BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
OT
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Final/SO
4—5
2023-03-15 · Capital One Arena
WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
L
W
SO
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
WSH dominated expected goals 4.7 to 4.2 · WSH controlled 55.1% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
4.21
ACTUAL
4 — 5
WSH xG
4.66
Scoring Timeline
0.02
LOW xG
46
Ilya Lyubushkin(2)
D · BUF · #46
Peyton Krebs (13), Riley Stillman (7)BUF 1 - 0 WSH
0.67
HIGH xG
JJ Peterka(9)
R · BUF
Jack Quinn (18)BUF 2 - 0 WSH
0.74
HIGH xG
77
T.J. Oshie(18)
R · WSH · #77
Dylan Strome (33), Alex Ovechkin (27)BUF 2 - 1 WSH
0.79
HIGH xG
27
Tyson Jost(7)
C · BUF · #27
BUF 3 - 1 WSH
0.58
HIGH xG
92
Evgeny Kuznetsov(12)
C · WSH · #92
Alexander Alexeyev (4), T.J. Oshie (15)BUF 3 - 2 WSH
0.79
HIGH xG
28
Zemgus Girgensons(9)
C · BUF · #28
Peyton Krebs (14), Owen Power (23)BUF 4 - 2 WSH
0.79
HIGH xG
8
Alex Ovechkin(37)
L · WSH · #8
Trevor van Riemsdyk (16), Dylan Strome (34)BUF 4 - 3 WSH
0.74
HIGH xG
43
Tom Wilson(8)
R · WSH · #43
Nicklas Backstrom (9)BUF 4 - 4 WSH
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
35/39 saves, .897 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
23/27 saves, .851 SV%, +0.2 GSAx
★3
8
Alex Ovechkin
L · WSH · #8
1G, 1A, 5 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
BUFWSH
0Shots0
4.21xGF4.66
44.9CF%55.1
—FO%—
0/0PP0/0
0Hits0
0Blocks0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
0PIM0
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | WSH SOG | BUF xG | WSH xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 7 | 1.68 | 1.24 |
| 2nd | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 0.54 |
| 3rd | 8 | 16 | 1.38 | 2.68 |
| OT | 3 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.19 |
| Total | 23 | 35 | 4.21 | 4.65 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 09:46
Riley Stillmaninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel2P 04:01
Nick Jensenholding (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson3P 16:18
Alex Ovechkinslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Ilya Lyubushkin3P 17:36
Alex Tuchroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Matt IrwinOT 04:03
Dylan Cozenstripping (2 min)
Drawn by T.J. Oshie