🦅 Away Capitals 16-10-3 before this game

6–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	6
BUF	0	0	0	4

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 6–4 at KeyBank Center on December 11, 1988.

🗓 Sun, Dec 11, 1988 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1988-89 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Grant Ledyard

2 G

3 shots · +4

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Geoff Courtnall

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 25

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

39 Penalty minutes 25

WSH shooting 20.0% (6/30) BUF shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 19:24 TOI

Daren Puppa

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 16-10-3 (55% win rate, 29 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-12-4 (45% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 16-10-3 (55% win rate, 29 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 13-12-4 (45% win rate, 29 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 11, 1988?

Capitals won 6–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 6, Sabres 4.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 0 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 2–0 after 2 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 10

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 8

Also on December 11, 1988

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