BUF
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
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

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
BUF xG
4.21
ACTUAL
4 — 5
WSH xG
4.66

Scoring Timeline

0.02
LOW xG
BUF1P 04:43Even Strength
Ilya Lyubushkin
46
Ilya Lyubushkin(2)
D · BUF · #46
Peyton Krebs (13), Riley Stillman (7)
BUF 1 - 0 WSH
0.67
HIGH xG
BUF1P 08:50Even Strength
JJ Peterka
JJ Peterka(9)
R · BUF
Jack Quinn (18)
BUF 2 - 0 WSH
0.74
HIGH xG
WSH1P 10:03Power Play
T.J. Oshie
77
T.J. Oshie(18)
R · WSH · #77
Dylan Strome (33), Alex Ovechkin (27)
BUF 2 - 1 WSH
0.79
HIGH xG
BUF1P 18:06Even Strength
Tyson Jost
27
Tyson Jost(7)
C · BUF · #27
BUF 3 - 1 WSH
0.58
HIGH xG
WSH3P 01:32Even Strength
Evgeny Kuznetsov
92
Evgeny Kuznetsov(12)
C · WSH · #92
Alexander Alexeyev (4), T.J. Oshie (15)
BUF 3 - 2 WSH
0.79
HIGH xG
BUF3P 05:22Even Strength
Zemgus Girgensons
28
Zemgus Girgensons(9)
C · BUF · #28
Peyton Krebs (14), Owen Power (23)
BUF 4 - 2 WSH
0.79
HIGH xG
WSH3P 10:30Even Strength
Alex Ovechkin
8
Alex Ovechkin(37)
L · WSH · #8
Trevor van Riemsdyk (16), Dylan Strome (34)
BUF 4 - 3 WSH
0.74
HIGH xG
WSH3P 18:52Power Play
Tom Wilson
43
Tom Wilson(8)
R · WSH · #43
Nicklas Backstrom (9)
BUF 4 - 4 WSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
35/39 saves, .897 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
Charlie Lindgren
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
23/27 saves, .851 SV%, +0.2 GSAx
★3
Alex Ovechkin
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

PeriodBUF SOGWSH SOGBUF xGWSH xG
1st371.681.24
2nd9100.900.54
3rd8161.382.68
OT320.250.19
Total23354.214.65

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 09:46
BUF
Riley Stillmaninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
2P 04:01
WSH
Nick Jensenholding (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
3P 16:18
WSH
Alex Ovechkinslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Ilya Lyubushkin
3P 17:36
BUF
Alex Tuchroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Irwin
OT 04:03
BUF
Dylan Cozenstripping (2 min)
Drawn by T.J. Oshie