Capitals 2–6 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Apr 2, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	1	1	0	2
⚔️ BUF	2	1	3	6

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

JJ Peterka

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:41 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:41 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 21:05 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Martin Fehervary Go-ahead 1st · 02:46

Assists: Michael Sgarbossa, Hendrix Lapierre · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Tying 1st · 15:42

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–1

⚔️ JJ Peterka PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:50

Assists: Alex Tuch, Zach Benson · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ JJ Peterka 2nd · 10:54

Assists: Alex Tuch · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–3

🦅 Dylan Strome PP 2nd · 19:14

Assists: John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP 3rd · 03:03

Assists: JJ Peterka, Tage Thompson · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–4

⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 04:48

Assists: Jack Quinn, Zach Benson · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–5

⚔️ Alex Tuch 3rd · 05:33

Assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · McMichael · Sgarbossa 18:11

L2 Miroshnichenko · Strome · Lapierre 15:46

L3 Milano · Pacioretty · Protas 14:35

L4 Malenstyn · Dowd · Aube-Kubel 12:42

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 22:15

D2 Sandin · Jensen 19:18

D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 16:44

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Tuch · Peterka 19:41

L2 Girgensons · Skinner · Quinn 14:22

L3 Benson · Cozens · Rousek 13:29

L4 Robinson · Olofsson · Krebs 11:53

D1 Power · Dahlin 22:22

D2 Jokiharju · Byram 20:02

D3 Clifton · Bryson 17:04

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 35

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2

24 Hits 23

18 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 6

2 Giveaways 5

4 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26) BUF shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

25/31

.806 SV% · 6 GA · 45:33 TOI

Darcy Kuemper Shutout

4/4

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 14:19 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

WSH BUF

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-13-6 (17% win rate, 23 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-2-1 (75% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-1-1 (83% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Nov 222023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Mar 152023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–5 SO Feb 262023 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–7 Jan 32023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT Mar 252022 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO

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❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on April 2, 2024?

Sabres won 6–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dylan Strome, Martin Fehervary.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka (2), Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, Zemgus Girgensons.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 25 saves on 31 shots (.806 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 30 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterApr 4 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 30 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterApr 5 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4

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