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FINAL / SOCapital One Arena · Jan 23
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 4–3 in a shootout
- Tied 3–3 after overtime; the Capitals won the shootout.
- V. Vanecek stopped 24 of 27 shots (.889) for the win.
- The Sabres dominated the dot, winning 60% of faceoffs.
- J. Vrana led all scorers with 1 goal and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starJ. Vrana
WSH · 1G 1A
- 2nd starJ. Carlson
WSH · 0G 1A
- 3rd starD. Cozens
BUF · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 12:33BUFE. StaalAssists: V. Olofsson1–0
- 16:18WSHN. BackstromAssists: T. Wilson, B. Dillon1–1
2nd
- 4:14WSHN. DowdAssists: J. Vrana, J. Carlson1–2
- 10:43BUFD. Cozens2–2
- 13:07WSHJ. VranaAssists: Z. Chara, T. Oshie2–3
- 13:49BUFR. SheahanAssists: J. Skinner, C. Lazar3–3
3rd
No scoring
OT
No scoring
Shootout
- 0:00WSHJ. Carlson3–4
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 20 | 24 |
| Blocked | 12 | 11 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| Faceoff % | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| Corsi % | 52.1 | 47.9 |
| xG | 2.49 | 1.96 |
| Giveaways | 3 | 7 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 5 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:10 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 12:57 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:31 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 28:37 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:19 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 09:52 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:12 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:13 | |
| -- | -- | 47/50 | -- | .940 | 64:57 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 14:25 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23:31 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:28 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:22 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 26:39 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 25:44 | |
| -- | -- | 40/44 | -- | .909 | 65:00 | |
| -- | -- | 28/32 | -- | .875 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)D1
15:33
26:39
19McCabe
23:22
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)D2
15:26
20:13
19:08
Injured / Scratched
- Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
- Rasmus Sandinlong-term-injured-reserve · Right Knee (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