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FINALCapital One Arena · Apr 15
Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals: 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 5–2
- C. Mittelstadt scored the game-winner shorthanded at 5:42 of the second.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- D. Tokarski stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931) for the win.
- The Capitals dominated the dot, winning 61% of faceoffs.
- A. Bjork led all scorers with 1 goal and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starN. Backstrom
WSH · 0G 1A
- 2nd starA. Bjork
BUF · 1G 1A
- 3rd starD. Cozens
BUF · 0G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 18:50BUFS. ReinhartAssists: D. Cozens, H. Jokiharju1–0
- 19:37WSHD. OrlovAssists: T. Oshie1–1
2nd
- 1:36BUFV. Olofsson2–1
- 5:42BUFC. MittelstadtSHAssists: A. Bjork3–1
- 9:59WSHA. ManthaAssists: J. Carlson, N. Backstrom3–2
- 13:23BUFA. BjorkAssists: D. Cozens4–2
3rd
- 19:17BUFT. ThompsonENAssists: R. Asplund5–2
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 13 | 28 |
| Blocked | 14 | 10 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/3 |
| Faceoff % | 38.8 | 61.2 |
| Corsi % | 45.0 | 55.0 |
| xG | 4.78 | 6.62 |
| Giveaways | 5 | 15 |
| Takeaways | 8 | 5 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:59 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:34 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 23:11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:56 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:58 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 21:49 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:37 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 09:01 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:35 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 13:48 | |
| -- | -- | 21/26 | -- | .808 | 32:54 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 14:15 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:15 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 16:01 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 15:29 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:25 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:04 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 22:14 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L1
10:26
L3
8:27
D1
15:20
22:14
78Bryson
22:04
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Left Shoulder
WSH
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
- Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
- Rasmus Sandinlong-term-injured-reserve · Right Knee (Surgery)
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