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2022-23 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 Sun, Feb 26, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Sabres beat Capitals 7–4 at KeyBank Center on February 26, 2023.

WSH – BUF
30–37
Shots on goal
1/2–0/3
Power play
17–5
Hits
10–9
Blocked shots
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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
Dylan Cozens
3 G, 1 A
8 shots · 15:41 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Vinnie Hinostroza
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 14:22 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Casey Mittelstadt
2 A
1 shots · 14:36 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Dylan Cozens Go-ahead 1st · 10:40
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Ilya Lyubushkin · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–1
🦅 Dylan Strome Tying 1st · 14:45
Assists: Nick Jensen, T.J. Oshie · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–1
⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead 1st · 16:35
Unassisted · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–2
🦅 T.J. Oshie Tying 1st · 16:50
Assists: Dylan Strome, Nick Jensen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–2
2nd period
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 2nd · 05:49
Assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Jack Quinn · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–3
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons 2nd · 08:36
Assists: Kyle Okposo, Tyson Jost · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–4
⚔️ Vinnie Hinostroza 2nd · 10:07
Assists: Owen Power, Dylan Cozens · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–5
⚔️ Dylan Cozens 2nd · 12:49
Assists: Jack Quinn · beat Charlie Lindgren
2–6
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 15:49
Assists: Erik Gustafsson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–6
🦅 Sonny Milano PP 2nd · 18:40
Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–6
3rd period
⚔️ Dylan Cozens 3rd · 11:52
Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Charlie Lindgren
4–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Sheary · Kuznetsov 16:03
L2 Strome · Wilson · Oshie 15:33
L3 Milano · Backstrom · Eller 14:34
L4 Smith · Dowd · Aube-Kubel 11:33
D1 Fehervary · Jensen 24:43
D2 van Riemsdyk · Gustafsson 22:18
D3 Irwin · McIlrath 12:47
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Skinner · Thompson 19:41
L2 Cozens · Krebs · Okposo 15:18
L3 Mittelstadt · Hinostroza · Jost 14:22
L4 Girgensons · Quinn · Peterka 12:42
D1 Power · Jokiharju 25:42
D2 Samuelsson · Lyubushkin 20:03
D3 Bryson · Clague 11:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
30 Shots on goal 37
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
17 Hits 5
10 Blocked shots 9
0 Takeaways 11
4 Giveaways 7
13 Penalty minutes 11
WSH shooting 13.3% (4/30) BUF shooting 18.9% (7/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
14/19
.737 SV% · 5 GA · 30:07 TOI
Charlie Lindgren
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 29:53 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Dylan Cozens · 1st 10:40 · 0–1 Dylan Strome · 1st 14:45 · 1–1 Tage Thompson · 1st 16:35 · 1–2 T.J. Oshie · 1st 16:50 · 2–2 Jeff Skinner · 2nd 05:49 · 2–3 Zemgus Girgensons · 2nd 08:36 · 2–4 Vinnie Hinostroza · 2nd 10:07 · 2–5 Dylan Cozens · 2nd 12:49 · 2–6 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 15:49 · 3–6 Sonny Milano · 2nd 18:40 · 4–6 Dylan Cozens · 3rd 11:52 · 4–7
WSH BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-7-2 (53% win rate, 19 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 12-7-3 (55% win rate, 22 games)
After 2nd — 4–6
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 9-0-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0
Jan 32023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT 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
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on February 26, 2023?

Sabres won 7–4. The final score was Capitals 4, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Sonny Milano, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens (3), Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Zemgus Girgensons.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 14 saves on 19 shots (.737 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 25 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–6 AfterMar 1 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 3–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 3–1 AfterFeb 28 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 5–3
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