Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 4: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 2 to Washington Capitals 4, on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSaturday, December 14, 2024
DateDec 14, 2024
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,573
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
11-15-4Record21-6-2
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Metropolitan Division
4-6Road record / home record7-5
LLLLWLast 5LLWWL
L4StreakL2
Team stats
Buffalo SabresWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:46 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 16:56 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:15 | 0:58 | 0:19 | 10:58 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 13:20 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 13:30 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 11:12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:36 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 16:38 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:21 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 9:16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:52 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 16:33 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 82.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 16:31 | 1:18 | 0:27 | 14:46 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:12 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 16:54 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 0:58 | 1:39 | 14:14 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:33 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 14:19 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:29 | 1:12 | 1:35 | 23:42 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:32 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 11:22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 28:33 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 26:29 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:36 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 17:01 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .900 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 57:18 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 16:17 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 15:39 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 0:04 | 1:01 | 13:46 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Eller | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 13:13 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:41 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:43 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 15:00 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 | 0:27 | 1:34 | 16:51 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:44 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 12:36 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 | 3:06 | 1:17 | 15:15 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23:59 | 2:43 | 2:36 | 18:40 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:27 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 19:17 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:00 | 2:16 | 15:34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Matt Roy | 2 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 20:29 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 19:29 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:55 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 17:28 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 16:41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .905 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 4-2, on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals?
Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jiri Kulich (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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