Goals Against Average 3.54
28.0 Shots Against per Game 26.9
79.5 Penalty Kill Percentage 67.4
8 Power Play Goals Against 15
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.58 Goals For per Game 3.08
27.8 Shots per Game 27.8
6 Power Play Goals 6
18.2 Power Play Percentage 13.6
1 Short Handed Goals 1
115 Penalty Minutes 126
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Konsta Helenius, C Out Oct 29
Jiri Kulich, C Out Oct 26
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Oct 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Oct 23
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Oct 12
Patrick Thomas, C Injured Reserve Sep 29

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 2 24 11
New Jersey 0 5 18 9
Washington 0 4 16 8
NY Islanders 2 4 16 7
NY Rangers 1 6 15 7
Pittsburgh 2 6 12 5
Columbus 0 6 10 5
Philadelphia 4 8 10 3

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 19 9
Montreal 2 3 18 8
Florida 2 4 18 8
Tampa Bay 1 3 17 8
Ottawa 1 5 17 8
Toronto 2 6 16 7
Buffalo 3 4 15 6
Detroit 3 4 15 6
Full Standings
Capitals Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs NJ W 4-2
vs LA L 5-2
vs BUF W 4-3 OT
vs PHI W 5-2
@ NSH W 4-3
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ MTL L 4-3 OT
vs PHI L 3-1
@ WSH L 4-3 OT
@ SJ W 2-0
@ ANA W 7-6