| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 BUF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Alex Tuch
· RW
Rasmus Dahlin
· D
Tom Wilson
· RW
Aliaksei Protas
· C
Team Stats
12Blocked Shots20
23Hits10
8Takeaways2
28Shots27
1Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities3
50.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
33Faceoffs Won28
54.1Faceoff Win Percent45.9
19Giveaways10
Play-by-Play
0:00
Game End
0:00
End of OT
0:00
End of Shootout
0:00
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0:00
JJ Peterka Goal Wrist Shot
0:00
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0:00
Alex Tuch Goal Wrist Shot
0:00
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0:00
Jack Quinn Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
0:00
Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal Wrist Shot
0:00
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
0:00
Start of Shootout
5:00
End of OT
4:53
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
4:43
Nic Dowd hit Jason Zucker
4:36
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jason Zucker
4:36
Goalie Stopped
4:33
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
4:00
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
4:00
Goalie Stopped
3:58
Jason Zucker Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
3:45
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
3:36
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3:32
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
1:36
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against JJ Peterka
1:36
Puck in Benches
1:30
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1:06
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
0:58
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0:53
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
0:53
Puck in Netting
0:52
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Bowen Byram
0:38
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tage Thompson
0:38
Goalie Stopped
0:36
Alex Tuch Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
0:00
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
0:00
Start of Overtime
20:00
End of 3rd Period
18:12
Taylor Raddysh Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
18:10
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nic Dowd
18:10
Puck in Netting
18:08
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
17:43
Matt Roy shot blocked by JJ Peterka
17:40
Matt Roy hit JJ Peterka
17:09
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
17:09
Goalie Stopped
17:07
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
16:52
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Connor McMichael
16:52
Icing
16:38
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Tuch, Peterka score in shootout to lift Sabres over Capitals 4-3
— Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night.
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