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Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals: game summary

Final · March 30, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres8
Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals5

Shots on goal : BUF 23 — WSH 29 · Capital One Arena

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

WSH Washington Capitals logo
23Shots on goal29
53 %Faceoff win %47 %
2/5Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes12
16Hits21
19Blocked shots12
7Giveaways13
7Takeaways3

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
BUF78823
WSH1061329

Season series BUF 2 – 1 WSH

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 8 / 23 / 355 / 29 / 50 WSHWashington Capitals logo →
Missed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 01:43 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 05:41 · tip-inMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P1 07:23 · wristMissed shot — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P1 07:50 · snapMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 08:23 · snapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 12:46 · snapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 16:00 · slapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 18:25 · snapMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 18:39 · snapMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 03:37 · snapMissed shot — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 05:45 · snapMissed shot — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P2 05:51 · snapMissed shot — Matt Roy (WSH), P2 07:23 · snapMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 08:36 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 12:34 · snapMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 13:29 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 14:32 · snapMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 14:47 · tip-inMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 16:28 · snapMissed shot — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 16:44 · slapMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 18:23 · backhandMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 19:57 · snapMissed shot — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P3 01:41 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 02:36 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 05:32 · slapMissed shot — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P3 07:30 · wristMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 09:05 · tip-inMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 09:40 · slapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 10:22 · snapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 11:01 · backhandMissed shot — Anthony Beauvillier (WSH), P3 11:58 · tip-inMissed shot — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 19:06 · slapMissed shot — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 19:26 · snapShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 00:29 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 01:34 · wristShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P1 04:18 · slapShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P1 05:19 · snapShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 05:29 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 07:32 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 10:02 · slapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 10:44 · slapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 10:47 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 12:30 · slapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 13:39 · snapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 16:33 · wristShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P1 16:57 · snapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 18:01 · snapShot on goal — Taylor Raddysh (WSH), P1 19:32 · tip-inShot on goal — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P2 01:19 · slapShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 01:28 · snapShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P2 03:46 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 06:58 · snapShot on goal — Matt Roy (WSH), P2 07:18 · wristShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 08:16 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 10:01 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 10:48 · snapShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P2 17:44 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 19:09 · snapShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P3 00:41 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 01:15 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 02:15 · wristShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P3 04:14 · snapShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P3 04:41 · snapShot on goal — Taylor Raddysh (WSH), P3 07:02 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 10:10 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 13:04 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 16:27 · snapShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P3 17:01 · slapShot on goal — Andrew Mangiapane (WSH), P3 17:12 · tip-inShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 17:38 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 18:04 · snapShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 18:39 · slapGoal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 10:06 · slapGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 12:49 · wristGoal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 02:14 · snapGoal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 02:46 · snapGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 05:17 · tip-inGoal — Sam Lafferty (BUF), P2 11:52 · backhandGoal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 00:37 · snapGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 01:28 · snapGoal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 05:52 · wristGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 09:11 · tip-inGoal — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P3 14:03 · tip-inGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 15:34 · tip-inGoal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 19:36 · wrist

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

Penalties

1st period

  • 06:28WSHPierre-Luc Dubois — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Sam Lafferty
  • 11:10WSHRasmus Sandin — Boarding (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka
  • 11:10BUFRyan McLeod — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by John Carlson
  • 11:10WSHJohn Carlson — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ryan McLeod
  • 15:28BUFBowen Byram — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Lars Eller

2nd period

  • 13:30WSHTom Wilson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Peyton Krebs
  • 18:51WSHPierre-Luc Dubois — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Tyson Kozak

3rd period

  • 12:58BUFBeck Malenstyn — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL00-11015:58
J. ZuckerL02-11016:18
P. KrebsC1012112:08
J.KulichC00-20215:20
J. QuinnR1223016:39
B. MalenstynL0011111:14
T. KozakC0010012:25
R. McLeodC1021017:27
T. ThompsonC2006017:43
J. PeterkaR0222019:27
S. LaffertyC1001312:46
A. TuchR2102117:57
B. ByramD0010020:46
M. SamuelssonD0110218:20
J. Bernard-DockerD0010012:55
O. PowerD0100018:20
R. DahlinD0011222:18
C. CliftonD0212419:05
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen0/0—00:00
J. Reimer(W)24/2982.8 %59:49

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL12-23216:22
T. RaddyshR00-12010:00
D. StromeC02-34017:21
L. EllerC0000113:18
A. ProtasL10-33115:14
B. DuhaimeL0010212:36
C. McMichaelL0012014:20
N. DowdC0010212:58
T. WilsonR01-12220:50
A. BeauvillierR0020113:17
P. DuboisC10-22018:23
A. MangiapaneL00-11110:57
M. RoyD00-21317:56
J. ChychrunD20-34221:09
R. SandinD0101216:46
M. FehérváryD0102120:06
T. van RiemsdykD0100015:37
J. CarlsonD0012126:12
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
L. Thompson(L)15/2268.2 %58:22
C. Lindgren0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Capitals?

Sabres won 8-5 over Capitals on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

When was Sabres vs Capitals played?

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 3:00 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?

Yes: December 14 (Sabres 2, Capitals 4); January 6 (Capitals 3, Sabres 4).