Closing line
US sportsbook at puck drop- Puck line: Capitals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (3 goals).
Recap
The Washington Capitals edged the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Mar 12, 2026 to move to 33-27-7.
The go-ahead score came with 18:27 left in the third period: Jakob Chychrun Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7). The Capitals won despite being outshot 30-22.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W: Lindgren · L: Luukkonen
Scoring plays
First Period
- BUFGoal · 6:02Sam Carrick Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Beck Malenstyn (5), Owen Power (17)0-1
Second Period
- WSHGoal · 2:14Ryan Leonard Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: none1-1
Third Period
- WSHGoal · 18:27Jakob Chychrun Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7)2-1
Team stats
- Shots
- 22
- 30
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 40.0
- 60.0
- Hits
- 22
- 24
- Blocked Shots
- 17
- 11
- Penalty Minutes
- 4
- 4
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Capitals · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois LW | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime RW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30.8 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif RW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Timothy Liljegren D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren G | 1 | 30 | 29 | .967 | 60:00 | 0 |
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73.3 | 0 |
| Josh Norris C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Tanner Pearson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22:04 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker LW | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Owen Power D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luke Schenn D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G | 2 | 22 | 20 | .909 | 58:33 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jakob Chychrun (WSH)
- Ryan Leonard (WSH)
- Sam Carrick (BUF)
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