Sabres 3, Capitals 4 (OT) — October 24, 2026: recap and analysis

BUFBUF
Buffalo Sabres
4-4-2 · L1 · L10: 4-4-2
L
OT
W
SO
W
L
L
W
W
L
Final/OT
3—4
Oct 24, 2026 · Capital One Arena
WSHWSH
Washington Capitals
5-4-0 · L1 · L10: 5-4-0
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W

Final score: Buffalo Sabres 3, Washington Capitals 4. Decided in overtime. Capitals dominated expected goals 4.01 to 2.26. PuckLab's first star: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (30/34 saves, .882 SV%, +0.9 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Capitals, 56% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
BUF xG
2.26
ACTUAL
3 — 4
WSH xG
4.01

Scoring Timeline

0.12
HIGH xG
BUF1P 06:27Even Strength
BUF 1 - 0 WSH
0.08
MED xG
BUF1P 10:36Even Strength
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan(2)
R · BUF · #91
Ryan McLeod (2)
BUF 2 - 0 WSH
0.02
LOW xG
WSH1P 16:10Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(6)
R · WSH · #89
Jordan Kyrou (5)
BUF 2 - 1 WSH
0.29
HIGH xG
WSH2P 02:59Even Strength
BUF 2 - 2 WSH
0.18
HIGH xG
WSH2P 17:24Even Strength
BUF 2 - 3 WSH
0.09
MED xG
BUF3P 02:20Even Strength
BUF 3 - 3 WSH
0.16
HIGH xG
WSHOT 03:42Even Strength
BUF 3 - 4 WSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
30/34 saves, .882 SV%, +0.9 GSAX
★2
Charlie Lindgren
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
18/21 saves, .857 SV%, −0.6 GSAX
★3
Dylan Strome
17
Dylan Strome
C · WSH · #17
2G, 1A, 5 SOG

Team Stats

BUFWSH
21Shots34
2.26xGF4.01
49.45v5 CF%50.6
56.6FO%43.4
0/2PP0/3
15Hits26
9Blocks21
24Giveaways15
8Takeaways5
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGWSH SOGBUF xGWSH xG
1st680.630.81
2nd8150.952.03
3rd680.640.67
OT130.040.51
Total21342.264.01

Penalties

5 TOTAL
2P 00:55
BUF
Mattias SamuelssonSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Tom Wilson
2P 14:46
BUF
Olen ZellwegerDelay of game (puck over glass) (2 min)
3P 04:27
WSH
Tom WilsonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
3P 07:26
WSH
Alex TuchSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Jason Zucker
3P 13:59
BUF
Konsta HeleniusHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Leonard

Lineups