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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 4:03 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars EllerC6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:14 | 2:23 | 13:47 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl HagelinLW7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05 | 0:43 | 12:13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Garnet HathawayRW6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0:05 | 2:17 | 12:29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Jonsson-FjallbyLW6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 5:21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeny KuznetsovC8.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:35 | 1:55 | 20:04 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 69.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett LeasonRW6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:54 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichaelC7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 11:51 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex OvechkinLW8.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 19:17 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor ShearyLW6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3:41 | 1:16 | 12:56 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel SprongRW6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom WilsonRW8.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21:16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:05 | 2:11 | 16:00 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | TOI | HT | BS | TK | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | YTDG | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John CarlsonD7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 24:27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:48 | 2:40 | 17:59 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin FehervaryD6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:09 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 17:03 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick JensenD6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18:38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:05 | 3:11 | 15:22 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry OrlovD7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1:39 | 0:36 | 16:14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin SchultzD7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 16:47 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van RiemsdykD7.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 14:30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | SV% | SA | SV | GA | TOI | SOS | SOSA | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitek VanecekG6.5 | .893 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
