Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

5-5-2, 1-4-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	1	2	3
Capitals WSH	1	2	2	5

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

6-2-4, 4-1-3 Home

Ovechkin ties Hull for 4th all-time; Caps down Sabres 5-3

— Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL’s all-time list, and helped the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Monday night.

Nov 8, 2021, 10:49 pm - AP

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	1	2	3
	Capitals	1	2	2	5

1st Period			BUF	WSH
2:13		Tom Wilson (2) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (9), Trevor van Riemsdyk (5)	0	1

2nd Period		BUF	WSH
2:30	Connor McMichael (2) Assists: Justin Schultz (1), Carl Hagelin (2)	0	2
3:43	Cody Eakin (2) Unassisted	1	2
8:55	Alex Ovechkin (11) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (9)	1	3

3rd Period		BUF	WSH
3:17	Anders Bjork (2) Assists: Robert Hagg (2), Arttu Ruotsalainen (1)	2	3
6:45	Tom Wilson (3) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (10)	2	4
17:47	John Carlson (3) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (11), Alex Ovechkin (10)	2	5
18:56	Colin Miller (1) Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (3), Mark Pysyk (2)	3	5

SABRES

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Capitals
5

Game 1

11/8

Capitals
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

12/11

Capitals
4
Sabres
3

Game 3

3/25

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Connor McMichaelC - WSH

Ovechkin ties Hull for 4th all-time; Caps down Sabres 5-3

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