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Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Capitals
6-5-1, 13 PTS
3-4
Final/SO
Sabres
5-4-3, 13 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTSOT
WSH91555236
BUF10761327

In net

Charlie Lindgren21/24 SV, .875
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen31/34 SV, .912
Team123OTSOT
WSH210003
BUF300014

Who won: Sabres 4-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at KeyBank Center. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Dylan Strome led the Capitals in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.8Dylan StromeC
  2. 27.8Tage ThompsonC
  3. 37.7Isak RosenRW
  4. 47.5Matt RoyD
  5. 57.4Aliaksei ProtasC
  6. 67.4Alex TuchRW
  7. 77.3Josh DoanRW
  8. 87.3Conor TimminsD
  9. 97.2Jason ZuckerLW
  10. 107.1Owen PowerD
  11. 117.0Jordan GreenwayLW
  12. 127.0Jack QuinnRW

Team stats

WSHBUF
13Blocked Shots13
17Hits22
4Takeaways3
34Shots24
0Power Play Goals0
4Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
27Faceoffs Won25
51.9Faceoff Win Percent48.1
15Giveaways16
7Total Penalties7
25Penalty Minutes17

Player of the game

Tage Thompson

BUF · 1 G, 4 SOG

7.8

Deserved to win

56%
WSH · 3.24 xG
44%
BUF · 2.88 xG

Capitals deserved better: 56% on chances, lost 3-4

Play by play

  1. End of the shootout
  2. SO 0:00Ryan Leonard

    Wrist shot wide right

    Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot Wide Right

    R. Leonard · 1 A

  3. GOALSO 0:00
    Bowen Byram

    Goal! Wrist shot

    B. Byram

    Bowen Byram Goal Wrist Shot

    WSH 0 - 1 BUF
  4. SO 0:00Alex Ovechkin

    Backhand short

    Alex Ovechkin Backhand Short

    A. Ovechkin

  5. SO 0:00Rasmus Dahlin

    Wrist shot on goal

    Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    R. Dahlin

  6. SO 0:00Connor McMichael

    Backhand high and wide right

    Connor McMichael Backhand High and Wide Right

    C. McMichael · 1 A

  7. SO 0:00Alex Tuch

    Wrist shot hit right post

    Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Hit Right Post

    A. Tuch · 1 G

  8. SO 0:00Anthony Beauvillier

    Wrist shot on goal

    Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    A. Beauvillier

  9. SO 0:00Tage Thompson

    Wrist shot wide right

    Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right

    T. Thompson · 1 G

  10. SO 0:00Dylan Strome

    Backhand shot on goal

    Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    D. Strome · 1 G

  11. SO 0:00Jack Quinn

    Wrist shot on goal

    Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    J. Quinn · 1 A

  12. Start of the shootout
  13. End of the overtime
  14. OT 4:57Ryan McLeod

    Wrist shot on goal

    Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    R. McLeod

  15. OT 4:45Ryan McLeod

    Faceoff win vs D. Strome

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome

    R. McLeod

  16. OT 4:43Dylan Strome

    Wrist shot on goal

    Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    D. Strome · 1 G

  17. OT 3:35Nic Dowd

    Faceoff win vs J. Greenway

    Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jordan Greenway

    N. Dowd

  18. OT 3:33Aliaksei Protas

    Wrist shot high and wide right

    Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot High and Wide Right

    A. Protas · 1 G

  19. OT 3:25Jakob Chychrun
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun

    J. Chychrun

  20. OT 3:15Jakob Chychrun

    Wrist shot on goal

    Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    J. Chychrun

  21. OT 3:05Alex Ovechkin

    Wrist shot on goal

    Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    A. Ovechkin

  22. OT 2:27John Carlson

    Wrist shot on goal

    John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    J. Carlson

  23. OT 2:26John Carlson

    Wrist shot wide right

    John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right

    J. Carlson

  24. OT 2:15Alex Ovechkin

    Shot blocked by T. Thompson

    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Tage Thompson

    A. Ovechkin

  25. OT 2:02Connor McMichael

    Shot blocked by T. Thompson

    Connor McMichael shot blocked by Tage Thompson

    C. McMichael · 1 A

Leaders

WSHBUF
Goals
Dylan Strome
1
Tage Thompson
1
Assists
Tom Wilson
1
Jason Zucker
1
Points
Sonny Milano
1
Alex Tuch
1

Season seriesBUF leads series 1-0

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