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Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Capitals
1-0-0, 2 PTS
6-4
Final
Sabres
0-1-0, 0 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
WSH149528
BUF89926

In net

Ilya Samsonov22/26 SV, .846
Carter Hutton22/27 SV, .815
Team123T
WSH2226
BUF1124

Who won: Capitals 6-4

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4 on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. T.J. Oshie led the Capitals in goals (1). Jake McCabe led the Sabres in goals (1).

Player of the game

T.J. Oshie

WSH · 1 G, 2 A, 3 SOG

8.4

Deserved to win

45%
WSH · 2.30 xG
55%
BUF · 2.54 xG

Sabres deserved better: 55% on chances, lost 4-6

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:24T.J. Oshie

    Missed the net

    Missed

    T.J. Oshie · 1 G, 2 A

  3. P3 0:46Cody Eakin

    Face off

    Face Off

  4. GOALP3 1:03
    Garnet Hathaway

    Goal!

    G. Hathaway · 1 G

    Goal

    WSH 6 - 4 BUF
  5. P3 1:27Jack Eichel

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    J. Eichel · 2 A

  6. GOALP3 1:54
    Victor Olofsson

    Goal!

    V. Olofsson · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    WSH 5 - 4 BUF
  7. P3 1:56Sam Reinhart

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    S. Reinhart · 1 A

  8. P3 2:08Lars Eller
    TO

    Giveaway

    L. Eller · 1 A

  9. P3 2:52Lars Eller

    Face off

    Face Off

  10. P3 3:00Garnet Hathaway

    Big hit on R. Ristolainen

    Hit

    G. Hathaway · 1 G

  11. P3 3:38Taylor Hall
    TO

    Takeaway

    T. Hall · 1 G, 1 A

  12. P3 4:33Brenden Dillon

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    B. Dillon · 1 G

  13. P3 4:53Rasmus Dahlin

    Shot blocked by B. Dillon

    Blocked

    R. Dahlin

  14. P3 7:30Alex Ovechkin

    Missed the net

    Missed

    A. Ovechkin · 2 A

  15. GOALP3 19:14
    Jakub Vrana

    Goal!

    J. Vrana · 1 G

    Goal

    WSH 5 - 3 BUF
  16. P3 19:16Eric Staal
    TO

    Giveaway

    E. Staal

  17. P3 19:40Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    E. Kuznetsov

  18. GOALP3 19:40
    Jake McCabe

    Goal!

    J. McCabe · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    WSH 4 - 3 BUF
  19. P3 20:00Jack Eichel

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    J. Eichel · 2 A

  20. Start of the 3rd period
  21. End of the 2nd period
  22. P2 0:09Jack Eichel

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    J. Eichel · 2 A

  23. P2 0:10Brandon Montour

    Missed the net

    Missed

    B. Montour

  24. P2 0:17Nicklas Backstrom
    TO

    Giveaway

    N. Backstrom · 1 G, 1 A

  25. GOALP2 1:14
    Tobias Rieder

    Goal!

    T. Rieder · 1 G

    Goal

    WSH 4 - 2 BUF

Leaders

WSHBUF
Goals
T.J. Oshie
1
Jake McCabe
1
Assists
T.J. Oshie
2
Jack Eichel
2
Points
T.J. Oshie
3
Jake McCabe
2

Season seriesWSH leads series 1-0

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