Sabres 2–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 14, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	0	2
🦅 WSH	1	1	2	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

3 A

1 shots · 23:59 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

2 G

2 shots · 19:38 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jakob Chychrun

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:27 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Zucker Go-ahead 1st · 01:36

Assists: Jordan Greenway, Ryan McLeod · beat Logan Thompson

1–0

🦅 Tom Wilson PP Tying 1st · 17:09

Assists: John Carlson, Connor McMichael · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Tom Wilson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:11

Assists: Jakob Chychrun · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

⚔️ Jiri Kulich Tying 2nd · 07:24

Assists: Bowen Byram, Tage Thompson · beat Logan Thompson

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Dylan Strome Go-ahead 3rd · 11:05

Assists: John Carlson, Taylor Raddysh · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

🦅 Jakob Chychrun Empty net 3rd · 18:30

Assists: John Carlson, Pierre-Luc Dubois

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Benson · Thompson · Kulich 18:58

L2 McLeod · Tuch · Peterka 16:51

L3 Zucker · Greenway · Krebs 14:51

L4 Malenstyn · Cozens · Aube-Kubel 10:21

D1 Power · Byram 27:31

D2 Samuelsson · Johnson 16:40

D3 Clifton · Gilbert 13:04

🦅Capitals

L1 Protas · Dowd · Wilson 18:52

L2 Dubois · McMichael · Strome 16:06

L3 Eller · Duhaime · Raddysh 13:54

L4 Miroshnichenko · Mangiapane · Lapierre 10:41

D1 Carlson · Chychrun 23:13

D2 Roy · Sandin 19:12

D3 Fehervary · van Riemsdyk 17:36

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

21 Shots on goal 31

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

25 Hits 27

10 Blocked shots 17

8 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 13

11 Penalty minutes 9

BUF shooting 9.5% (2/21) WSH shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 57:18 TOI

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-1-3 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Apr 112024 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Apr 22024 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 Nov 222023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Mar 152023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–5 SO Feb 262023 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–7

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 14, 2024?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Zucker, Jiri Kulich.

Who scored for Capitals?

Tom Wilson (2), Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 11 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterDec 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 12 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 AfterDec 16 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 1–3

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