Sabres 8–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 30, 2025)

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

Alex Tuch

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:57 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jack Quinn

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:39 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:22 TOI

Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jakob Chychrun Go-ahead 1st · 10:06

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome · beat James Reimer

0–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Tying 1st · 12:49

Assists: Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka · beat Logan Thompson

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Ryan McLeod Go-ahead 2nd · 02:14

Assists: Jack Quinn, Owen Power · beat Logan Thompson

2–1

🦅 Jakob Chychrun Tying 2nd · 02:46

Unassisted · beat James Reimer

2–2

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 2nd · 05:17

Assists: Connor Clifton, Jason Zucker · beat Logan Thompson

3–2

⚔️ Sam Lafferty 2nd · 11:52

Assists: Connor Clifton · beat Logan Thompson

4–2

3rd period

🦅 Aliaksei Protas SH 3rd · 00:37

Assists: Tom Wilson, Martin Fehervary · beat James Reimer

4–3

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 3rd · 01:28

Assists: Jason Zucker, JJ Peterka · beat Logan Thompson

5–3

⚔️ Jack Quinn 3rd · 05:52

Unassisted · beat Logan Thompson

6–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 09:11

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat James Reimer

6–4

🦅 Pierre-Luc Dubois PP 3rd · 14:03

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome · beat James Reimer

6–5

⚔️ Alex Tuch 3rd · 15:34

Assists: Mattias Samuelsson · beat Logan Thompson

7–5

⚔️ Peyton Krebs Empty net 3rd · 19:36

Assists: Jack Quinn

8–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Peterka · Tuch 17:57

L2 Zucker · McLeod · Quinn 16:39

L3 Benson · Kulich · Lafferty 15:20

L4 Malenstyn · Kozak · Krebs 12:08

D1 Dahlin · Byram 21:32

D2 Clifton · Samuelsson 18:42

D3 Power · Bernard-Docker 15:38

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · Strome · Wilson 18:23

L2 Ovechkin · Protas · McMichael 15:14

L3 Beauvillier · Eller · Dowd 13:17

L4 Mangiapane · Duhaime · Raddysh 10:57

D1 Carlson · Chychrun 23:40

D2 Fehervary · Roy 19:01

D3 Sandin · van Riemsdyk 16:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 29

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

16 Hits 21

19 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 3

7 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 34.8% (8/23) WSH shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 59:49 TOI

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

15/22

.682 SV% · 7 GA · 58:22 TOI

Where the goals came from

13 of 13 goals located

BUF WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-13 (35% win rate, 20 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 21-2-3 (81% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5-2 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Jan 62025 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO 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

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on March 30, 2025?

Sabres won 8–5. The final score was Sabres 8, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch (2), Tage Thompson (2), Jack Quinn, Peyton Krebs, Ryan McLeod, Sam Lafferty.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakob Chychrun (2), Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 15 saves on 22 shots (.682 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 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 4–7 AfterApr 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 5–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 27 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 2–4 AfterApr 1 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 4–3

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