Buffalo Sabres 3, Washington Capitals 4: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 3 to Washington Capitals 4, on Saturday, October 24, 2026 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, October 24, 2026
DateOct 24, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
4-4-3Record6-4-0
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
4-4Road record / home record7-4
LWLWWLast 5WLLWW
L1StreakW1
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
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:32 | 2:37 | 2:20 | 13:35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 11:13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 12:43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 12:03 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:15 | 1:39 | 2:56 | 12:40 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:06 | 1:38 | 2:34 | 12:54 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 2:21 | 0:13 | 13:51 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:24 | 2:34 | 0:11 | 14:39 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:00 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 14:40 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 13:52 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 12:31 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7:37 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 6:41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:20 | 3:07 | 0:16 | 23:57 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 8:12 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 7:17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30:09 | 0:54 | 4:48 | 24:27 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:27 | 0:02 | 3:12 | 22:13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Olen Zellweger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:06 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 19:11 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .882 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 63:42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 7:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:08 | 2:51 | 0:03 | 15:14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:04 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 12:42 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Kyrou | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:51 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 13:43 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 2:39 | 0:00 | 12:31 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 7:52 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:48 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 15:26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Protas | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:25 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 7:13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 13:52 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:59 | 3:18 | 0:00 | 17:41 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:32 | 2:46 | 1:18 | 18:28 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19:13 | 3:14 | 1:20 | 14:39 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:01 | 3:21 | 1:45 | 19:55 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23:19 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 20:39 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22:32 | 2:40 | 0:04 | 19:48 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 14:36 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 24:04 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 21:52 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .857 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 63:42 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 4-3, on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals?
Buffalo Sabres 3, Washington Capitals 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Josh Doan (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Dylan Strome (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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