Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Capitals

6-5-1, 13 PTS

3-4

Final/SO

Sabres

5-4-3, 13 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
WSH	9	15	5	5	2	36
BUF	10	7	6	1	3	27

In net

Charlie Lindgren21/24 SV, .875

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen31/34 SV, .912

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

Who won: Sabres 4-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Dylan Strome led the Capitals in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the shootout
End of the shootout
SO 0:00
Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot Wide Right
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram Goal Wrist Shot
WSH 0 - 1 BUF
SO 0:00
Alex Ovechkin Backhand Short
SO 0:00
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
SO 0:00
Connor McMichael Backhand High and Wide Right
SO 0:00
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
SO 0:00
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SO 0:00
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
SO 0:00
Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SO 0:00
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:57
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT 4:45
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
OT 4:43
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
OT 3:35
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
OT 3:33
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
OT 3:25
TO
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
OT 3:15
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
OT 3:05
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
OT 2:27
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
OT 2:26
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
OT 2:15
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Tage Thompson