4–1

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 4–1 at KeyBank Center on October 18, 1985.

🗓 Fri, Oct 18, 1985 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1985-86 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Gaetan Duchesne

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 24

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

15 Penalty minutes 27

WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29) BUF shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Jan 7, 1984

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

4–2 · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on October 18, 1985?

Capitals won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 4, Sabres 1.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 16

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 16

Also on October 18, 1985

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