WSH
Washington Capitals
0-0-0 · L10: 0-0-0
W
SO
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
Final/SO
3—4
2025-01-06 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
0-0-0 · L10: 0-0-0
L
OT
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
BUF dominated expected goals 3.3 to 2.6 · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
2.56
ACTUAL
3 — 4
BUF xG
3.27
Scoring Timeline
0.15
HIGH xG
1P 04:42Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(13)
R · BUF · #89
JJ Peterka (19)WSH 0 - 1 BUF
0.12
HIGH xG
1P 06:10Power Play
43
Tom Wilson(17)
R · WSH · #43
Jakob Chychrun (17), Dylan Strome (33)WSH 1 - 1 BUF
0.13
HIGH xG
2P 01:074 on 489
Alex Tuch(14)
R · BUF · #89
WSH 1 - 2 BUF
0.29
HIGH xG
2P 11:29Even Strength43
Tom Wilson(18)
R · WSH · #43
Aliaksei Protas (17), John Carlson (22)WSH 2 - 2 BUF
0.15
HIGH xG
2P 12:49Power Play
72
Tage Thompson(19)
C · BUF · #72
Rasmus Dahlin (23), JJ Peterka (20)WSH 2 - 3 BUF
0.19
HIGH xG
3P 15:47Even Strength
21
Aliaksei Protas(18)
C · WSH · #21
John Carlson (23), Pierre-Luc Dubois (26)WSH 3 - 3 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
24/27 saves, .888 SV%, -0.1 GSAx
★2
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, -0.2 GSAx
★3
43
Tom Wilson
R · WSH · #43
2G, 4 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
WSHBUF
28Shots27
2.56xGF3.26
56CF%44
54.1FO%45.9
1/2PP1/3
23Hits10
12Blocks20
19Giveaways10
8Takeaways2
8PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | BUF SOG | WSH xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 8 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0.60 | 1.20 |
| 3rd | 9 | 4 | 0.94 | 0.60 |
| OT | 3 | 5 | 0.35 | 0.49 |
| Total | 25 | 24 | 2.57 | 3.27 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 01:02
Aliaksei Protasholding-the-stick (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Cozens1P 05:40
Nicolas Aube-Kubelhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Aliaksei Protas1P 19:58
Jiri Kulichroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime1P 19:58
Brandon Duhaimeroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jiri Kulich2P 11:46
Dylan Stromeroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs3P 01:01
Tage Thompsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nic Dowd3P 06:04
Dylan Stromeboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Henri Jokiharju