Sabres 8-5 Capitals (Mar 30, 2025) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

31-36-6, 12-22-3 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	3	4	8
WSH	1	1	3	5

Washington Capitals

47-17-9, 24-8-6 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob Bernard-DockerJ. Bernard-Docker#24
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:58	2:16	1:20	12:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:25	0:00	0:00	12:25	4	5	44.4
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:08	0:00	0:35	11:33	4	4	50.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:20	2:12	0:01	13:07	3	1	75.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	12:46	0:00	0:00	12:46	3	1	75.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	21	11:14	0:00	0:23	10:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	25	17:27	2:12	1:47	13:28	8	7	53.3
0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:27	6:04	0:00	13:23	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	22	16:39	2:12	0:00	14:27	0	0	0.0
2	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:43	6:04	0:03	11:36	5	5	50.0
2	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	21	17:57	6:00	2:00	9:57	1	0	100.0
0	2	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:18	6:04	0:00	10:14	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:55	0:00	1:04	11:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	27	20:46	0:00	0:30	20:16	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	0	6	0	0	4	0	1	26	19:05	0:00	2:05	17:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	22:18	5:43	0:00	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	18:20	2:33	0:28	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:20	0:00	2:04	16:16	0	0	0.0

goalies
James ReimerJ. Reimer#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	5	24	.828	21	2	1	0	0	59:49	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Andrew MangiapaneA. Mangiapane#88
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Taylor RaddyshT. Raddysh#16
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	13:17	0:02	0:00	13:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	12:58	0:00	5:12	7:46	8	5	61.5
1	0	-2	2	1	1	2	6	0	0	3	22	18:23	2:16	0:07	16:00	6	5	54.5
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	12:36	0:00	4:26	8:10	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:18	0:00	0:50	12:28	5	6	45.5
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	16	10:57	0:47	0:00	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:20	0:50	0:34	12:56	1	0	100.0
1	2	-2	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	16:22	3:05	0:00	13:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:14	0:00	2:54	12:20	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:00	0:00	0:00	10:00	0	0	0.0
0	2	-3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:21	2:15	0:05	15:01	5	10	33.3
0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	2	2	0	4	23	20:50	2:15	2:24	16:11	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	20	26:12	2:18	4:57	18:57	0	0	0.0
2	0	-3	4	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	21	21:09	0:47	0:00	20:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	20:06	0:00	6:16	13:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	18	17:56	0:00	3:33	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	19	16:46	0:50	0:00	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:37	0:00	1:46	13:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	7	15	.682	10	4	1	0	0	58:22	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	3	4	8
	Capitals	1	1	3	5

1st Period			BUF	WSH
10:06		Jakob Chychrun (19) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (25), Dylan Strome (46)	0	1
12:49		Tage Thompson (37) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Tuch (26), JJ Peterka (35)	1	1

2nd Period		BUF	WSH
2:14	Ryan McLeod (18) Assists: Jack Quinn (19), Owen Power (32)	2	1
2:46	Jakob Chychrun (20) Unassisted	2	2
5:17	Alex Tuch (30) Assists: Connor Clifton (12), Jason Zucker (28)	3	2
11:52	Sam Lafferty (3) Assists: Connor Clifton (13)	4	2

3rd Period		BUF	WSH
0:37	Aliaksei Protas (30) (Shorthanded) Assists: Tom Wilson (29), Martin Fehervary (19)	4	3
1:28	Tage Thompson (38) (Power Play) Assists: Jason Zucker (29), JJ Peterka (36)	5	3
5:52	Jack Quinn (14) Unassisted	6	3
9:11	Alex Ovechkin (37) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (20)	6	4
14:03	Pierre-Luc Dubois (19) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Dylan Strome (47)	6	5
15:34	Alex Tuch (31) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (8)	7	5
19:36	Peyton Krebs (8) (Empty Net) Assists: Jack Quinn (20)	8	5

1:58

Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals: Game Highlights

1:58

Peyton Krebs scores goal for Sabres

0:48

Alex Tuch scores goal vs. Capitals

0:40

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

Sabres
2
Capitals
4

Game 1

12/14

Capitals
3
Sabres
4

Game 2

1/6

Sabres
8
Capitals
5

Game 3

3/30

Capital One Arena

3:00 PM, March 30, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

Line: WSH -310

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
TJ Luxmore
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	45	25	4	94
Tampa Bay	44	25	5	93
Florida	44	26	4	92
Ottawa	39	29	6	84
Montreal	35	30	9	79
Detroit	34	33	7	75
Buffalo	32	36	6	70
Boston	30	36	9	69

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	48	17	9	105
Carolina	45	24	4	94
New Jersey	40	29	7	87
Columbus	34	30	9	77
NY Rangers	35	32	7	77
NY Islanders	32	32	10	74
Pittsburgh	30	34	11	71
Philadelphia	31	36	9	71

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