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Washington Capitals 3, Buffalo Sabres 4 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 3, Buffalo Sabres 4 (shootout). Shots on goal: WSH 34, BUF 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 2-3 BUF; P2 WSH 1-0 BUF; P3 WSH 0-0 BUF; OT WSH 0-0 BUF; shootout won by BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 01:07 Dylan Strome (assists: Ryan Leonard) to make it WSH 1-0 BUF; P1 02:15 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Connor McMichael, Tom Wilson) to make it WSH 2-0 BUF; P1 02:30 Tage Thompson (assists: Jason Zucker, Jordan Greenway) to make it WSH 2-1 BUF; P1 10:02 Alex Tuch (assists: Josh Doan, Owen Power) to make it WSH 2-2 BUF; P1 18:45 Isak Rosen (assists: Jack Quinn, Conor Timmins) to make it WSH 2-3 BUF; P2 19:17 Sonny Milano (assists: Matt Roy, Martin Fehérváry) to make it WSH 3-3 BUF. Top skaters: Sonny Milano (WSH) 1 G, 0 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 1 G, 0 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 21 saves on 24, decision O; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 31 saves on 34, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Dylan Strome
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG · 22:13 TOI
Goals · BUF
Tage Thompson
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 19:23 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
31 saves on 34 shots (.912) · W
Season highs
Dylan Strome · Season-high 6 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 2 largest lead P1 2:15 (WSH 2, BUF 0) · 2-0 run, P1 1:07–P1 2:15
BUF 1 largest lead P1 18:45 (WSH 2, BUF 3) · 3-0 run, P1 2:30–P1 18:45
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:07 Dylan Strome (Ryan Leonard) WSH · snap shot · WSH 1, BUF 0
  • P1 2:15 Aliaksei Protas (Connor McMichael, Tom Wilson) WSH · snap shot · WSH 2, BUF 0
  • P1 2:30 Tage Thompson (Jason Zucker, Jordan Greenway) BUF · snap shot · WSH 2, BUF 1
  • P1 10:02 Alex Tuch (Josh Doan, Owen Power) BUF · wrist shot · WSH 2, BUF 2
  • P1 18:45 Isak Rosen (Jack Quinn, Conor Timmins) BUF · wrist shot · WSH 2, BUF 3
  • P2 19:17 Sonny Milano (Matt Roy, Martin Fehérváry) WSH · tip-in shot · WSH 3, BUF 3

Linescore

123OT SO T
WSH 2100 0 3
BUF 3000 1 4

Shots on goal: WSH 34, BUF 24 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHBUF
34Shots on goal24
68Shot attempts61
27Faceoff wins25
17Hits22
13Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
14Giveaways16
25Penalty minutes17
87.5%Save %91.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH9155534
BUF1076124

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals3 G · 50 attempts
Anthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: goal (snap)Aliaksei Protas: goal (snap)Sonny Milano: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Trevor van Riemsdyk: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netJustin Sourdif: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Trevor van Riemsdyk: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (deflected)Martin Fehérváry: saved (slap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Declan Chisholm: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)John Carlson: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (snap)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Sonny Milano: goal (tip-in)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (slap)Matt Roy: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (backhand)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (wrist)John Carlson: missed the netJohn Carlson: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 31Saved62% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net32% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres3 G · 40 attempts
Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: missed the netIsak Rosen: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netIsak Rosen: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: goal (wrist)Jiri Kulich: missed the netJiri Kulich: saved (backhand)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netIsak Rosen: goal (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Josh Dunne: saved (wrap-around)Peyton Krebs: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netIsak Rosen: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (tip-in)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (slap)Josh Doan: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 21Saved53% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net40% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dylan Strome C 101+160022:13
Aliaksei Protas C 101020118:25
Sonny Milano L 101010009:07
Matt Roy D 011+132419:44
Martin Fehérváry D 011010017:55
Connor McMichael C 011021016:48
Tom Wilson R 011+114015:32
Ryan Leonard R 011+111112:14
John Carlson D 000-110228:05
Jakob Chychrun D 000+150127:21
Alex Ovechkin L 000-132019:15
Anthony Beauvillier L 000041017:27
Nic Dowd C 000-112116:41
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-110316:00
Brandon Duhaime R 000-101014:13
Declan Chisholm D 000000013:39
Justin Sourdif R 000-113013:02
Hendrix Lapierre C 000+110009:27
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren O 212487.5364:52
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Tuch R 101020220:14
Tage Thompson C 101+140219:23
Isak Rosen R 101032214:44
Owen Power D 011+100019:54
Conor Timmins D 011+110117:47
Jack Quinn R 011001016:23
Josh Doan R 011022015:32
Jason Zucker L 011+110015:07
Jordan Greenway L 011+104013:28
Rasmus Dahlin D 000000226:12
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-154220:22
Bowen Byram D 000-100018:54
Michael Kesselring D 000000118:27
Ryan McLeod C 000031018:05
Peyton Krebs C 000-101015:08
Beck Malenstyn L 000-113112:42
Josh Dunne C 000-113011:51
Jiri Kulich C 000011011:19
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 313491.2364:28

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