BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
SO
L
OT
L
L
OT
L
W
W
Final
2—4
2024-12-14 · Capital One Arena
WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
L
L
WSH dominated expected goals 5.3 to 2.1
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.13
ACTUAL
2 — 4
WSH xG
5.33
Scoring Timeline
0.06
MED xG
1P 01:36Even Strength
17
Jason Zucker(8)
L · BUF · #17
Jordan Greenway (4), Ryan McLeod (9)BUF 1 - 0 WSH
0.84
HIGH xG
1P 17:09Power Play
43
Tom Wilson(12)
R · WSH · #43
John Carlson (18), Connor McMichael (12)BUF 1 - 1 WSH
0.79
HIGH xG
2P 05:11Power Play43
Tom Wilson(13)
R · WSH · #43
Jakob Chychrun (11)BUF 1 - 2 WSH
0.84
HIGH xG
2P 07:24Even Strength
20
Jiri Kulich(4)
C · BUF · #20
Bowen Byram (13), Tage Thompson (8)BUF 2 - 2 WSH
0.06
MED xG
3P 11:05Even Strength
17
Dylan Strome(10)
C · WSH · #17
John Carlson (19), Taylor Raddysh (9)BUF 2 - 3 WSH
0.53
HIGH xG
3P 18:30Power Play
6
Jakob Chychrun(9)
D · WSH · #6
John Carlson (20), Pierre-Luc Dubois (17)BUF 2 - 4 WSH
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
27/30 saves, .900 SV%, +0.1 GSAx
★2
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
19/21 saves, .904 SV%, +0.2 GSAx
★3
43
Tom Wilson
R · WSH · #43
2G, 2 SOG, 6 HIT
Team Stats
BUFWSH
21Shots31
2.13xGF5.33
51CF%49
54.4FO%45.6
0/2PP2/3
25Hits27
10Blocks17
11Giveaways13
8Takeaways4
11PIM9
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | WSH SOG | BUF xG | WSH xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 11 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| 2nd | 9 | 12 | 1.53 | 1.40 |
| 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0.29 | 2.36 |
| Total | 19 | 27 | 2.13 | 5.32 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 16:20
Owen Powerholding (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime2P 04:06
Zach Bensontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2P 06:20
Martin Fehérváryfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Dylan Cozens2P 06:20
Dylan Cozensfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Martin Fehérváry2P 11:55
Brandon Duhaimeboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Beck Malenstyn2P 13:11
Bowen Byraminterference (2 min)
Drawn by Lars Eller2P 18:35
Connor McMichaelhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Bowen Byram