Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Sabres

19-15-2, 40 PTS

5-4

Final/OT

Capitals

21-13-6, 48 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
BUF	11	6	10	2	29
WSH	8	11	11	2	32

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen28/32 SV, .875

Darcy Kuemper24/29 SV, .828

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	2	1	1	1	5
WSH	1	1	2	0	4

Who won: Sabres 5-4

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Capital One Arena. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (3). Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (2).

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What it means

Season series: BUF leads series 1-0.
Sabres 11-7-0 on the road; Capitals 12-5-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jack Rathbone D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Out
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

BUF leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Steve Kozari (Referee), Mitch Dunning (Referee), Travis Toomey (Linesman), CJ Murray (Linesman)