Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| BUF | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
In net
Vitek Vanecek30/31 SV, .968
Linus Ullmark19/21 SV, .905| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Capitals 2-1
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Friday, January 15, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Capitals lead the series 2-0. Tom Wilson led the Capitals in goals (1). Rasmus Ristolainen led the Sabres in goals (1).
Player of the game
Tom Wilson
WSH · 1 G, 1 A, 1 SOG
Deserved to win
Sabres deserved better: 80% on chances, lost 1-2
Play by play
- End of the 3rd period
- P3 0:02
Shot on goal
Shot
V. Olofsson
- P3 0:21
Missed the net
Missed
R. Dahlin
- P3 0:25
TOGiveaway
Z. Chara
- P3 0:42
Big hit on Z. Chara
Hit
T. Hall · 1 A
- P3 0:58
Face off
Face Off
- P3 4:13
Penalty: penalty
Penalty
Z. Chara
- P3 9:59
Shot blocked by H. Jokiharju
Blocked
E. Kuznetsov
- GOALP3 12:13
Goal!
T. Wilson · 1 G, 1 A
Goal
WSH 2 - 1 BUF - P3 12:55
Face off
Face Off
- P3 14:16
Shot on goal
Shot
E. Kuznetsov
- P3 14:53
Shot blocked by D. Orlov
Blocked
S. Reinhart
- P3 15:20
Big hit on T. Thompson
Hit
Z. Chara
- P3 16:57
Missed the net
Missed
E. Kuznetsov
- GOALP3 19:29
Goal!
R. Ristolainen · 1 G
Goal
WSH 1 - 1 BUF - P3 19:40
Shot blocked by D. Orlov
Blocked
J. Eichel · 1 A
- P3 20:00
Faceoff win
Face Off
N. Backstrom · 1 A
- Start of the 3rd period
- End of the 2nd period
- P2 0:16
Face off
Face Off
- P2 0:30
Shot
- P2 0:46
Big hit on N. Dowd
Hit
R. Ristolainen · 1 G
- P2 1:05TO
Giveaway
R. Ristolainen · 1 G
- P2 1:21
Missed the net
Missed
J. McCabe
- P2 1:23TO
Takeaway
J. McCabe
Leaders
WSHBUF 
