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).

Team stats

BUFWSH

10Blocked Shots15

21Hits39

5Takeaways4

29Shots32

1Power Play Goals0

3Power Play Opportunities1

33.3Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

19Faceoffs Won43

30.6Faceoff Win Percent69.4

8Giveaways12

1Total Penalties3

2Penalty Minutes6

Season seriesBUF leads series 1-0

WSH 4 @ BUF 7Final, Feb 26
BUF 4 @ WSH 5Final, Mar 15

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