Washington Capitals 3, Buffalo Sabres 4: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals 3 to Buffalo Sabres 4, on Monday, January 6, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals.
NHLMonday, January 6, 2025
DateJan 6, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVNHL Net
Attendance15,548
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
26-10-3Record14-21-5
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-3Road record / home record4-6
LLWWLLast 5LLLWL
L2StreakL3
Team stats
Washington CapitalsBuffalo Sabres
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.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 14:02 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 11:37 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:43 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 20:19 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:02 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 9:38 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:09 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 11:51 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 11:24 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:52 | 1:28 | 13:28 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:42 | 2:30 | 0:00 | 14:12 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:00 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 18:48 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 18:10 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 16:04 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 80.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jakub Vrana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:22 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:04 | 1:38 | 2:37 | 17:49 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:40 | 2:16 | 3:21 | 18:03 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | 2:03 | 0:06 | 20:52 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:00 | 3:25 | 15:53 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 19:29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:48 | 0:14 | 0:11 | 19:23 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 16:10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .889 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 6:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:49 | 0:38 | 12:25 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:14 | 0:45 | 0:31 | 16:58 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:36 | 0:30 | 13:27 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:18 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Lafferty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 7:08 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:44 | 0:01 | 1:30 | 20:13 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:37 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 19:17 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 4:17 | 0:38 | 9:31 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 23:48 | 4:09 | 0:00 | 19:39 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:36 | 0:53 | 1:14 | 17:29 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:33 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 17:25 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:57 | 0:03 | 0:39 | 28:15 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:20 | 0:05 | 1:58 | 12:17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29:58 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 25:39 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:46 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 0:46 | 0:53 | 17:57 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:41 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 14:12 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .893 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Mar 30, 2025BUF 8, WSH 5
Jan 6, 2025WSH 3, BUF 4
Dec 14, 2024BUF 2, WSH 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 4-3, on Monday, January 6, 2025.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres?
Washington Capitals 3, Buffalo Sabres 4.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (2 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (2 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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