Sabres 4–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 24, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Colin Miller

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:02 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Ristolainen

2 A

1 shots · 24:13 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 22:16 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Justin Schultz Go-ahead 1st · 06:58

Unassisted · beat Linus Ullmark

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Colin Miller PP Tying 2nd · 10:07

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–1

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:51

Assists: Justin Schultz, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Linus Ullmark

1–2

⚔️ Victor Olofsson PP Tying 2nd · 13:04

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Eric Staal PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:24

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Colin Miller · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–2

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Tying 3rd · 09:28

Assists: Jakub Vrana, John Carlson · beat Linus Ullmark

3–3

Shootout

⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hall · Reinhart · Eichel 24:28

L2 Olofsson · Staal · Okposo 15:50

L3 Rieder · Eakin · Skinner 12:56

L4 Lazar · Sheahan · Mittelstadt 10:31

D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 23:30

D2 Montour · McCabe 20:10

D3 Miller · Jokiharju 15:38

🦅Capitals

L1 Hagelin · Backstrom · Oshie 22:03

L2 Vrana · Eller · Dowd 18:15

L3 Sheary · Hathaway · Panik 11:50

L4 McMichael · Pinho · Sprong 9:27

D1 Carlson · Schultz 26:46

D2 Chara · Dillon 20:44

D3 Siegenthaler · van Riemsdyk 14:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

48 Shots on goal 31

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

11 Hits 16

15 Blocked shots 16

2 Takeaways 3

1 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 8.3% (4/48) WSH shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

45/48

.938 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

BUF WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-0-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Jan 222021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO 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

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on January 24, 2021?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Colin Miller, Eric Staal, Victor Olofsson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Justin Schultz, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 45 saves on 48 shots (.938 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterJan 26 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterJan 26 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–3

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