Sabres 5–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Apr 15, 2021)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	1	3	1	5
🦅 WSH	1	1	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Anders Bjork

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:40 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dylan Cozens

2 A

4 shots · 14:15 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Victor Olofsson

1 G

5 shots · 15:29 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Sam Reinhart Go-ahead 1st · 18:50

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Henri Jokiharju · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–0

🦅 Dmitry Orlov Tying 1st · 19:37

Assists: T.J. Oshie · beat Dustin Tokarski

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Victor Olofsson Go-ahead 2nd · 01:36

Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–1

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt SH 2nd · 05:42

Assists: Anders Bjork · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–1

🦅 Anthony Mantha 2nd · 09:59

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Dustin Tokarski

3–2

⚔️ Anders Bjork 2nd · 13:23

Assists: Dylan Cozens · beat Vitek Vanecek

4–2

3rd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson Empty net 3rd · 19:17

Assists: Rasmus Asplund

5–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Bjork · Reinhart · Ruotsalainen 18:15

L2 Olofsson · Asplund · Mittelstadt 16:01

L3 Skinner · Cozens · Thompson 14:15

L4 Rieder · Eakin · Okposo 12:22

D1 Ristolainen · Bryson 22:09

D2 Dahlin · Jokiharju 20:27

D3 Miller · Irwin 17:09

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:51

L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Mantha 17:11

L3 Sheary · Wilson · Sprong 13:48

L4 Hagelin · Dowd · Hathaway 9:01

D1 Carlson · Schultz 21:16

D2 Orlov · Dillon 18:16

D3 Jensen · Chara 16:13

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 29

13 Hits 28

14 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 15

8 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 16.7% (5/30) WSH shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dustin Tokarski

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 32:54 TOI

Craig Anderson Shutout

8/8

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 24:44 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 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: 4-7-3 (29% win rate, 14 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-1 (92% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 6–2

Apr 92021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 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

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on April 15, 2021?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Anders Bjork, Casey Mittelstadt, Sam Reinhart, Tage Thompson, Victor Olofsson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Anthony Mantha, Dmitry Orlov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dustin Tokarski made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 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 6–2 after 8 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 13 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 AfterApr 17 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 13 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 1–6 AfterApr 17 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 6–3

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