Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Capitals

36-20-10, 82 PTS

4-3

Final/SO

Sabres

23-33-9, 55 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
WSH	11	13	9	7	2	42
BUF	4	9	5	5	2	25

In net

Ilya Samsonov20/23 SV, .870

Dustin Tokarski37/40 SV, .925

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
WSH	1	2	0	0	1	4
BUF	1	2	0	0	0	3

Who won: Capitals 4-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout on Friday, March 25, 2022 at KeyBank Center. The Capitals win the series 3-0. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (1). Jeff Skinner led the Sabres in goals (2).

Recap · Mar 25

Ovechkin seals Capitals' 4-3 shootout win over Sabres

Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said it's no secret how every team has its share of set plays following offensive zone faceoffs.

What it means

Season series: WSH wins series 3-0.
Capitals 21-7-5 on the road; Sabres 12-16-5 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

Ilya Samsonov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres7th in Eastern Conference

Dustin Tokarski G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Capitals 3, Sabres 2 (Dec 11)

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 9,740
Officials: Ian Walsh (Referee), Ryan Gibbons (Linesman), Julien Fournier (Linesman)

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