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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 2–1
- J. Chychrun scored the game-winner at 18:27 of the third.
- C. Lindgren stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967) for the win.
- The Capitals won despite being outshot 30–22.
- The Sabres dominated the dot, winning 60% of faceoffs.
Three stars
- 1st starJ. Chychrun
WSH · 1G 0A
- 2nd starR. Leonard
WSH · 1G 0A
- 3rd starS. Carrick
BUF · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 6:02BUFS. CarrickVideoAssists: B. Malenstyn, O. Power0–1
2nd
- 2:14WSHR. LeonardVideo1–1
3rd
- 18:27WSHJ. ChychrunVideoAssists: A. Protas, T. van Riemsdyk2–1
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
WSHBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 22 | 24 |
| Blocked | 17 | 11 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Faceoff % | 40.0 | 60.0 |
| Corsi % | 43.2 | 56.8 |
| xG | 3.18 | 3.09 |
| Giveaways | 17 | 13 |
| Takeaways | 9 | 5 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:25 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:51 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:45 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:07 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:44 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:19 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:26 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:02 | |
| -- | -- | 37/39 | -- | .949 | 58:33 | |
| -- | -- | 20/22 | -- | .909 | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 13:46 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:31 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:25 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:03 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:25 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:15 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:17 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | |
| -- | -- | 49/50 | -- | .980 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 29/30 | -- | .967 | 00:00 |
Lineups
WSH
Actual (from shift data)L3
6:57
D2
14:29
19:56
19:00
Injured / Scratched
- Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
BUF
Actual (from shift data)D2
16:01
26Dahlin
23:28
20:30
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
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