Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals — Head-to-Head

Team pages: Buffalo Sabres · Washington Capitals

Regular-Season Record

74 meetings since Oct 2005
⚔️ Sabres 🦅 Capitals
Record (W-L-OTL) 32-31-11 42-23-9
Points % 0.51 0.63
Goals for 227 236
Goals per game 3.07 3.19
At home 19-13-5 24-9-4
On the road 13-18-6 18-14-5
Shutouts 3 3
Biggest win 5–0 Nov 1, 2008 0–6 Mar 15, 2021
Current streak
Capitals, 2 straight
Last meeting
Apr 4, 2026 · BUF 2–6 WSH
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Sabres — Top Producers

Player GP G A P
Derek Roy C 25 10 12 22
Jason Pominville R 34 10 12 22
Thomas Vanek L 28 10 11 21
Tage Thompson C 24 11 8 19
Tim Connolly C 18 5 13 18
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Capitals — Top Producers

Player GP G A P
Alex Ovechkin L 70 42 31 73
Nicklas Backstrom C 53 13 27 40
John Carlson D 47 4 22 26
Tom Wilson R 38 14 10 24
Evgeny Kuznetsov C 29 5 18 23

Season by Season

2026-27

BUF 0-0-0 · WSH 0-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 18 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 6:00 p.m. —
Nov 19 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 6:00 p.m. —
Oct 24 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 6:00 p.m. —

2025-26

BUF 1-2-0 · WSH 2-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 4 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–6 WSH
Mar 12 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–1 WSH
Nov 1 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–4 SO BUF

2024-25

BUF 2-1-0 · WSH 1-1-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 30 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 8–5 BUF
Jan 6 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–4 SO BUF
Dec 14 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–4 WSH

2023-24

BUF 2-0-1 · WSH 1-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 11 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–4 BUF
Apr 2 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–6 BUF
Nov 22 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 OT WSH

2022-23

BUF 2-0-1 · WSH 1-1-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 15 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 4–5 SO WSH
Feb 26 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 4–7 BUF
Jan 3 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 5–4 OT BUF

2021-22

BUF 0-1-2 · WSH 3-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 25 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 4–3 SO WSH
Dec 11 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–2 SO WSH
Nov 8 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 3–5 WSH

2020-21

BUF 2-5-1 · WSH 6-1-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 15 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 5–2 BUF
Apr 9 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 4–3 WSH
Mar 15 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 6–0 WSH
Feb 18 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 1–3 WSH
Jan 24 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 4–3 SO BUF
Jan 22 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 SO WSH
Jan 15 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–1 WSH
Jan 14 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 6–4 WSH

2019-20

BUF 1-1-0 · WSH 1-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 9 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–3 SO BUF
Nov 1 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 1–6 WSH

2018-19

BUF 1-1-1 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 23 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–5 BUF
Dec 21 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 1–2 WSH
Dec 15 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 SO WSH

2017-18

BUF 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 24 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 1–5 WSH
Feb 19 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–2 WSH
Nov 7 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 1–3 BUF

2016-17

BUF 0-2-1 · WSH 3-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 9 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 4–1 WSH
Dec 5 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 OT WSH
Nov 25 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 1–3 WSH

2015-16

BUF 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 16 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 1–4 BUF
Dec 30 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Dec 28 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–0 WSH

2014-15

BUF 1-1-1 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 16 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 4–3 SO WSH
Mar 7 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 1–6 WSH
Nov 22 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–1 BUF

2013-14

BUF 2-0-1 · WSH 1-0-2
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 28 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 5–4 OT WSH
Jan 12 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–1 SO BUF
Dec 29 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 1–2 SO BUF

2012-13

BUF 0-2-1 · WSH 3-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 30 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 4–3 SO WSH
Mar 17 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 3–5 WSH
Jan 27 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 WSH

2011-12

BUF 3-1-0 · WSH 1-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 27 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 5–1 BUF
Dec 30 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 1–3 WSH
Dec 26 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–4 BUF
Nov 26 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 1–5 BUF

2010-11

BUF 1-2-1 · WSH 3-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 2 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 4–5 OT WSH
Feb 20 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–1 WSH
Nov 17 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–4 WSH
Nov 13 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–3 OT BUF

2009-10

BUF 1-3-0 · WSH 3-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 3 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–1 WSH
Dec 23 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Dec 9 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 0–3 BUF
Nov 25 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 0–2 WSH

2008-09

BUF 2-2-0 · WSH 2-1-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 3 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 5–4 OT BUF
Dec 30 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 4–2 WSH
Dec 26 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 WSH
Nov 1 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 0–5 BUF

2007-08

BUF 3-1-0 · WSH 1-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 5 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–1 WSH
Dec 14 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 5–3 BUF
Nov 26 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 3–1 BUF
Oct 13 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–7 BUF

2006-07

BUF 3-1-0 · WSH 1-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 7 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 2–0 BUF
Mar 21 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 2–5 BUF
Dec 26 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–6 BUF
Dec 2 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 4–7 WSH

2005-06

BUF 3-1-0 · WSH 1-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 14 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 6–4 BUF
Nov 27 ⚔️ Sabres @ 🦅 Capitals 3–2 BUF
Nov 17 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 5–8 BUF
Oct 26 🦅 Capitals @ ⚔️ Sabres 3–2 WSH