
Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
· National Hockey LeagueThompson, Tuch help Sabres outlast Ovechkin, Capitals with 8-5 win

Ryan McLeod, Sam Lafferty, Jack Quinn and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres, winners of four of the last five.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th career goal to move within five of passing Wayne Gretzky, Jakob Chychrun had two goals and Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for the Capitals, who have lost three straight games for the second time this season.
James Reimer extended his winning streak to four games, stopping 24 of 29 shots to advance to 13-5-6.
Meanwhile, Logan Thompson stopped 15 of 22 shots in the loss to drop to 31-5-6 on the season.
Capitals: Chychrun continues to be a valuable pickup for D.C., as he hit the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career with another multigoal outing. He's the first Capitals defenseman to record at least 20 goals in a season since Mike Green in 2008-09.
BUF wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:06 | Jakob Chychrun Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (25), Dylan Strome (46) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:49 | Tage Thompson Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (26), JJ Peterka (35) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:14 | Ryan McLeod Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (19), Owen Power (32) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:46 | Jakob Chychrun Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:17 | Alex Tuch Goal (30) Tip-In, assists: Connor Clifton (12), Jason Zucker (28) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:52 | Sam Lafferty Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Connor Clifton (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:37 | Aliaksei Protas Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (29), Martin Fehérváry (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:28 | Tage Thompson Goal (38) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (29), JJ Peterka (36) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:52 | Jack Quinn Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:11 | Alex Ovechkin Goal (37) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:03 | Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Dylan Strome (47) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:34 | Alex Tuch Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:36 | Peyton Krebs Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (20) |
Statistics
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19 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
16 | Hits | 21 |
7 | Takeaways | 3 |
23 | Shots | 29 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
5 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
40.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
28 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
52.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.2 |
7 | Giveaways | 13 |
3 | Total Penalties | 5 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 12 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Matt Roy, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Logan Thompson, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jordan Greenway, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Tyson Kozak, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 1 |
Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Game Information
Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,573 | Capacity:

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,573 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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46 | 25 | 96 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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48 | 18 | 105 | 9 |
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46 | 24 | 96 | 4 |
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40 | 29 | 87 | 7 |
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36 | 32 | 79 | 7 |
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34 | 30 | 77 | 9 |
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32 | 32 | 74 | 10 |
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30 | 34 | 71 | 11 |
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31 | 36 | 71 | 9 |