WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
SO
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
Final/SO
3—4
2025-01-06 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
OT
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
BUF dominated expected goals 3.4 to 1.5 · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
1.51
ACTUAL
3 — 4
BUF xG
3.39
Scoring Timeline
0.09
MED xG
1P 04:42Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(13)
R · BUF · #89
JJ Peterka (19)WSH 0 - 1 BUF
0.05
MED xG
1P 06:10Power Play
43
Tom Wilson(17)
R · WSH · #43
Jakob Chychrun (17), Dylan Strome (33)WSH 1 - 1 BUF
0.62
HIGH xG
2P 01:074 on 489
Alex Tuch(14)
R · BUF · #89
WSH 1 - 2 BUF
0.19
HIGH xG
2P 11:29Even Strength43
Tom Wilson(18)
R · WSH · #43
Aliaksei Protas (17), John Carlson (22)WSH 2 - 2 BUF
0.84
HIGH xG
2P 12:49Power Play
72
Tage Thompson(19)
C · BUF · #72
Rasmus Dahlin (23), JJ Peterka (20)WSH 2 - 3 BUF
0.10
MED 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%, +0.5 GSAx
★2
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, -1.4 GSAx
★3
43
Tom Wilson
R · WSH · #43
2G, 4 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
WSHBUF
28Shots27
1.51xGF3.39
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 | 0.32 | 0.55 |
| 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0.39 | 2.07 |
| 3rd | 9 | 4 | 0.58 | 0.48 |
| OT | 3 | 5 | 0.23 | 0.29 |
| Total | 25 | 24 | 1.52 | 3.39 |
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