Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Capitals

17-5-6, 40 PTS

3-2

Final/SO

Sabres

8-15-4, 20 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
WSH	10	13	17	2	3	45
BUF	13	10	6	2	2	33

In net

Vitek Vanecek29/31 SV, .935

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen40/42 SV, .952

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
WSH	1	0	1	0	1	3
BUF	1	1	0	0	0	2

Who won: Capitals 3-2

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Capitals lead the series 2-0. Martin Fehervary led the Capitals in goals (1). Will Butcher led the Sabres in goals (1).

Recap · Dec 11

Oshie, Kuznetsov score in shootout, Caps beat Sabres 3-2

T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov had shootout goals for the Washington Capitals in their 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 2-0.
Capitals 8-3-2 on the road; Sabres 6-8-2 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Sabres7th in Eastern Conference

Rasmus Dahlin D
Upper Body
Out
Jiri Kulich C
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Josh Norris C
Concussion
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Matt Grzelcyk D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Vitek Vanecek G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres7th in Eastern Conference

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 2-0

Last meeting: Capitals 5, Sabres 3 (Nov 8)

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 9,554
Officials: Brad Meier (Referee), Kyle Rehman (Referee), Jesse Marquis (Linesman), Mitch Hunt (Linesman)