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Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

NHL
Sabres
33-28-6, 72 PTS
4-5
Final/SO
Capitals
33-29-7, 73 PTS
Capital One Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTSOT
BUF6993229
WSH810192241

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen35/39 SV, .897
Charlie Lindgren23/27 SV, .852
Team123OTSOT
BUF301004
WSH103015

Who won: Capitals 5-4

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Capital One Arena. The Sabres win the series 2-1. The Capitals outscored the Sabres 3-1 in the 3rd period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (1). Ilya Lyubushkin led the Sabres in goals (1).

Play by play

  1. End of the shootout
  2. End of the shootout
  3. SO 0:00Tage Thompson

    Wrist shot on goal

    Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    T. Thompson

  4. GOALSO 0:00
    T.J. Oshie

    Goal! Wrist shot

    T.J. Oshie · 1 G, 1 A

    T.J. Oshie Goal Wrist Shot

    BUF 0 - 2 WSH
  5. SO 0:00Alex Tuch

    Wrist shot on goal

    Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    A. Tuch

  6. GOALSO 0:00
    Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Goal! Wrist shot

    E. Kuznetsov · 1 G

    Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal Wrist Shot

    BUF 0 - 2 WSH
  7. Start of the shootout
  8. End of the overtime
  9. OT 4:53Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs N. Backstrom

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom

    T. Thompson

  10. OT 4:46Alex Ovechkin

    Slap shot on goal

    Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A

  11. OT 4:40Alex Ovechkin

    Shot blocked by I. Lyubushkin

    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin

    A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A

  12. OT 4:33Alex Ovechkin

    Slap shot on goal

    Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A

  13. OT 4:03T.J. Oshie

    Faceoff win vs Z. Girgensons

    T.J. Oshie faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons

    T.J. Oshie · 1 G, 1 A

  14. OT 4:03Dylan Cozens

    Penalty: penalty

    Dylan Cozens Tripping against T.J. Oshie

    D. Cozens

  15. OT 4:01Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Shot blocked by J. Quinn

    Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Jack Quinn

    E. Kuznetsov · 1 G

  16. OT 3:41Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Faceoff win vs D. Cozens

    Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens

    E. Kuznetsov · 1 G

  17. OT 3:40Tage Thompson

    Wrist shot on goal

    Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    T. Thompson

  18. OT 3:25Alex Ovechkin

    Backhand wide of net

    Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide of Net

    A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A

  19. OT 3:15Alex Tuch

    Snap shot on goal

    Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    A. Tuch

  20. OT 2:41Trevor van Riemsdyk
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk

    T. van Riemsdyk · 1 A

  21. OT 1:55Peyton Krebs

    Faceoff win vs N. Dowd

    Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nic Dowd

    P. Krebs · 2 A

  22. OT 1:54Tage Thompson

    Slap shot on goal

    Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    T. Thompson

  23. OT 1:37Owen Power

    Wrist shot wide of net

    Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide of Net

    O. Power · 1 A

  24. OT 0:00Dylan Cozens

    Faceoff win vs N. Backstrom

    Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom

    D. Cozens

  25. Start of the overtime

Leaders

BUFWSH
Goals
Ilya Lyubushkin
1
Alex Ovechkin
1
Assists
Peyton Krebs
2
Dylan Strome
2
Points
Peyton Krebs
2
Alex Ovechkin
2

Season seriesBUF wins series 2-1

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