Washington Capitals 2, Buffalo Sabres 1: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals 2 to Buffalo Sabres 1, on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals.
NHLThursday, March 12, 2026
DateMar 12, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
33-27-7Record40-20-6
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-2Road record / home record4-6
WWLLWLast 5LLWLW
W2StreakL2
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 ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 12:33 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:41 | 2:57 | 0:13 | 16:31 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 11:05 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:30 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:46 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 12:31 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:55 | 0:59 | 12:21 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:03 | 3:38 | 0:00 | 10:25 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 | 1:17 | 2:08 | 13:06 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 14:47 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:25 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 12:40 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 | 2:43 | 1:56 | 15:55 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:25 | 2:43 | 0:56 | 16:46 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:56 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 19:06 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:50 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:46 | 0:27 | 1:50 | 19:29 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19:47 | 1:17 | 2:09 | 16:21 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:00 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 16:47 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .967 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 | 0:27 | 1:42 | 15:06 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:51 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 9:07 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:42 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 11:10 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 13:35 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:25 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 8:15 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:26 | 0:29 | 2:01 | 14:56 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 73.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:45 | 3:31 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:49 | 0:25 | 0:11 | 16:13 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:58 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:19 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 15:49 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22:04 | 3:31 | 0:01 | 18:32 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 17:07 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:02 | 0:19 | 2:01 | 20:42 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:28 | 3:42 | 0:01 | 19:45 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 | 0:00 | 1:45 | 19:44 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:30 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 18:16 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Schenn | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 12:30 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:02 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .909 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 58:33 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Series tied 1-1
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Nov 1, 2025WSH 3, BUF 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres?
Washington Capitals won, 2-1, on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres?
Washington Capitals 2, Buffalo Sabres 1.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Jakob Chychrun (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Sam Carrick (1 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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