Buffalo Sabres at Washington CapitalsNov 19, 2026

Time TBDThursday, Nov 19, 2026

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Buffalo SabresBUF

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

BUFaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 194 km travel

WSHhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 1,318 km travel

No meaningful schedule edge: BUF (1 day rest) at WSH (1 day rest).

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Buffalo Sabres

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen60%
Alex Lyon24%
Colten Ellis16%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 3–6 at CBJ · Oct 1

L1Quinn – Ostlund – Benson
11:13
L2Thompson – Norris – Doan
10:19
L3McLeod – Krebs – Helenius
10:05
L4Carrick – Malenstyn – Kulich
6:00
D1Samuelsson – Dahlin
13:10
D2Crevier – Power
10:21
D3Grzelcyk – Metsa
8:13
PP1Thompson – Dahlin – Quinn – Doan – Benson
4:22

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Washington Capitals

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Logan Thompson88%
Charlie Lindgren13%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 5–2 at CAR · Oct 2

L1Jenner – Beauvillier – Sourdif
9:20
L2Kyrou – Protas – Protas
8:28
L3Ovechkin – Strome – Leonard
6:22
L4Wilson – Tuch – Dubois
5:59
D1Roy – Chychrun
10:48
D2Desharnais – Hutson
9:27
D3Liljegren – Fehérváry
7:08
PP1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – Dubois
1:50

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Game day: all games on Nov 19.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.