The Buffalo Sabres moved to 40-20-6 after a 2-1 Washington Capitals result left the Caps at 33-27-7 at KeyBank Center.
First period
The Buffalo Sabres opened the scoring with 1 even-strength goal in the 1st period.
The Sabres finished the period leaning on puck touches that led to 30 shots in the game.
The Washington Capitals left the 1st period without a goal before ending with 2 total.
Second period
The Washington Capitals tied the game with 1 goal in the 2nd period at even strength.
The Sabres went 0-for-2 on the power play with 5 shots on those opportunities.
The Capitals went 0-for-2 on the power play with 4 shots on those opportunities.
Third period
The Washington Capitals scored the winning goal with 1 even-strength marker in the 3rd period.
The Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals recap centered on Buffalo’s 60 percent faceoff rate against Washington’s 40 percent.
The Sabres recorded 24 hits while the Caps finished with 22 hits.
The Sabres blocked 12 shots while the Capitals blocked 17 shots.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves on 22 shots against for Buffalo, and Washington’s goaltender stopped 29 of 30.
Sam Carrick, who had 1 goal on 2 shots in the previous game, was Buffalo’s lone player listed among the 3 stars for this matchup.
Owen Power, who had 1 assist in the previous game, was part of a Sabres effort that finished with 2 assists on Buffalo’s 1 goal.
Jakob Chychrun and
Ryan Leonard landed the top 2 star spots as the Caps supplied both goals at even strength, which shaped the post game analysis.
Washington finished with 17 giveaways while Buffalo posted 13 giveaways as part of the post-game thoughts Buffalo Sabres focused on.
Buffalo ended at 3 shooting percent and Washington ended at 9 shooting percent in the Buffalo Sabres final whistle reaction.
The Sabres are scheduled to host the Toronto Maple Leafs at KeyBank Center in Buffalo at 7:00 PM EDT on 3/14/2026, and the game is slated to air on MSG-B.
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