Capitals 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 6, 2025)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

2 G

3 shots · 19:36 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

JJ Peterka

2 A

4 shots · 23:37 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

2 G

4 shots · 22:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 1st · 04:42

Assists: JJ Peterka · beat Charlie Lindgren

0–1

🦅 Tom Wilson PP Tying 1st · 06:10

Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 2nd · 01:07

Unassisted · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–2

🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 2nd · 11:29

Assists: Aliaksei Protas, John Carlson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–2

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:49

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–3

3rd period

🦅 Aliaksei Protas Tying 3rd · 15:47

Assists: John Carlson, Pierre-Luc Dubois · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–3

Shootout

⚔️ JJ Peterka Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Charlie Lindgren

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · Protas · Wilson 20:43

L2 Ovechkin · Strome · McMichael 16:42

L3 Dowd · Eller · Duhaime 12:09

L4 Mangiapane · Vrana · Raddysh 11:35

D1 Carlson · Chychrun 23:20

D2 Roy · Sandin 20:23

D3 Fehervary · van Riemsdyk 18:31

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · McLeod · Peterka 23:37

L2 Zucker · Cozens · Tuch 19:36

L3 Benson · Krebs · Quinn 14:26

L4 Lafferty · Kulich · Aube-Kubel 6:19

D1 Dahlin · Byram 29:28

D2 Power · Samuelsson 17:38

D3 Clifton · Jokiharju 13:03

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 27

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

23 Hits 10

12 Blocked shots 20

8 Takeaways 2

19 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28) BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

WSH BUF

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-7 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Dec 142024 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–4 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

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❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on January 6, 2025?

Sabres won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Tom Wilson (2), Aliaksei Protas.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch (2), Tage Thompson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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

BeforeJan 4 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–7 AfterJan 8 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 1–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 1–3 AfterJan 9 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 4–0

Also on January 6

🐋VAN 4–5 🇨🇦MTL 🐆FLA 1–3 🏔️COL 😈NJD 3–2 🦑SEA

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