Sabres 3–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Nov 8, 2021)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 24:19 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

3 A

1 shots · 25:34 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

2 G

4 shots · 21:16 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 02:13

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Dustin Tokarski

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Connor McMichael 2nd · 02:30

Assists: Justin Schultz, Carl Hagelin · beat Dustin Tokarski

0–2

⚔️ Cody Eakin 2nd · 03:43

Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 08:55

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Dustin Tokarski

1–3

3rd period

⚔️ Anders Bjork 3rd · 03:17

Assists: Arttu Ruotsalainen, Robert Hagg · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–3

🦅 Tom Wilson 3rd · 06:45

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Dustin Tokarski

2–4

🦅 John Carlson PP 3rd · 17:47

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Dustin Tokarski

2–5

⚔️ Colin Miller 3rd · 18:56

Assists: Mark Pysyk, Vinnie Hinostroza · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Skinner · Thompson · Asplund 18:51

L2 Caggiula · Hinostroza · Cozens 16:26

L3 Girgensons · Eakin · Okposo 13:39

L4 Bjork · Ruotsalainen · Hayden 10:39

D1 Dahlin · Pysyk 24:26

D2 Miller · Bryson 20:20

D3 Hagg · Wolanin 13:26

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 24:19

L2 Sheary · Eller · Sprong 17:24

L3 Hagelin · McMichael · Hathaway 13:01

L4 Jonsson-Fjallby · Dowd · Leason 5:44

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 22:18

D2 Jensen · Orlov 18:34

D3 Schultz · van Riemsdyk 17:20

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 30

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

11 Hits 20

6 Blocked shots 15

7 Takeaways 4

3 Giveaways 4

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28) WSH shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dustin Tokarski

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 58:52 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

BUF WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Apr 152021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–2 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

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❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on November 8, 2021?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Anders Bjork, Cody Eakin, Colin Miller.

Who scored for Capitals?

Tom Wilson (2), Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael, John Carlson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 6 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterNov 12 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 2–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 6 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 2–1 AfterNov 11 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–0

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