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FINALCapital One Arena · Mar 30
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 8–5
- J. Quinn scored the game-winner at 5:52 of the third.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- J. Reimer stopped 24 of 29 shots (.828) for the win.
- The Sabres won despite being outshot 29–23.
- Power play: BUF 2/5, WSH 1/2.
- A. Tuch led all scorers with 2 goals and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starA. Tuch
BUF · 2G 1A
- 2nd starT. Thompson
BUF · 2G 0A
- 3rd starJ. Chychrun
WSH · 2G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 10:06WSHJ. ChychrunVideoAssists: A. Ovechkin, D. Strome0–1
- 12:49BUFT. ThompsonPPVideoAssists: A. Tuch, J. Peterka1–1
2nd
- 2:14BUFR. McLeodVideoAssists: J. Quinn, O. Power2–1
- 2:46WSHJ. ChychrunVideo2–2
- 5:17BUFA. TuchVideoAssists: C. Clifton, J. Zucker3–2
- 11:52BUFS. LaffertyVideoAssists: C. Clifton4–2
3rd
- 0:37WSHA. ProtasSHVideoAssists: T. Wilson, M. Fehérváry4–3
- 1:28BUFT. ThompsonPPAssists: J. Zucker, J. Peterka5–3
- 5:52BUFJ. Quinn6–3
- 9:11WSHA. OvechkinVideoAssists: R. Sandin, T. van Riemsdyk6–4
- 14:03WSHP. DuboisPPVideoAssists: A. Ovechkin, D. Strome6–5
- 15:34BUFA. TuchAssists: M. Samuelsson7–5
- 19:36BUFP. KrebsENAssists: J. Quinn8–5
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 16 | 21 |
| Blocked | 19 | 12 |
| Power Play | 2/5 | 1/2 |
| Faceoff % | 52.8 | 47.2 |
| Corsi % | 39.5 | 60.5 |
| xG | 3.34 | 3.41 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 13 |
| Takeaways | 7 | 3 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 16:22 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 21:09 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 17:21 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 15:14 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 18:23 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 20:50 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:06 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:00 | |
| -- | -- | 26/34 | -- | .765 | 58:22 | |
| -- | -- | 15/23 | -- | .652 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 16:39 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:05 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 19:27 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 16:18 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17:43 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:08 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:27 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:20 | |
| -- | -- | 45/50 | -- | .900 | 59:49 | |
| -- | -- | 24/29 | -- | .828 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)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)L2
5:28
L4
6:02
D2
9:08
20:06
3Roy
17:56
D3
9:29
21:09
15:37
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