Buffalo SabresvsWashington Capitals — Apr 3, 2026

Apr 3, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
L. Thompson
WSH logo

L. Thompson

WSH • #48 • G
SV% .949PPSA 8/8
Second Star
C. McMichael
WSH logo

C. McMichael

WSH • #24 • L
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 5
Third Star
A. Protas
WSH logo

A. Protas

WSH • #21 • L
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 4

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF2002
WSH3126

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF13151139
WSH1171028

Goals

1st Period

J. Chychrun
WSH

J. Chychrun(25th)

3:15(EV)

Assisted by A. Ovechkin and P. Dubois

D. Strome
WSH

D. Strome(18th)

3:35(EV)

Assisted by A. Protas and A. Ovechkin

C. McMichael
WSH

C. McMichael(11th)

5:52(EV)

Assisted by J. Chychrun and P. Dubois

R. Dahlin
BUF

R. Dahlin(18th)

6:30(EV)

Assisted by J. Norris and A. Tuch

B. Malenstyn
BUF

B. Malenstyn(7th)

12:15(EV)

Assisted by J. Greenway and R. Dahlin

2nd Period

A. Protas
WSH

A. Protas(24th)

6:06(EV)

Unassisted

3rd Period

R. Leonard
WSH

R. Leonard(17th)

6:26(EV)

Assisted by C. Hutson and J. Sourdif

T. Wilson
WSH

T. Wilson(29th)

8:55(SH)

Short-handed goal assisted by C. McMichael

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

39

Shots On Goal

28

51.6

Faceoff %

48.4

0-5 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-2

14

Penalty Minutes

20

17

Hits

14

8

Blocked Shots

10

17

Giveaways

18

3

Takeaways

9

Box Score

8A. Ovechkin022+100100040.017:01
21A. Protas112+100010040.016:15
24C. McMichael112+320122150.416:03
80P. Dubois022+200000010.512:58
9R. Leonard101+120201020.012:55
17D. Strome101+220011140.416:38
34J. Sourdif011+100002100.815:25
43T. Wilson101+200100010.017:19
22B. Duhaime000-100101000.011:43
29H. Lapierre000-100100000.511:05
53E. Frank000-100000000.009:34
72A. Beauvillier000000000010.015:44
6J. Chychrun112+100101120.019:40
44C. Hutson011+220002320.018:58
3M. Roy000+200311110.020:56
38R. Sandin000000224110.020:25
42M. Fehérváry000+2100031000.021:10
57T. van Riemsdyk000+120101000.016:11
48L. Thompson.9493937229/3128/800/0060:00
79C. Lindgren-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
5th
BUF
264225+396-2-2L1100
17th
WSH
241230+116-2-2L185
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

WSHStatBUF
3.14Goals/Game3.41
2.95Goals Against/Game2.96
28.3Shots/Game28.1
18.0%Power Play %21.2%
79.7%Penalty Kill %81.9%
49.6%Faceoff %45.6%

Goaltenders

WSH

1
Logan Thompson

Logan Thompson

5 GP

Record

27-21-6

GAA

2.53

EV%

.879

PK%

.818

SV%

.909

2
Charlie Lindgren

Charlie Lindgren

5 GP

Record

9-7-3

GAA

3.29

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.886

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

20-9-4

GAA

2.69

EV%

.917

PK%

.615

SV%

.910

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

19-9-3

GAA

2.57

EV%

.918

PK%

.889

SV%

.910

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

WSH

1
A. Ovechkin

A. Ovechkin

L | 5GP

G

5

A

1

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2
P. Dubois

P. Dubois

C | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

3
J. Chychrun

J. Chychrun

D | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

4

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

2
P. Krebs

P. Krebs

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

3
J. Quinn

J. Quinn

R | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

4

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.990.83
1.201.03
1.181.24
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
WSH

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (6)WSH (4)

Goals / Game

BUF
4.30
WSH
3.40

Goals Against / Game

BUF
3.40
WSH
4.30

Shots / Game

BUF
17.7
WSH
19.4

Power Play %

BUF
27.8%
WSH
31.2%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
68.8%
WSH
72.2%

Face-Off %

BUF
51.9%
WSH
48.1%

Scratches

WSH

1
Dylan McIlrath

Dylan McIlrath

2
Timothy Liljegren

Timothy Liljegren

3
David Kampf

David Kampf

4
Declan Chisholm

Declan Chisholm

5
Ivan Miroshnichenko

Ivan Miroshnichenko

BUF

1
Luke Schenn

Luke Schenn

2
Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

3
Tanner Pearson

Tanner Pearson

4
Conor Timmins

Conor Timmins

5
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

6
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

7
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

8
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

PIM Leaders (Season)

WSH

1
Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

R

PIM

117

2
Brandon Duhaime

Brandon Duhaime

L

PIM

71

3
Jakob Chychrun

Jakob Chychrun

D

PIM

57

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

76

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

74

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

53

Past H2H Results