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FINAL / SOCapital One Arena · Mar 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
Capitals beat Sabres 5–4 in a shootout
- Tied 4–4 after overtime; the Capitals won the shootout.
- The Capitals came back from a 2-goal deficit.
- C. Lindgren stopped 23 of 27 shots (.852) for the win.
- The Capitals controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 39–27.
- Power play: WSH 2/3, BUF 0/2.
- The Capitals dominated the dot, winning 62% of faceoffs.
Three stars
- 1st starA. Ovechkin
WSH · 1G 1A
- 2nd starT. Oshie
WSH · 1G 1A
- 3rd starP. Krebs
BUF · 0G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 4:43BUFI. LyubushkinAssists: P. Krebs, R. Stillman1–0
- 8:50BUFJ. PeterkaAssists: J. Quinn2–0
- 10:03WSHT. OshiePPAssists: D. Strome, A. Ovechkin2–1
- 18:06BUFT. Jost3–1
2nd
No scoring
3rd
- 1:32WSHE. KuznetsovAssists: A. Alexeyev, T. Oshie3–2
- 5:22BUFZ. GirgensonsAssists: P. Krebs, O. Power4–2
- 10:30WSHA. OvechkinAssists: T. van Riemsdyk, D. Strome4–3
- 18:52WSHT. WilsonPPAssists: N. Backstrom4–4
OT
No scoring
Shootout
- 0:00WSHE. Kuznetsov4–5
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 10 | 30 |
| Blocked | 20 | 13 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 2/3 |
| Faceoff % | 38.5 | 61.5 |
| Corsi % | -- | -- |
| xG | 2.99 | 3.62 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 18 |
| Takeaways | 6 | 6 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19:32 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 16:43 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:18 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 24:44 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:17 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:58 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14:04 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:15 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 26:31 | |
| -- | -- | 42/46 | -- | .913 | 64:32 | |
| -- | -- | 23/27 | -- | .852 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:40 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:00 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:36 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 11:50 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:56 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 27:34 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 14:47 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 24:11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:23 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:32 | |
| -- | -- | 47/52 | -- | .904 | 65:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L2
9:38
L3
10:47
D3
11:08
14:47
61Stillman
11:50
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)L3
12:18
D1
18:24
38Sandin
26:31
24:44
Injured / Scratched
- Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (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