Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
On the ice
BUF shoots leftWSH shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 6 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
| WSH | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
In net
Dustin Tokarski25/30 SV, .833
Vitek Vanecek25/28 SV, .893| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Who won: Capitals 5-3
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Monday, November 8, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. Tom Wilson led the Capitals in goals (2). Colin Miller led the Sabres in goals (1).
Player of the game
Alex Ovechkin
WSH ยท 1 G, 2 A, 6 SOG
8.6
| Forwards | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | TOI | HT | BS | TK | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | YTDG | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus AsplundC6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:36 | 0:11 | 13:42 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders BjorkLW7.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 9:04 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake CaggiulaLW6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:10 | 2:35 | 13:46 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan CozensC5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 13:29 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody EakinC7.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 13:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 11:41 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:05 | 1:08 | 10:26 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John HaydenC6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8:51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:51 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie HinostrozaC6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:37 | 1:16 | 14:33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle OkposoRW6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:05 | 1:00 | 12:11 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arttu RuotsalainenC7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:36 | 0:26 | 9:04 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff SkinnerLW6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:25 | 0:05 | 15:41 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:36 | 0:05 | 15:10 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | TOI | HT | BS | TK | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | YTDG | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:16 | 1:27 | 15:34 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:35 | 0:05 | 22:56 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert HaggD6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 18:34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 3:27 | 15:07 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin MillerD7.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21:24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2:15 | 1:56 | 17:13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark PysykD7.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22:15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 18:56 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian WolaninD6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | SV% | SA | SV | GA | TOI | SOS | SOSA | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin TokarskiG5.3 | .833 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 58:52 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
