4–0

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 45-16-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	2	2	4
WSH	0	0	0	0

Sabres at Capitals

Sabres beat Capitals 4–0 at Capital One Arena on March 2, 1985.

🗓 Sat, Mar 2, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dave Andreychuk

2 G

4 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Gilbert Perreault

2 A

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Lindy Ruff Go-ahead 2nd · 07:06

Assists: Gilbert Perreault · beat Pat Riggin

1–0

⚔️ Lindy Ruff 2nd · 10:24

Assists: Phil Housley, Gilbert Perreault · beat Pat Riggin

2–0

3rd period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk 3rd · 03:56

Assists: John Tucker · beat Pat Riggin

3–0

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk 3rd · 15:43

Assists: Mal Davis · beat Pat Riggin

4–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 23

16 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 16.7% (4/24) WSH shooting 0.0% (0/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 34-18-9 (56% win rate, 61 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 45-16-2 (71% win rate, 63 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on March 2, 1985?

Sabres won 4–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 4, Capitals 0.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk (2), Lindy Ruff (2).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Capitals season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 2, 1985

Sabres season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule