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Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

NHL
Sabres
4-4-3, 11 PTS
3-4
Final/OT
Capitals
6-4-0, 12 PTS
Capital One Arena

On the ice

BUF shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTT
BUF686121
WSH8158334

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen30/34 SV, .882
Charlie Lindgren18/21 SV, .857
Team123OTT
BUF20103
WSH12014

Who won: Capitals 4-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 2nd period. Dylan Strome led the Capitals in goals (2). Josh Doan led the Sabres in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.0Dylan StromeC
  2. 28.3Alex TuchRW
  3. 37.9Jakob ChychrunD
  4. 47.8Jordan KyrouRW
  5. 57.4Martin FehervaryD
  6. 67.2Josh DoanRW
  7. 77.2Justin SourdifRW
  8. 87.1Ryan McLeodC
  9. 97.1Noah OstlundC
  10. 107.1Jack QuinnRW
  11. 117.1Aliaksei ProtasC
  12. 127.0Zach BensonLW

Team stats

BUFWSH
9Blocked Shots21
15Hits26
8Takeaways5
21Shots34
0Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
30Faceoffs Won23
56.6Faceoff Win Percent43.4
24Giveaways15
3Total Penalties2
6Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Dylan Strome

WSH · 2 G, 1 A, 5 SOG

9.0

Deserved to win

25%
BUF · 1.98 xG
75%
WSH · 3.58 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the overtime
  2. GOALOT 3:42
    Alex Tuch

    Goal! Snap shot

    A. Tuch · 2 G

    Alex Tuch Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (6), Jakob Chychrun (6)

    BUF 3 - 4 WSH
  3. OT 3:32Alex Tuch

    Shot blocked by N. Ostlund

    Alex Tuch shot blocked by Noah Ostlund

    A. Tuch · 2 G

  4. OT 2:53Dylan Strome

    Faceoff win vs J. Norris

    Dylan Strome faceoff won against Josh Norris

    D. Strome · 2 G, 1 A

  5. OT 2:52Rasmus Dahlin

    Snap shot on goal

    Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    R. Dahlin · 1 A

  6. OT 2:50Ryan McLeod
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Ryan McLeod

    R. McLeod · 1 A

  7. OT 2:39Aliaksei Protas

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    A. Protas

  8. OT 1:54Ryan Leonard

    Snap shot on goal

    Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    R. Leonard

  9. OT 0:18Rasmus Dahlin

    Shot blocked by J. Chychrun

    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun

    R. Dahlin · 1 A

  10. OT 0:00Ryan McLeod

    Faceoff win vs D. Strome

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome

    R. McLeod · 1 A

  11. Start of the overtime
  12. End of the 3rd period
  13. P3 0:06Dylan Strome
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Dylan Strome

    D. Strome · 2 G, 1 A

  14. P3 1:27Konsta Helenius

    Snap shot on goal

    Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    K. Helenius

  15. P3 1:43Jakob Chychrun

    Slap shot wide right

    Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right

    J. Chychrun · 2 A

  16. P3 3:13Martin Fehervary

    Slap shot on goal

    Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    M. Fehervary · 1 A

  17. P3 3:42Peyton Krebs

    Big hit on R. Leonard

    Peyton Krebs hit Ryan Leonard

    P. Krebs

  18. P3 3:46Pierre-Luc Dubois

    Big hit on T. Thompson

    Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Tage Thompson

    P. Dubois

  19. P3 3:46Tage Thompson

    Shot blocked by M. Roy

    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Matt Roy

    T. Thompson

  20. P3 4:43Jordan Kyrou

    Shot

    Jordan Kyrou Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

  21. P3 5:45Dylan Strome

    Face off

    Dylan Strome faceoff won against Josh Norris

  22. P3 6:01Konsta Helenius
    FLAG

    Penalty: high-sticking

    Konsta Helenius High-sticking against Ryan Leonard (2 min)

    K. Helenius

  23. P3 6:27Josh Doan

    Deflected hit right post

    Josh Doan Deflected Hit Right Post

    J. Doan · 1 G

  24. P3 6:28Mattias Samuelsson

    Shot blocked by T. Liljegren

    Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren

    M. Samuelsson

  25. P3 6:32Ryan McLeod

    Face off

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Boone Jenner

Leaders

BUFWSH
Goals
Josh Doan
1
Dylan Strome
2
Assists
Rasmus Dahlin
1
Jordan Kyrou
2
Points
Jack Quinn
1
Dylan Strome
3

Season seriesWSH leads series 1-0

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