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Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 6. Shots on goal: BUF 39, WSH 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 2-3 WSH; P2 BUF 0-1 WSH; P3 BUF 0-2 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 03:15 Jakob Chychrun (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Pierre-Luc Dubois) to make it BUF 0-1 WSH; P1 03:35 Dylan Strome (assists: Aliaksei Protas, Alex Ovechkin) to make it BUF 0-2 WSH; P1 05:52 Connor McMichael (assists: Jakob Chychrun, Pierre-Luc Dubois) to make it BUF 0-3 WSH; P1 06:30 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Josh Norris, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 1-3 WSH; P1 12:15 Beck Malenstyn (assists: Jordan Greenway, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 2-3 WSH; P2 06:06 Aliaksei Protas to make it BUF 2-4 WSH; P3 06:26 Ryan Leonard (assists: Cole Hutson, Justin Sourdif) to make it BUF 2-5 WSH; P3 08:55 Tom Wilson (assists: Connor McMichael) to make it BUF 2-6 WSH. Top skaters: Jakob Chychrun (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Connor McMichael (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 2 saves on 5, decision L; Logan Thompson (WSH) 37 saves on 39, decision W; Colten Ellis (BUF) 20 saves on 23.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Connor McMichael
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 16:03 TOI
Goals · WSH
Aliaksei Protas
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:15 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Logan Thompson
37 saves on 39 shots (.949) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P1 6:30–P1 12:15
WSH 4 largest lead P3 8:55 (BUF 2, WSH 6) · 3-0 run, P1 3:15–P1 5:52
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:15 Jakob Chychrun (Alex Ovechkin, Pierre-Luc Dubois) WSH · snap shot · BUF 0, WSH 1
  • P1 3:35 Dylan Strome (Aliaksei Protas, Alex Ovechkin) WSH · tip-in shot · BUF 0, WSH 2
  • P1 5:52 Connor McMichael (Jakob Chychrun, Pierre-Luc Dubois) WSH · snap shot · BUF 0, WSH 3
  • P1 6:30 Rasmus Dahlin (Josh Norris, Alex Tuch) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, WSH 3
  • P1 12:15 Beck Malenstyn (Jordan Greenway, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · snap shot · BUF 2, WSH 3
  • P2 6:06 Aliaksei Protas WSH · snap shot · BUF 2, WSH 4
  • P3 6:26 Ryan Leonard (Cole Hutson, Justin Sourdif) WSH · snap shot · BUF 2, WSH 5
  • P3 8:55 Tom Wilson (Connor McMichael) WSH · Shorthanded · backhand shot · BUF 2, WSH 6

Linescore

123 T
BUF 200 2
WSH 312 6

Shots on goal: BUF 39, WSH 28

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFWSH
39Shots on goal28
58Shot attempts58
33Faceoff wins31
17Hits14
8Blocked shots10
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways9
17Giveaways17
14Penalty minutes20
78.6%Save %94.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF13151139
WSH1171028

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres2 G · 48 attempts
Jack Quinn: saved (backhand)Logan Stanley: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: goal (snap)Logan Stanley: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: goal (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Zach Metsa: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (tip-in)Josh Norris: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Peyton Krebs: saved (deflected)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Josh Norris: missed the netZach Benson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (backhand)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netJordan Greenway: saved (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Owen Power: saved (snap)Owen Power: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Logan Stanley: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 37Saved77% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net19% of attempts
Washington Capitals6 G · 45 attempts
Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: goal (snap)Dylan Strome: goal (tip-in)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netRasmus Sandin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netConnor McMichael: goal (snap)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netPierre-Luc Dubois: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netRasmus Sandin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: goal (snap)Connor McMichael: missed the netCole Hutson: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (backhand)Justin Sourdif: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (snap)Cole Hutson: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (deflected)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: goal (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: goal (backhand)Dylan Strome: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: missed the net
  • 6Goals13% of attempts
  • 22Saved49% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 112+131022:28
Beck Malenstyn L 101+114012:27
Alex Tuch R 011+150216:20
Josh Norris C 011041115:48
Jordan Greenway L 011011013:32
Bowen Byram D 000-301020:59
Owen Power D 000-220020:22
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+220219:54
Tage Thompson C 000-351119:20
Jack Quinn R 000-360018:27
Jason Zucker L 000-111018:20
Ryan McLeod C 000-300016:53
Zach Benson L 000-230115:20
Zach Metsa D 000-300115:15
Logan Stanley D 000-230013:18
Josh Doan R 000-311012:57
Tyson Kozak C 000+103012:15
Peyton Krebs C 000023012:05
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon L 2540.0305:52
Colten Ellis — 202387.0354:08
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jakob Chychrun D 112+121019:40
Aliaksei Protas L 112+140116:15
Connor McMichael L 112+351216:03
Alex Ovechkin L 022+141017:01
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 022+210012:58
Tom Wilson R 101+211017:19
Dylan Strome C 101+240116:38
Ryan Leonard R 101+122012:55
Cole Hutson D 011+220018:58
Justin Sourdif C 011+100015:25
Martin Fehérváry D 000+200321:10
Matt Roy D 000+213120:56
Rasmus Sandin D 000012220:25
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000+101016:11
Anthony Beauvillier R 000010015:44
Brandon Duhaime L 000-101011:43
Hendrix Lapierre C 000-101011:05
Ethen Frank R 000-100009:34
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 373994.9260:00

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