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FINAL / SOKeyBank Center · Jan 7
WSH rest: 2dBUF rest: 1d
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Sabres beat Capitals 4–3 in a shootout
- Tied 3–3 after overtime; the Sabres won the shootout.
- U. Luukkonen stopped 25 of 28 shots (.893) for the win.
- Power play: BUF 1/3, WSH 1/2.
- A. Tuch led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starA. Tuch
BUF · 2G 0A
- 2nd starJ. Peterka
BUF · 0G 2A
- 3rd starT. Thompson
BUF · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 4:42BUFA. TuchVideoAssists: J. Peterka0–1
- 6:10WSHT. WilsonPPVideoAssists: J. Chychrun, D. Strome1–1
2nd
- 1:07BUFA. TuchVideo1–2
- 11:29WSHT. WilsonVideoAssists: A. Protas, J. Carlson2–2
- 12:49BUFT. ThompsonPPVideoAssists: R. Dahlin, J. Peterka2–3
3rd
- 15:47WSHA. ProtasVideoAssists: J. Carlson, P. Dubois3–3
OT
No scoring
Shootout
- 0:00BUFJ. Peterka3–4
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
WSHBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 23 | 10 |
| Blocked | 12 | 20 |
| Power Play | 1/2 | 1/3 |
| Faceoff % | 54.1 | 45.9 |
| Corsi % | 52.7 | 47.3 |
| xG | 2.32 | 3.08 |
| Giveaways | 19 | 10 |
| Takeaways | 8 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 19:36 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23:37 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 23:48 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29:58 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:33 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 18:14 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:12 | |
| -- | -- | 43/46 | -- | .935 | 65:00 | |
| -- | -- | 25/28 | -- | .893 | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 20:00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 22:04 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:40 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:43 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23:01 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:51 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:58 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16:42 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:35 | |
| -- | -- | 44/48 | -- | .917 | 65:00 | |
| -- | -- | 23/27 | -- | .852 | 00:00 |
Lineups
WSH
Actual (from shift data)L3
7:04
D3
13:22
19:18
17:44
Injured / Scratched
- Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L4
3:55
D3
7:54
15:41
11:46
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice