0–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 23-19-4 before this game

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

Sabres at Capitals

Capitals beat Sabres 1–0 at Capital One Arena on January 26, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Jan 26, 1996 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

1 G

2 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Sylvain Cote

1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order

3rd period

🦅 Joe Juneau PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:05

Assists: Sylvain Cote

0–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

20 Shots on goal 27

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

19 Penalty minutes 30

BUF shooting 0.0% (0/20) WSH shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:21 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 19-21-5 (42% win rate, 45 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-19-4 (50% win rate, 46 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 19-21-5 (42% win rate, 45 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 23-19-4 (50% win rate, 46 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 8, 1995

🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on January 26, 1996?

Capitals won 1–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 0, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Joe Juneau.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 0 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?

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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 24

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 25

Also on January 26, 1996

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