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FINAL / SOCapital One Arena · Jan 24
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 4–3 in a shootout
- Tied 3–3 after overtime; the Sabres won the shootout.
- L. Ullmark stopped 28 of 31 shots (.903) for the win.
- V. Vanecek kept the Capitals in it with 45 saves (.938).
- The Sabres controlled play, outshooting the Capitals 48–31.
- Power play: BUF 3/5, WSH 2/3.
- J. Schultz led all scorers with 1 goal and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starE. Staal
BUF · 1G 0A
- 2nd starJ. Schultz
WSH · 1G 1A
- 3rd starR. Ristolainen
BUF · 0G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 6:58WSHJ. Schultz0–1
2nd
- 10:07BUFC. MillerPPAssists: R. Ristolainen, C. Mittelstadt1–1
- 11:51WSHT. OshiePPAssists: J. Schultz, N. Backstrom1–2
- 13:04BUFV. OlofssonPPAssists: S. Reinhart, J. Eichel2–2
3rd
- 7:24BUFE. StaalPPAssists: R. Ristolainen, C. Miller3–2
- 9:28WSHN. BackstromPPAssists: J. Vrana, J. Carlson3–3
OT
No scoring
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 11 | 16 |
| Blocked | 15 | 16 |
| Power Play | 3/5 | 2/3 |
| Faceoff % | 51.4 | 48.6 |
| Corsi % | 58.7 | 41.3 |
| xG | 3.95 | 2.59 |
| Giveaways | 1 | 6 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 3 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28:52 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:15 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:09 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:18 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:50 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | |
| -- | -- | 61/65 | -- | .938 | 65:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:13 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 24:28 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 24:36 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21:25 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 22:29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:13 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 22:47 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:48 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 | |
| -- | -- | 39/42 | -- | .929 | 65:00 | |
| -- | -- | 28/31 | -- | .903 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L2
D1
13:27
24:13
19McCabe
19:33
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)D3
11:29
15:14
14:14
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