Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals — Match Details

After SO

Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Washington Capitals 4:3 after so. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by D. Strome 1′, A. Protas 2′, T. Thompson 2′, A. Tuch 10′, I. Rosen 18′, S. Milano 19′. Score by period: P1: 3–2, P2: 0–1, P3: 0–0, OT: 0–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals — 6 goals and 13 cards recorded during the match.

Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals

Period 1

1′

D. Strome

2′

A. Protas

T. Wilson

T. Thompson

J. Greenway

2′

4′

T. Wilson

Unsportsmanlike conduct

J. Greenway

Illegal check to the head

7′

J. Greenway

Fighting

7′

T. Wilson

Fighting

7′

T. Wilson

Instigator penalty

A. Tuch

O. Power

10′

I. Rosen

C. Timmins

18′

Period 2

A. Tuch

Interference

6′

14′

R. Leonard

Hooking

19′

S. Milano

M. Fehervary

19′

R. Leonard

Diving

B. Byram

Roughing

19′

Period 3

3′

D. Chisholm

Holding

P. Krebs

Tripping

6′

B. Malenstyn

Tripping

8′

A. Tuch

Holding

16′

Rivalry since 2012

Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals Head to Head Results· 50

Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals have met 50 times — Buffalo Sabres won 19, Washington Capitals won 31, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Washington Capitals leads the head-to-head with 31 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 310 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.20 per match (145 for the home side, 165 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 47 matches (94%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–8 in 2025.