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FINAL / SOKeyBank Center · Mar 25
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
Capitals beat Sabres 4–3 in a shootout
- Tied 3–3 after overtime; the Capitals won the shootout.
- I. Samsonov stopped 20 of 23 shots (.870) for the win.
- The Capitals controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 40–23.
- J. Skinner led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starJ. Skinner
BUF · 2G 0A
- 2nd starR. Dahlin
BUF · 0G 0A
- 3rd starA. Ovechkin
WSH · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 9:15WSHA. ManthaAssists: N. Backstrom, T. Wilson1–0
- 15:49BUFJ. SkinnerAssists: T. Thompson1–1
2nd
- 4:06WSHN. JensenAssists: D. Orlov, C. Sheary2–1
- 10:23BUFJ. SkinnerAssists: M. Samuelsson2–2
- 12:55BUFV. OlofssonAssists: C. Mittelstadt, R. Asplund2–3
- 16:47WSHA. OvechkinAssists: E. Kuznetsov3–3
3rd
No scoring
OT
No scoring
Shootout
- 0:00WSHA. Ovechkin4–3
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
WSHBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 20 | 12 |
| Blocked | 12 | 9 |
| Power Play | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Faceoff % | 54.0 | 46.0 |
| Corsi % | 56.3 | 43.7 |
| xG | 3.33 | 2.18 |
| Giveaways | 6 | 8 |
| Takeaways | 5 | 6 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:56 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:53 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 26:35 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:34 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:00 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:57 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:19 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20:18 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:05 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:22 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:13 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:38 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:49 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:18 | |
| -- | -- | 37/40 | -- | .925 | 65:00 | |
| -- | -- | 20/23 | -- | .870 | 00:00 |
Lineups
WSH
Actual (from shift data)L4
0:37
Injured / Scratched
- Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
- Rasmus Sandinlong-term-injured-reserve · Right Knee (Surgery)
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L2
5:16
L3
11:20
L4
10:42
D2
16:48
21:13
78Bryson
20:48
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Left Shoulder
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