BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
W
L
OT
OT
W
W
W
W
Final
2—6
2026-04-04 · Capital One Arena
WSH
WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
L
W
W
W
L
OT
W
W
SO
W
BUF controlled xG 3.0 to 2.7 but WSH won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
2.97
ACTUAL
2 — 6
WSH xG
2.65

Scoring Timeline

0.20
HIGH xG
WSH1P 3:15Even Strength
Jakob Chychrun
6
Jakob Chychrun(25)
D · WSH · #6
Alex Ovechkin (29), Pierre-Luc Dubois (11)
BUF 0 - 1 WSH
0.20
HIGH xG
WSH1P 3:35Even Strength
Dylan Strome
17
Dylan Strome(18)
C · WSH · #17
Aliaksei Protas (25), Alex Ovechkin (30)
BUF 0 - 2 WSH
0.26
HIGH xG
WSH1P 5:52Even Strength
Connor McMichael
24
Connor McMichael(11)
C · WSH · #24
Jakob Chychrun (34), Pierre-Luc Dubois (12)
BUF 0 - 3 WSH
0.07
MED xG
BUF1P 6:30Even Strength
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin(18)
D · BUF · #26
Josh Norris (18), Alex Tuch (32)
BUF 1 - 3 WSH
0.30
HIGH xG
BUF1P 12:15Even Strength
Beck Malenstyn
29
Beck Malenstyn(7)
L · BUF · #29
Jordan Greenway (5), Rasmus Dahlin (51)
BUF 2 - 3 WSH
0.09
MED xG
WSH2P 6:064 on 4
Aliaksei Protas
21
Aliaksei Protas(24)
C · WSH · #21
BUF 2 - 4 WSH
0.02
LOW xG
WSH3P 6:26Even Strength
Ryan Leonard
9
Ryan Leonard(17)
R · WSH · #9
Cole Hutson (5), Justin Sourdif (18)
BUF 2 - 5 WSH
0.14
HIGH xG
WSH3P 8:55Power Play
Tom Wilson
43
Tom Wilson(29)
R · WSH · #43
Connor McMichael (30)
BUF 2 - 6 WSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Logan Thompson
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
37/39 saves, .948 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★2
Colten Ellis
35
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #35
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, -1.9 GSAx
★3
Connor McMichael
24
Connor McMichael
C · WSH · #24
1G, 1A, 5 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

BUFWSH
39Shots28
2.59xGF2.28
49.4CF%50.6
51.6FO%48.4
0/5PP0/2
17Hits14
8Blocks10
17Giveaways18
3Takeaways9
14PIM20

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGWSH SOGBUF xGWSH xG
1st1180.851.37
2nd1561.590.35
3rd1180.520.93
Total37222.962.65

Penalties

9 TOTAL
2P 4:21
BUF
Zach Bensoninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Tom Wilson
2P 5:08
WSH
Ryan Leonardtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Metsa
2P 10:58
WSH
Dylan Strometripping (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
2P 12:22
WSH
Connor McMichaeltripping (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan
2P 19:42
BUF
Mattias Samuelssonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois
3P 3:13
WSH
Trevor van Riemsdykholding (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
3P 8:32
WSH
Cole Hutsonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Quinn
3P 17:15
WSH
Martin Fehérvárymisconduct (10 min)
3P 17:15
BUF
Zach Bensonmisconduct (10 min)