Washington CapitalsCapitals6-5-1
3Final/SONov 1, 2025
Buffalo SabresSabres5-4-3
4TVMNMTMSGBStreamESPN+MNMT2
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
WSH+110
BUF−130
Puck line
WSH +1.5−225
BUF −1.5+180
Total O/U
Over 6.5−105
Under 6.5−115
- Puck line: Capitals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Nov 1, 2025 to move to 5-4-3.
The Sabres came back from 2 goals down, trailing 2-0 in the first period. The Sabres won despite being outshot 34-24.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Luukkonen · L: Lindgren
Scoring plays
First Period
- WSHGoal · 1:07Dylan Strome Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Leonard (3)1-0
- WSHGoal · 2:15Aliaksei Protas Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (3), Tom Wilson (7)2-0
- BUFGoal · 2:30Tage Thompson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (3), Jordan Greenway (1)2-1
- BUFGoal · 10:02Alex Tuch Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (5), Owen Power (4)2-2
- BUFGoal · 18:45Isak Rosen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (4), Conor Timmins (4)2-3
Second Period
- WSHGoal · 19:17Sonny Milano Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Matt Roy (2), Martin Fehervary (4)3-3
Team stats
WSHBUF
- Shots
- 34
- 24
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 51.9
- 48.1
- Hits
- 17
- 22
- Blocked Shots
- 13
- 13
- Penalty Minutes
- 25
- 17
Top performers
Washington CapitalsBuffalo Sabres
Goals
Dylan Strome1
Tage Thompson1
Assists
Tom Wilson1
Jason Zucker1
Points
Sonny Milano1
Alex Tuch1
Player stats
Capitals · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Connor McMichael C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif RW | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 13:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson RW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15:32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 |
Capitals · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson D | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 28:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Declan Chisholm D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27:21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:44 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren G | 3 | 24 | 21 | .875 | 64:52 | 0 |
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 7 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 2 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31.3 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen RW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Jason Zucker LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Owen Power D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 20:22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G | 3 | 34 | 31 | .912 | 64:28 | 0 |
Three stars
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF)
- Isak Rosen (BUF)
- Bowen Byram (BUF)
Game info
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Attendance19,070
OfficialsLinesman: Brad Kovachik · Referee: Garrett Rank · Linesman: Devin Berg · Referee: Liam Maaskant
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