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Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 3 43-30-9
at Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 0 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 3 0 0 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 9 15 5 5 0 34
Buffalo Sabres 10 7 6 1 0 24

Three stars

  1. U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. I. Rosen, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. B. Byram, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:07 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (3) Ryan Leonard (3) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 0
1st 02:15 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (5) Connor McMichael (3), Tom Wilson (7) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 0
1st 02:30 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (5) Jason Zucker (3), Jordan Greenway (1) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 1
1st 10:02 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (5) Josh Doan (5), Owen Power (4) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 2
1st 18:45 Buffalo Sabres Isak Rosen (1) Jack Quinn (4), Conor Timmins (4) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 3
2nd 19:17 Washington Capitals Sonny Milano (1) Matt Roy (2), Martin Fehérváry (4) Even strength WSH 3, BUF 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Saved
1 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Saved
2 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Saved
3 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Saved
4 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Saved
4 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Saved
5 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Goal (winner)
5 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Saved

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 34 24
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 25 17
Hits 17 22
Blocked shots 13 13
Giveaways 15 16
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 27/52 (51.9%) 25/52 (48.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 100% 19:15
9 R. Leonard R 0 1 1 +1 4 1 1 1 12:14
15 S. Milano L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 09:07
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 0 66.7% 22:13
21 A. Protas L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 18:25
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 14:13
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 27.3% 16:48
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 46.2% 16:41
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 33.3% 09:27
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 13:02
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +1 19 1 4 0 15:32
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 17:27
3 M. Roy D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 4 19:44
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 1 27:21
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17:55
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:39
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 16:00
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 28:05
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 24 21 3 .875 64:52 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 J. Greenway L 0 1 1 +1 7 0 4 0 50% 13:28
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 100% 15:07
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 37.5% 15:08
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 11:19
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16:23
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 12:42
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 11:51
63 I. Rosen R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 14:44
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 31.3% 18:05
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 2 60% 19:23
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 20:14
91 J. Doan R 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 15:32
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 18:54
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:27
21 C. Timmins D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 17:47
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 2 20:22
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 19:54
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26:12
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 34 31 3 .912 64:28 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:39 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 07:04 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Illegal check to head 2
1st 07:04 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Instigator 2
1st 07:04 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Fighting (major) 5
1st 07:04 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
1st 07:04 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 06:20 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Interference 2
2nd 14:16 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Hooking 2
2nd 19:17 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Roughing 2
2nd 19:17 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Embellishment 2
3rd 03:11 Washington Capitals Declan Chisholm Holding 2
3rd 06:09 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Tripping 2
3rd 08:26 Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn Tripping 2
3rd 16:48 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Garrett Rank, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Spencer Smallman, Pierre-Luc Dubois
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mason Geertsen, Jacob Bryson, Colten Ellis

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 Nov 1

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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