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2022-23 regular season

Sabres at Capitals

🗓 Wed, Mar 15, 2023 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Sabres 5–4 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on March 15, 2023.

BUF – WSH
27–39
Shots on goal
0/2–2/3
Power play
10–30
Hits
20–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 19:32 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
T.J. Oshie
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 13:54 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Dylan Strome
2 A
2 shots · 16:43 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Ilya Lyubushkin Go-ahead 1st · 04:43
Assists: Peyton Krebs, Riley Stillman · beat Charlie Lindgren
1–0
⚔️ JJ Peterka 1st · 08:50
Assists: Jack Quinn · beat Charlie Lindgren
2–0
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 1st · 10:03
Assists: Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–1
⚔️ Tyson Jost 1st · 18:06
Unassisted · beat Charlie Lindgren
3–1
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd · 01:32
Assists: Alexander Alexeyev, T.J. Oshie · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–2
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons 3rd · 05:22
Assists: Peyton Krebs, Owen Power · beat Charlie Lindgren
4–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 10:30
Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Dylan Strome · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–3
🦅 Tom Wilson PP Tying 3rd · 18:52
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–4
5
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 5 · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–5
🦅 T.J. Oshie 5 · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 22:32
L2 Krebs · Girgensons · Jost 14:56
L3 Greenway · Mittelstadt · Okposo 14:23
L4 Cozens · Quinn · Peterka 12:36
D1 Power · Dahlin 26:58
D2 Jokiharju · Bryson 21:11
D3 Lyubushkin · Stillman 13:18
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 17:18
L2 Dowd · Strome · Backstrom 16:43
L3 Sheary · Protas · Aube-Kubel 15:12
L4 Smith · Oshie · Mantha 13:18
D1 Sandin · Fehervary 25:56
D2 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 21:42
D3 Jensen · Irwin 15:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
27 Shots on goal 39
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
10 Hits 30
20 Blocked shots 13
6 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 18
6 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27) WSH shooting 12.8% (5/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Charlie Lindgren
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 64:32 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 10-0-1 (91% win rate, 11 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1
Feb 262023 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–7 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
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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on March 15, 2023?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Ilya Lyubushkin, JJ Peterka, Tyson Jost, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), T.J. Oshie (2), Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 13 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 4–3 AfterMar 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 2–5
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 14 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 3–5 AfterMar 17 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 5–2
Also on March 15
🏔️COL 2–1 🍁TOR 🌲MIN 8–5 🎵STL 🏝️NYI 6–3 🦆ANA
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