Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary
Final · April 2, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : WSH 26 — BUF 35 · KeyBank Center
Three stars
- 1★
J. PeterkaBUF · R · 2B 1A - 2★
A. TuchBUF · R · 1B 2A - 3★
R. DahlinBUF · D · 1B 2A
Game stats
BUF- 26Shots on goal35
- 56 %Faceoff win %44 %
- 1/3Power play2/2
- 4Penalty minutes6
- 24Hits23
- 18Blocked shots17
- 2Giveaways5
- 6Takeaways6
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| BUF | 13 | 12 | 10 | 35 |
Season series WSH 1 – 2 BUF
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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WSH 2 / 26 / 396 / 35 / 47 BUF
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Martin FehérváryWSH · 02:46Assists : Michael Sgarbossa, Hendrix Lapierre1 – 0▶ Watch
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF · 15:42Assists : Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power1 – 1▶ Watch
JJ PeterkaBUF · 16:50 · PPAssists : Alex Tuch, Zach Benson1 – 2
2nd period
JJ PeterkaBUF · 10:54Assists : Alex Tuch1 – 3▶ Watch
Dylan StromeWSH · 19:14 · PPAssists : John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin2 – 3▶ Watch
3rd period
Rasmus DahlinBUF · 03:03 · PPAssists : JJ Peterka, Tage Thompson2 – 4▶ Watch
Tage ThompsonBUF · 04:48Assists : Jack Quinn, Zach Benson2 – 5▶ Watch
Alex TuchBUF · 05:33Assists : Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin2 – 6▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 16:00WSHRasmus Sandin — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Victor Olofsson
2nd period
- 18:51BUFPeyton Krebs — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
3rd period
- 00:38BUFJJ Peterka — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by John Carlson
- 01:46WSHMax Pacioretty — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
- 17:58BUFOwen Power — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 18:58 |
| S. MilanoL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 14:35 |
| D. StromeC | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 15:57 |
| A. ProtasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:56 |
| M. SgarbossaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:43 |
| C. McMichaelL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 18:11 |
| N. DowdC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:42 |
| H. LapierreC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15:46 |
| B. MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:03 |
| I. MiroshnichenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:01 |
| M. PaciorettyL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 14:35 |
| N. Aube-KubelR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 12:00 |
| N. JensenD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:08 |
| A. AlexeyevD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 16:33 |
| R. SandinD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 19:27 |
| M. FehérváryD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:36 |
| T. van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 16:56 |
| J. CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 23:54 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 4/4 | 100.0 % | 14:19 |
| C. Lindgren(L) | 25/31 | 80.6 % | 45:33 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:38 |
| L. RousekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:04 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 12:16 |
| J. QuinnR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:10 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13:29 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:22 |
| E. RobinsonL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:53 |
| J. SkinnerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:16 |
| V. OlofssonL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 09:55 |
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19:41 |
| J. PeterkaR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:41 |
| A. TuchR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20:17 |
| B. ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:21 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20:43 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23:38 |
| R. DahlinD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21:05 |
| C. CliftonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:02 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen(W) | 24/26 | 92.3 % | 60:00 |
| D. Levi | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Capitals vs Sabres?
Sabres won 6-2 over Capitals on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
When was Capitals vs Sabres played?
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.
Where was Capitals vs Sabres played?
At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.
Have the Capitals and Sabres played this season?
Yes: November 22 (Sabres 3, Capitals 4).
