WSH
WSH
Washington Capitals
33-27-7 · W1 · L10: 5-5-0
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
Final
2—1
2026-03-12 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
40-20-6 · L1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
OT
WSH dominated expected goals 3.3 to 3.0

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
WSH xG
3.29
ACTUAL
2 — 1
BUF xG
3.03

Scoring Timeline

0.07
MED xG
BUF1P 06:02Even Strength
Sam Carrick
10
Sam Carrick(6)
C · BUF · #10
Beck Malenstyn (5), Owen Power (17)
WSH 0 - 1 BUF
0.11
HIGH xG
WSH2P 02:14Even Strength
Ryan Leonard
9
Ryan Leonard(14)
R · WSH · #9
WSH 1 - 1 BUF
0.12
HIGH xG
WSH3P 18:27Even Strength
Jakob Chychrun
6
Jakob Chychrun(23)
D · WSH · #6
Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7)
WSH 2 - 1 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Charlie Lindgren
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
29/30 saves, .966 SV%, +1.9 GSAx
★2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
20/22 saves, .909 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★3
Sam Carrick
10
Sam Carrick
C · BUF · #10
1G, 2 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

WSHBUF
22Shots30
3.29xGF3.04
42.4CF%57.6
40FO%60
0/2PP0/2
22Hits24
17Blocks11
17Giveaways13
9Takeaways5
4PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodWSH SOGBUF SOGWSH xGBUF xG
1st3140.261.65
2nd5100.610.59
3rd1252.420.79
Total20293.293.03

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 17:50
WSH
Connor McMichaelhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Owen Power
2P 12:50
BUF
Tanner Pearsonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Sourdif
2P 16:41
WSH
Martin Fehérváryholding (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Norris
3P 06:08
BUF
Logan Stanleyholding (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Leonard