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FINALCapital One Arena · Apr 4
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 6–2
- C. McMichael scored the game-winner at 5:52 of the first.
- The Capitals scored first and led the rest of the way.
- L. Thompson stopped 37 of 39 shots (.949) for the win.
- The Capitals won despite being outshot 39–28.
- J. Chychrun led all scorers with 1 goal and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starL. Thompson
WSH · .949 SV%
- 2nd starC. McMichael
WSH · 1G 1A
- 3rd starA. Protas
WSH · 1G 1A
Scoring summary
1st
- 3:15WSHJ. ChychrunVideoAssists: A. Ovechkin, P. Dubois0–1
- 3:35WSHD. StromeVideoAssists: A. Protas, A. Ovechkin0–2
- 5:52WSHC. McMichaelVideoAssists: J. Chychrun, P. Dubois0–3
- 6:30BUFR. DahlinVideoAssists: J. Norris, A. Tuch1–3
- 12:15BUFB. MalenstynVideoAssists: J. Greenway, R. Dahlin2–3
3rd
- 6:26WSHR. LeonardVideoAssists: C. Hutson, J. Sourdif2–5
- 8:55WSHT. WilsonSHVideoAssists: C. McMichael2–6
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 17 | 14 |
| Blocked | 8 | 11 |
| Power Play | 0/5 | 0/2 |
| Faceoff % | 51.6 | 48.4 |
| Corsi % | 52.6 | 47.4 |
| xG | 3.70 | 2.90 |
| Giveaways | 17 | 18 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 9 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 16:03 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:40 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 16:15 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 17:01 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 12:58 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:55 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 16:38 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:19 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:58 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:25 | |
| -- | -- | 46/48 | -- | .958 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 37/39 | -- | .949 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 22:28 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:48 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:32 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:27 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 16:20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 15:20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:05 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 18:27 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:15 | |
| -- | -- | 31/37 | -- | .838 | 54:08 | |
| -- | -- | 2/8 | -- | .250 | 05:52 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)D1
11:27
26Dahlin
22:28
19:54
Injured / Scratched
- Jack Rathboneinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
WSH
Actual (from shift data)L3
8:22
D3
8:02
19:40
16:11
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