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Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals: game summary

Final · January 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres5
Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals4

Shots on goal : BUF 29 — WSH 32 · Capital One Arena

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

WSH Washington Capitals logo
29Shots on goal32
31 %Faceoff win %69 %
1/3Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes6
21Hits39
10Blocked shots15
8Giveaways12
5Takeaways4

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTTotal
BUF11610229
WSH81111232

Season series BUF 2 – 1 WSH

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 5 / 29 / 384 / 32 / 47 WSHWashington Capitals logo →
Missed shot — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P1 05:28 · snapMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 06:19 · snapMissed shot — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P1 07:52 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Strome (WSH), P1 14:55 · tip-inMissed shot — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P1 15:58 · slapMissed shot — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P1 16:04 · slapMissed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 17:52 · snapMissed shot — Lars Eller (WSH), P2 00:36 · wristMissed shot — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P2 03:19 · slapMissed shot — Kale Clague (BUF), P2 05:23 · slapMissed shot — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P2 06:04 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 07:22 · tip-inMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 10:44 · wristMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P2 12:59 · wristMissed shot — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P2 14:34 · slapMissed shot — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 17:47 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 18:38 · slapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 19:30 · slapMissed shot — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 19:48 · tip-inMissed shot — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 19:59 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 05:27 · slapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 05:44 · wristMissed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 06:32 · wristMissed shot — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P3 16:21 · snapShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P1 02:27 · wristShot on goal — Marcus Johansson (WSH), P1 03:01 · wristShot on goal — Kale Clague (BUF), P1 03:44 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 07:39 · snapShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 08:03 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 09:13 · wristShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P1 09:41 · deflectedShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 10:26 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 13:17 · snapShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P1 13:38 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 15:02 · slapShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P1 15:13 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 15:35 · wristShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P1 15:52 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 17:00 · backhandShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 19:20 · tip-inShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 00:50 · wristShot on goal — Marcus Johansson (WSH), P2 04:41 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 05:05 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 07:25 · slapShot on goal — Dmitry Orlov (WSH), P2 08:47 · backhandShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 08:48 · backhandShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 09:26 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 10:34 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 11:05 · wristShot on goal — Conor Sheary (WSH), P2 12:39 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 13:44 · snapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 13:53 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 16:19 · snapShot on goal — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P2 17:33 · backhandShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P2 18:48 · slapShot on goal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P3 00:54 · snapShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P3 01:21 · snapShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 02:59 · wristShot on goal — Conor Sheary (WSH), P3 03:01 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 03:15 · wristShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 03:45 · slapShot on goal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P3 04:38 · backhandShot on goal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P3 04:42 · wristShot on goal — Anthony Mantha (WSH), P3 07:03 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 08:29 · backhandShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 08:32 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 08:34 · backhandShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 08:37 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P3 09:21 · wristShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 11:37 · tip-inShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 13:20 · snapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 19:33 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 19:57 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), OT 01:34 · snapShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), OT 02:18 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), OT 02:42 · wristGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 10:48 · wristGoal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P1 12:07 · backhandGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 17:29 · slapGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 05:50 · snapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 16:46 · snapGoal — Nic Dowd (WSH), P3 00:55 · wristGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 07:10 · snapGoal — Tyson Jost (BUF), P3 11:42 · tip-inGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), OT 03:00 · snap

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

2nd period

3rd period

Overtime

Penalties

1st period

  • 16:57WSHT.J. Oshie — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Kyle Okposo

2nd period

  • 17:49BUFIlya Lyubushkin — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Garnet Hathaway

3rd period

  • 18:00WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 19:43WSHLars Eller — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Alex Tuch

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
T. JostC10-11315:06
P. KrebsC00-10115:13
K. OkposoR00-12115:07
J. QuinnR0013114:33
D. CozensC0104315:53
Z. GirgensonsC00-11213:22
C. MittelstadtC01-11015:45
J. SkinnerL0112018:26
V. OlofssonL00-20113:06
T. ThompsonC3125219:56
J. PeterkaR0003112:38
A. TuchR1224018:51
M. SamuelssonD00-21422:57
O. PowerD0111021:44
R. DahlinD01-10027:58
K. ClagueD00-11117:20
I. LyubushkinD0110014:56
J. BrysonD0010116:30
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(W)28/3287.5 %63:00
C. Anderson0/0—00:00

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL2027420:33
S. MilanoL1124014:55
D. StromeC00-11015:35
L. EllerC00-12113:41
G. HathawayR00-20311:54
N. DowdC10-11315:01
A. ManthaR0111115:05
A. ProtasL00-32108:44
C. ShearyL0122316:42
T. OshieR0002115:55
M. JohanssonL00-12113:45
E. KuznetsovC0134221:49
N. JensenD01-10022:01
D. OrlovD00-11321:57
M. FehérváryD0000617:01
M. IrwinD0100716:22
E. GustafssonD0011322:26
T. van RiemsdykD0022023:27
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
D. Kuemper(O)24/2982.8 %62:56
C. Lindgren0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Capitals?

Sabres won 5-4 in overtime over Capitals on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

When was Sabres vs Capitals played?

On Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena.

Where was Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena, in Washington.

Have the Sabres and Capitals played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.