Capitals 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Nov 1, 2025)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G

4 shots · 19:23 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Isak Rosen

1 G

3 shots · 14:44 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dylan Strome Go-ahead 1st · 01:07

Assists: Ryan Leonard · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

🦅 Aliaksei Protas 1st · 02:15

Assists: Connor McMichael, Tom Wilson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson 1st · 02:30

Assists: Jason Zucker, Jordan Greenway · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–1

⚔️ Alex Tuch Tying 1st · 10:02

Assists: Josh Doan, Owen Power · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–2

⚔️ Isak Rosen Go-ahead 1st · 18:45

Assists: Jack Quinn, Conor Timmins · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–3

2nd period

🦅 Sonny Milano Tying 2nd · 19:17

Assists: Matt Roy, Martin Fehervary · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–3

Shootout

⚔️ Bowen Byram Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Protas 19:15

L2 Beauvillier · McMichael · Dowd 16:48

L3 Wilson · Duhaime · Sourdif 14:13

L4 Milano · Lapierre · Leonard 9:27

D1 Carlson · Chychrun 27:43

D2 Roy · Fehervary 18:50

D3 van Riemsdyk · Chisholm 14:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · McLeod · Tuch 19:23

L2 Krebs · Quinn · Doan 15:32

L3 Zucker · Greenway · Rosen 14:44

L4 Malenstyn · Dunne · Kulich 11:51

D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 23:17

D2 Power · Byram 19:24

D3 Kesselring · Timmins 18:07

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 24

17 Hits 22

13 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 3

15 Giveaways 16

25 Penalty minutes 17

WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34) BUF shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 64:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 64:28 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 — 2–3

Capitals

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

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–3

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Mar 302025 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 8–5 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

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❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on November 1, 2025?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Aliaksei Protas, Dylan Strome, Sonny Milano.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Isak Rosen, Tage Thompson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 31 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–1 AfterNov 5 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 1–6

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4 AfterNov 4 🦣UTA @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

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