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2020-21 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 6–1

Capitals beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on April 9, 2021.

WSH – BUF
33–33
Shots on goal
21–16
Hits
14–12
Blocked shots
2–3
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Justin Schultz
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 19:45 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Brenden Dillon
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 19:44 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Vitek Vanecek
30 saves
0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Brenden Dillon Go-ahead 1st · 02:39
Assists: Justin Schultz, T.J. Oshie · beat Dustin Tokarski
1–0
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 11:39
Assists: Brenden Dillon, John Carlson · beat Dustin Tokarski
2–0
⚔️ Henri Jokiharju 1st · 18:26
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin · beat Vitek Vanecek
2–1
2nd period
🦅 Justin Schultz 2nd · 00:28
Assists: Lars Eller · beat Dustin Tokarski
3–1
⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt 2nd · 10:08
Assists: Rasmus Asplund, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Vitek Vanecek
3–2
3rd period
🦅 Jakub Vrana 3rd · 09:48
Assists: Justin Schultz, Lars Eller · beat Dustin Tokarski
4–2
⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 18:40
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Vitek Vanecek
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Hagelin · Dowd · Wilson 18:15
L2 Kuznetsov · Backstrom · Hathaway 15:14
L3 Ovechkin · Sheary · Eller 13:43
L4 Vrana · Oshie · Sprong 12:31
D1 Carlson · Orlov 22:32
D2 Schultz · Dillon 19:44
D3 Chara · Jensen 17:28
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Skinner 18:28
L2 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Okposo 16:42
L3 Sheahan · Ruotsalainen · Asplund 15:52
L4 Rieder · Eakin 11:33
D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 23:53
D2 Jokiharju · Bryson 19:34
D3 Miller · Montour 16:34
D4 Irwin 4:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
33 Shots on goal 33
21 Hits 16
14 Blocked shots 12
2 Takeaways 3
3 Giveaways 5
6 Penalty minutes 2
WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) BUF shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dustin Tokarski
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 57:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Brenden Dillon · 1st 02:39 · 1–0 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 11:39 · 2–0 Henri Jokiharju · 1st 18:26 · 2–1 Justin Schultz · 2nd 00:28 · 3–1 Casey Mittelstadt · 2nd 10:08 · 3–2 Jakub Vrana · 3rd 09:48 · 4–2 Tage Thompson · 3rd 18:40 · 4–3
WSH BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2-2 (64% win rate, 11 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-9 (18% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-6-1 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 6–1
Mar 152021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 6–0 Feb 182021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Jan 242021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Jan 222021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO Jan 152021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on April 9, 2021?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brenden Dillon, Jakub Vrana, Justin Schultz.

Who scored for Sabres?

Casey Mittelstadt, Henri Jokiharju, Tage Thompson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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 6–1 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 8 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 4–2 AfterApr 11 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 8–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 8 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 6–3 AfterApr 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 5–3
Also on April 9
🐧PIT 6–4 😈NJD 🗽NYR 4–1 🏝️NYI 🌲MIN 1–9 🎵STL 🌵ARI 4–7 🎰VGK 🏔️COL 2–0 🦆ANA 👑LAK 2–5 🦈SJS
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