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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	4	3	0	3.51	.867
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.39	.873
A. Lyon	0	0	1	0	2.87	.880

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
L. Thompson	7	5	0	0	3.17	.888
C. Lindgren	3	2	0	0	3.08	.881

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, November 19, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

BUF

WSH

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

21PTS

12G

Dylan StromeC #17

15PTS

12A

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

12G

3PPG

75S

Alex TuchRW #89

11G

0PPG

42S

Assists

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

9+/-

Dylan StromeC #17

12A

4PPA

-4+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konsta Helenius C	IR	Nov 19
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Nov 22
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	Nov 14

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-LT	Nov 25
Vincent Desharnais D	IR	Dec 5

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	2.89	3.53	28.3	26.7	176	10	15.9	20	69.7	1	0
WSH	3.41	3.41	27.2	27.8	174	9	19.6	13	77.2	1	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
11/11/26	vsTB	L8-3
11/8/26	vsVGK	L4-1
11/6/26	vsCBJ	W5-2
11/4/26	vsOTT	L2-1

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	@NJ	L5-2
11/10/26	@OTT	W3-2 OT
11/7/26	vsFLA	W4-3
11/3/26	vsDAL	L6-5
11/1/26	vsMIN	L5-1

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

10/24

Sabres
Capitals

Game 2

11/19

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Capitals
Sabres

Game 3

3/18

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Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	4	2	28
Montreal	12	3	4	28
Boston	13	5	1	27
Ottawa	12	6	2	26
Florida	11	7	2	24
Buffalo	8	7	4	20
Toronto	8	11	2	18
Detroit	7	10	3	17

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	15	3	2	32
New Jersey	14	6	0	28
NY Rangers	11	8	1	23
Washington	10	7	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Pittsburgh	7	10	2	16
Philadelphia	5	10	6	16
Columbus	7	10	0	14

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Dylan StromeC #17

Tage ThompsonC #72

Alex TuchRW #89

Zach BensonLW #6

Dylan StromeC #17

Injury Report

Team Stats

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