Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Capitals

37-31-11, 85 PTS

2-4

Final

Sabres

38-37-5, 81 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	11	4	9	24
BUF	5	6	6	17

In net

Charlie Lindgren13/16 SV, .813

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen22/24 SV, .917

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

Who won: Sabres 4-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres win the series 2-1. Alex Tuch led the Sabres in goals (1). Tom Wilson led the Capitals in goals (1).

Recap · Apr 11

Luukkonen stops 22 shots and Buffalo Sabres play spoilers in beating the Washington Capitals 4-2

An improved performance still wasn’t good enough for Nic Dowd and the spiraling Washington Capitals who dropped their second outing to the Buffalo Sabres in nine days, and slipped out of the top eight of the Eastern Conference standings.

What it means

Season series: BUF wins series 2-1.
Capitals 17-19-4 on the road; Sabres 21-19-1 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Josh Doan RW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Charlie Lindgren G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

BUF wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Sabres 6, Capitals 2 (Apr 2)

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 15,454
Officials: Francis Charron (Referee), Kyle Rehman (Referee), David Brisebois (Linesman), Andrew Smith (Linesman)