Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 8–5 on Sunday, March 30, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
8 |
8 |
23 |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
6 |
13 |
29 |
Three stars
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:06 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun (19) |
Alex Ovechkin (25), Dylan Strome (46) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
12:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (37) |
Alex Tuch (26), JJ Peterka (35) |
Power play |
BUF 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
02:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (18) |
Jack Quinn (19), Owen Power (32) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
02:46 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun (20) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
05:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (30) |
Connor Clifton (12), Jason Zucker (28) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
11:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Lafferty (3) |
Connor Clifton (13) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
00:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Aliaksei Protas (30) |
Tom Wilson (29), Martin Fehérváry (19) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 4, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
01:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (38) |
Jason Zucker (29), JJ Peterka (36) |
Power play |
BUF 5, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
05:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (14) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 6, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
09:11 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (37) |
Rasmus Sandin (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (20) |
Even strength |
BUF 6, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
14:03 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (19) |
Alex Ovechkin (26), Dylan Strome (47) |
Power play |
BUF 6, WSH 5 |
| 3rd |
15:34 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (31) |
Mattias Samuelsson (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 7, WSH 5 |
| 3rd |
19:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs (8) |
Jack Quinn (20) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 8, WSH 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
23 |
29 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
12 |
| Hits |
16 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/53 (52.8%) |
25/53 (47.2%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:08 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
15:20 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:39 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:14 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
12:25 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
53.3% |
17:27 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
50% |
17:43 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
12:46 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:57 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:20 |
| Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
12:55 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:20 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:18 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 47 J. Reimer |
29 |
24 |
5 |
.828 |
59:49 |
Win |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 16 T. Raddysh |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:00 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:21 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
13:18 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:36 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:20 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
12:58 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
54.5% |
18:23 |
| Number 88 A. Mangiapane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:57 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:09 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:46 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:12 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
22 |
15 |
7 |
.682 |
58:22 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:28 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:10 |
Washington Capitals |
Rasmus Sandin |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
11:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:10 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
15:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:30 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:51 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
12:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Thomas John Luxmore, Brandon Blandina
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Mark Shewchyk
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Jack Rathbone, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev, Ethen Frank
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 at Pittsburgh Penguins
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 at Anaheim Ducks
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Sources and further reading
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