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Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington CapitalsMar 30, 2025

Final· Capital One Arena
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF1348BUF78823
WSH1135WSH1061329
BUF 47WSH 72
BUF 4.45WSH 2.94
PP goals
BUF 2WSH 1
Hits
BUF 16WSH 21
Blocks
BUF 19WSH 12
PIM
BUF 6WSH 12
BUF 53%WSH 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 8–5

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 8–5 at WSH. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

  1. Points
    Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.Tuch
  2. Points
    Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:22.Ovechkin
  3. Points
    Jack Quinn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.Quinn
  4. Points
    Jakob Chychrun had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:09.Chychrun
  5. Points
    Tage Thompson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:43.Thompson
  6. Points
    Connor Clifton had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:05.Clifton
  7. Points
    Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:21.Strome
  8. Points
    Jason Zucker had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:18.Zucker

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BUF at WSH: 119 attempts, 52 on goal, 13 goals, 7.39 expected goals; best chance Peyton Krebs at 0.84 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • WSH
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · WSH 72 · BUF 47

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at WSH: expected goals 2.94 to 4.45 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 47, 13 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdWSHBUFCTMCTLPTQODTKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHBUFcontrol2nd3rdChychrun · 1st 10:06Thompson · 1st 12:49McLeod · 2nd 2:14Chychrun · 2nd 2:46Tuch · 2nd 5:17Lafferty · 2nd 11:52Protas · 3rd 0:37Thompson · 3rd 1:28Quinn · 3rd 5:52Ovechkin · 3rd 9:11Dubois · 3rd 14:03Tuch · 3rd 15:34Krebs · 3rd 19:36
  • WSH pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 33% of the game, WSH 28%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (58:22) for WSH and James Reimer (59:49) for BUF, 13 goals.

WSH
BUF
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBUFWSH
4068
2.462.22
2.402.13
712
105
198
−0.002+0.002
33%28%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Buffalo Sabres

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Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:06
    WSHJakob Chychrun (Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome)slap0.15 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Byram, Kulich, BensonWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, McMichael
    BUF 0 – 1 WSH
  2. 12:49
    BUFTage ThompsonPP (Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka)wrist0.50 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, PeterkaWSH: Wilson, Roy, Fehérváry, Protas
    BUF 1 – 1 WSH

2nd period

  1. 2:14
    BUFRyan McLeod (Jack Quinn, Owen Power)snap0.49 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Bernard-Docker, Quinn, Peterka, PowerWSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Roy, Fehérváry, Protas
    BUF 2 – 1 WSH
  2. 2:46
    WSHJakob Chychrunsnap0.05 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Clifton, Tuch, Krebs, ByramWSH: Dowd, van Riemsdyk, Beauvillier, Chychrun, Duhaime
    BUF 2 – 2 WSH
  3. 5:17
    BUFAlex Tuch (Connor Clifton, Jason Zucker)tip-in0.07 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Clifton, Tuch, Krebs, ByramWSH: Ovechkin, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Chychrun, Protas
    BUF 3 – 2 WSH
  4. 11:52
    BUFSam Lafferty (Connor Clifton)backhand0.08 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Malenstyn, Byram, KozakWSH: Mangiapane, Roy, Chychrun, Raddysh, Dubois
    BUF 4 – 2 WSH

3rd period

  1. 0:37
    WSHAliaksei ProtasSH (Tom Wilson, Martin Fehérváry)snap0.30 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Quinn, Power, Kulich, BensonWSH: Carlson, Wilson, Fehérváry, Protas
    BUF 4 – 3 WSH
  2. 1:28
    BUFTage ThompsonPP (Jason Zucker, JJ Peterka)snap0.14 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, PeterkaWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Duhaime, Fehérváry
    BUF 5 – 3 WSH
  3. 5:52
    BUFJack Quinnwrist0.29 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Quinn, PeterkaWSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Chychrun, Protas
    BUF 6 – 3 WSH
  4. 9:11
    WSHAlex Ovechkin (Rasmus Sandin, Trevor van Riemsdyk)tip-in0.07 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsWSH: Ovechkin, van Riemsdyk, Beauvillier, Dubois, Sandin
    BUF 6 – 4 WSH
  5. 14:03
    WSHPierre-Luc DuboisPP (Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome)tip-in0.11 xG
    BUF: Bernard-Docker, Krebs, Byram, BensonWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Dubois
    BUF 6 – 5 WSH
  6. 15:34
    BUFAlex Tuch (Mattias Samuelsson)tip-in0.04 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, BensonWSH: Ovechkin, Chychrun, Dubois, Sandin, Protas
    BUF 7 – 5 WSH
  7. 19:36
    BUFPeyton KrebsEN (Jack Quinn)wrist0.84 xG
    BUF: Clifton, McLeod, Krebs, Byram, QuinnWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, Dubois
    BUF 8 – 5 WSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
JJ Peterka RL1022+220.1400019:27——4473
Ryan McLeod CL1101+210.4902217:27——5479
Jack Quinn RL1123+230.6500016:39——5680
Tage Thompson CL2202061.1101017:43——1529
Zach Benson LL2000-110.0001015:58——2634
Jiri Kulich CL2000-200.0021015:20——1724
Sam Lafferty CL3101010.0830012:46——4337
Tyson Kozak CL3000+100.0000012:25——4045
Beck Malenstyn LL3000+110.1111211:14——5366
Alex Tuch RL4213020.4911017:57——3329
Jason Zucker LL4022-110.1400016:18——3525
Peyton Krebs CL4101+120.9610012:08——4038
Bowen Byram DD1000+100.0000220:46——3453
Connor Clifton DD1022+120.0246019:05——4266
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000+110.2621022:18——4351
Mattias Samuelsson DD2011+100.0021018:20——2941
Owen Power DD3011000.0001018:20——3949
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD3000+100.0003012:55——2657
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer(start)W29245.8282.9459:49

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Lars Eller CL1000000.0011013:18——8480
Andrew Mangiapane LL1000-110.0611010:57——7655
Taylor Raddysh RL1000-120.0600010:00——6463
Tom Wilson RL2011-120.4020220:50——6844
Dylan Strome CL2022-340.4000017:21——5634
Aliaksei Protas LL2101-330.6610015:14——6340
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL3101-220.1901618:23——5961
Alex Ovechkin LL3123-230.2820016:22——6748
Anthony Beauvillier RL3000+200.0110013:17——6160
Connor McMichael LL4000+120.1700014:20——5960
Nic Dowd CL4000+100.0021012:58——4333
Brandon Duhaime LL4000+100.0720012:36——4333
Jakob Chychrun DD1202-340.3421021:09——6350
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD1011000.0602015:37——5451
Martin Fehérváry DD2011020.0611020:06——6146
Matt Roy DD2000-210.0332017:56——6326
John Carlson DD3000+120.1011226:12——6861
Rasmus Sandin DD3011010.0621216:46——7155
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)L22157.6823.6158:22

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jakob Chychrun (WSH) 1st 10:06 · assists Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome · Rebound · 12.9 mph shot.

Ryan McLeod · 2nd 2:14 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
29.6 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Alex Tuch · 2nd 5:17 · BUF

Play
deflection
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
39.0 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
7.9 s
Type
deflection

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Sam Lafferty · 2nd 11:52 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
45.3 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 0:37 · WSH SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
32.5 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Jack Quinn · 3rd 5:52 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
61.9 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Peyton Krebs · 3rd 19:36 · BUF EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
35.2 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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