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2022-23 regular season

Sabres at Capitals

🗓 Tue, Jan 3, 2023 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at Capital One Arena on January 3, 2023.

BUF – WSH
29–32
Shots on goal
1/3–0/1
Power play
21–39
Hits
10–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Tage Thompson
3 G, 1 A
5 shots · 19:56 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Alex Tuch
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 18:51 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
7 shots · 20:33 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 1st · 10:48
Assists: Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–0
🦅 Sonny Milano Tying 1st · 12:07
Assists: Anthony Mantha, Matt Irwin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–1
⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:29
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Dylan Cozens · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–1
2nd period
⚔️ Tage Thompson 2nd · 05:50
Assists: Alex Tuch, Ilya Lyubushkin · beat Darcy Kuemper
3–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 16:46
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–2
3rd period
🦅 Nic Dowd Tying 3rd · 00:55
Assists: Sonny Milano, Nick Jensen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 3rd · 07:10
Assists: Conor Sheary · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–4
⚔️ Tyson Jost Tying 3rd · 11:42
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Owen Power · beat Darcy Kuemper
4–4
Overtime
⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead OT · 03:00
Assists: Alex Tuch · beat Darcy Kuemper
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 18:51
L2 Cozens · Mittelstadt · Krebs 15:45
L3 Jost · Okposo · Quinn 15:06
L4 Olofsson · Girgensons · Peterka 13:06
D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 25:28
D2 Power · Clague 19:32
D3 Bryson · Lyubushkin 15:43
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Sheary · Kuznetsov 20:33
L2 Strome · Oshie · Mantha 15:35
L3 Milano · Johansson · Dowd 14:55
L4 Eller · Protas · Hathaway 11:54
D1 van Riemsdyk · Gustafsson 22:56
D2 Jensen · Orlov 21:59
D3 Fehervary · Irwin 16:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
29 Shots on goal 32
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
21 Hits 39
10 Blocked shots 15
5 Takeaways 4
8 Giveaways 12
2 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 17.2% (5/29) WSH shooting 12.5% (4/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 63:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
24/29
.828 SV% · 5 GA · 62:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Alex Tuch · 1st 10:48 · 1–0 Sonny Milano · 1st 12:07 · 1–1 Tage Thompson · 1st 17:29 · 2–1 Tage Thompson · 2nd 05:50 · 3–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 16:46 · 3–2 Nic Dowd · 3rd 00:55 · 3–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 07:10 · 3–4 Tyson Jost · 3rd 11:42 · 4–4 Tage Thompson · OT 03:00 · 5–4
BUF WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 252022 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO 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
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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on January 3, 2023?

Sabres won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tage Thompson (3), Alex Tuch, Tyson Jost.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Nic Dowd, Sonny Milano.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 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?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–3 AfterJan 7 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 5–6
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–9 AfterJan 5 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–2
Also on January 3
🇨🇦MTL 3–6 🐯NSH 🌵ARI 3–5 🐆FLA 🌪️CAR 3–5 🗽NYR 🧥CBJ 0–4 🏛️OTT 🎵STL 6–5 🍁TOR 🔥CGY 2–3 ✈️WPG ⚡TBL 4–1 🪶CHI 🦑SEA 5–2 🛢️EDM
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