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Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Thursday, March 12, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9
at Buffalo Sabres 1 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 1 2
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 3 6 13 22
Buffalo Sabres 15 10 5 30

Three stars

  1. J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. R. Leonard, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. S. Carrick, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:02 Buffalo Sabres Sam Carrick (6) Beck Malenstyn (5), Owen Power (17) Even strength WSH 0, BUF 1
2nd 02:14 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard (14) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, BUF 1
3rd 18:27 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (23) Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 22 30
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 22 24
Blocked shots 17 11
Giveaways 17 13
Takeaways 9 5
Faceoffs won 18/45 (40%) 27/45 (60%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 14:03
9 R. Leonard R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 0 13:46
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 15:25
21 A. Protas L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 16:31
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 12:17
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 30.8% 14:15
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 13:17
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 40% 14:50
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 20:34
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:30
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 14:07
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 45.5% 19:41
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 21:46
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 20:25
27 T. Liljegren D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 15:50
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 19:47
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 19:56
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 19:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 30 29 1 .967 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17:15
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 50% 15:45
10 S. Carrick C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 60% 10:51
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 1 17:07
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 100% 13:44
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 16:19
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 10:25
70 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 +1 2 3 0 0 08:58
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 73.3% 17:26
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 60% 22:04
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33.3% 16:49
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 14:42
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 23:02
5 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 14:31
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 20:30
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21:29
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23:28
64 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 13:02
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 22 20 2 .909 58:33 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:50 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Hooking 2
2nd 12:50 Buffalo Sabres Tanner Pearson Slashing 2
2nd 16:41 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Holding 2
3rd 06:08 Buffalo Sabres Logan Stanley Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Francis Charron, Furman South
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Brandon Grillo
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Ivan Miroshnichenko
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Alex Tuch, Alex Lyon, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak, Zach Metsa

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 12

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 5 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Dallas Stars 7 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Seattle Kraken 1 Final Game page

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