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FINALCapital One Arena · Dec 15
BUF rest: 2dWSH rest: 1d
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 4–2
- D. Strome scored the game-winner at 11:05 of the third.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- L. Thompson stopped 19 of 21 shots (.905) for the win.
- The Capitals controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 31–21.
- Power play: WSH 2/3, BUF 0/2.
- J. Carlson led all scorers with 0 goals and 3 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starT. Wilson
WSH · 2G 0A
- 2nd starD. Strome
WSH · 1G 0A
- 3rd starJ. Carlson
WSH · 0G 3A
Scoring summary
1st
- 1:36BUFJ. ZuckerVideoAssists: J. Greenway, R. McLeod1–0
- 17:09WSHT. WilsonPPVideoAssists: J. Carlson, C. McMichael1–1
2nd
- 5:11WSHT. WilsonPPVideoAssists: J. Chychrun1–2
- 7:24BUFJ.KulichVideoAssists: B. Byram, T. Thompson2–2
3rd
- 11:05WSHD. StromeVideoAssists: J. Carlson, T. Raddysh2–3
- 18:30WSHJ. ChychrunENVideoAssists: J. Carlson, P. Dubois2–4
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 25 | 27 |
| Blocked | 10 | 17 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 2/3 |
| Faceoff % | 54.4 | 45.6 |
| Corsi % | 48.3 | 51.7 |
| xG | 2.78 | 4.31 |
| Giveaways | 11 | 13 |
| Takeaways | 8 | 4 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 23:59 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:38 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 22:27 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:06 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:43 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:19 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:52 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 | |
| -- | -- | 37/39 | -- | .949 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 19/21 | -- | .905 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:51 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 15:33 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:12 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26:29 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:36 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:58 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:30 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:15 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:21 | |
| -- | -- | 41/45 | -- | .911 | 57:18 | |
| -- | -- | 27/31 | -- | .871 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L4
7:39
D1
14:24
25Power
28:33
18:36
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
WSH
Actual (from shift data)L3
8:29
L4
6:48
D3
8:50
17:50
17:21
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