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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Capitals beat Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on March 25, 2022.

WSH – BUF
40–23
Shots on goal
20–12
Hits
12–9
Blocked shots
5–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Jeff Skinner
2 G
5 shots · 17:30 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Anthony Mantha
1 G
5 shots · 20:18 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
3 shots · 19:57 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Anthony Mantha Go-ahead 1st · 09:15
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson · beat Dustin Tokarski
1–0
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Tying 1st · 15:49
Assists: Tage Thompson · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Nick Jensen Go-ahead 2nd · 04:06
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Conor Sheary · beat Dustin Tokarski
2–1
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Tying 2nd · 10:23
Assists: Mattias Samuelsson · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–2
⚔️ Victor Olofsson Go-ahead 2nd · 12:55
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Rasmus Asplund · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 2nd · 16:47
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Dustin Tokarski
3–3
Shootout
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Kuznetsov · Mantha · Wilson 20:18
L2 Ovechkin · Sheary · Backstrom 19:19
L3 Johansson · Eller · Hathaway 16:40
L4 Jonsson-Fjallby · McMichael 8:56
D1 Carlson · Orlov 25:23
D2 Fehervary · Jensen 21:50
D3 Schultz · Irwin 12:47
D4 Kempny 3:17
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Mittelstadt · Tuch 18:27
L2 Skinner · Cozens · Okposo 16:47
L3 Olofsson · Krebs · Eakin 14:38
L4 Girgensons · Asplund · Hinostroza 12:57
D1 Jokiharju · Dahlin 26:34
D2 Samuelsson · Bryson 21:00
D3 Pysyk · Miller 14:16

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
40 Shots on goal 23
20 Hits 12
12 Blocked shots 9
5 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 8
4 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40) BUF shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
20/23
.870 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dustin Tokarski
37/40
.925 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Anthony Mantha · 1st 09:15 · 1–0 Jeff Skinner · 1st 15:49 · 1–1 Nick Jensen · 2nd 04:06 · 2–1 Jeff Skinner · 2nd 10:23 · 2–2 Victor Olofsson · 2nd 12:55 · 2–3 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 16:47 · 3–3
WSH BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-7-4 (42% win rate, 19 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-8-2 (50% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 8-5 (62% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–0
Dec 112021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO Nov 82021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Apr 152021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Apr 92021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Mar 152021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 6–0
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on March 25, 2022?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Mantha, Nick Jensen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner (2), Victor Olofsson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dustin Tokarski made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 22 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 AfterMar 26 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 23 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterMar 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 4–5
Also on March 25
🐧PIT 1–5 🗽NYR 🧥CBJ 3–4 ✈️WPG 🔔PHI 3–6 🏔️COL 🌵ARI 2–4 🔥CGY
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