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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	1	1	0	0	4.03	.784

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
C. Lindgren	0	1	0	0	2.08	.931
L. Thompson	1	0	0	0	2.00	.939

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, October 24, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

BUF

WSH

Points

Owen PowerD #25

3PTS

Jakob ChychrunD #6

3PTS

Goals

Jack QuinnRW #22

0PPG

Alex TuchRW #89

0PPG

Assists

Owen PowerD #25

0PPA

0+/-

Jakob ChychrunD #6

0PPA

0+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jason Zucker LW	IR	Oct 15
Alex Lyon G	IR	Oct 10
Conor Timmins D	IR	Oct 17
Topias Leinonen G	IR-NR	Oct 10
Jack Rathbone D	IR-NR	Oct 24

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Matt Roy D	Day-To-Day	Oct 7
Patrick Thomas C	IR-NR	Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-NR	Dec 26

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	3.50	4.50	27.0	19.0	15	0	0.0	2	60.0	0	0
WSH	3.00	2.50	24.0	31.5	41	1	25.0	1	88.9	0	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	vsCHI	W4-3
10/1/26	@CBJ	L6-3
9/26/26	vsPIT	L3-1
9/24/26	@DET	L3-2 OT
9/22/26	vsCBJ	W5-1

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	@TB	L3-1
10/2/26	@CAR	W5-2
9/26/26	@PHI	W5-1
9/25/26	vsBOS	W3-2 OT
9/21/26	vsPHI	W5-2

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/24

Sabres
Capitals

Game 1

10/24

ESPN+

Sabres
Capitals

Game 2

11/19

Capitals
Sabres

Game 3

3/18

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Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Ottawa	2	0	0	4
Tampa Bay	2	1	0	4
Florida	1	0	2	4
Boston	2	2	0	4
Montreal	1	0	1	3
Buffalo	1	1	0	2
Toronto	1	2	0	2
Detroit	0	2	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	3	1	0	6
Pittsburgh	2	1	0	4
Carolina	1	1	1	3
NY Islanders	1	1	0	2
Washington	1	1	0	2
Columbus	1	1	0	2
New Jersey	1	1	0	2
Philadelphia	0	2	2	2

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Scoring Leaders

Owen PowerD #25

Jakob ChychrunD #6

Jack QuinnRW #22

Alex TuchRW #89

Owen PowerD #25

Jakob ChychrunD #6

Injury Report

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