Sabres 3–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 22, 2021)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
⚔️ BUF	1	2	0	0	3
🦅 WSH	1	2	0	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jakub Vrana

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:44 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G

3 shots · 20:56 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nic Dowd

1 G

1 shots · 19:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Eric Staal Go-ahead 1st · 12:33

Assists: Victor Olofsson · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–0

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 1st · 16:18

Assists: Tom Wilson, Brenden Dillon · beat Linus Ullmark

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead 2nd · 04:14

Assists: Jakub Vrana, John Carlson · beat Linus Ullmark

1–2

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Tying 2nd · 10:43

Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–2

🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Zdeno Chara, T.J. Oshie · beat Linus Ullmark

2–3

⚔️ Riley Sheahan Tying 2nd · 13:49

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Curtis Lazar · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–3

Shootout

🦅 John Carlson Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hall · Eichel · Reinhart 23:31

L2 Olofsson · Rieder · Eakin 14:25

L3 Cozens · Lazar · Staal 13:12

L4 Sheahan · Skinner · Thompson 12:15

D1 Ristolainen · Montour 26:12

D2 McCabe · Jokiharju 22:55

D3 Miller · Dahlin 14:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Hagelin · Backstrom · Dowd 19:52

L2 Vrana · Eller · Oshie 17:45

L3 Hathaway · Panik · Wilson 13:19

L4 Sheary · Pinho · Sprong 9:52

D1 Carlson · Dillon 26:04

D2 Siegenthaler · Jensen 19:42

D3 Schultz · Chara 19:08

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 32

20 Hits 24

12 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 7

4 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27) WSH shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 64:57 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

BUF WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 0-0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Jan 152021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Jan 142021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 6–4 Mar 92020 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 SO Nov 12019 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Feb 232019 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–5

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❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on January 22, 2021?

Capitals won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Eric Staal, Riley Sheahan.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakub Vrana, Nic Dowd, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 0–3 AfterJan 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 19 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–5 AfterJan 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–3

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