| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
 WSH | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Game Leaders
Jakob Chychrun
· D
Alex Ovechkin
· LW
Alex Tuch
· RW
Jack Quinn
· RW
Team Stats
19Blocked Shots12
16Hits21
7Takeaways3
23Shots29
2Power Play Goals1
5Power Play Opportunities2
40.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won25
52.8Faceoff Win Percent47.2
7Giveaways13
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:36
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
19:36
Peyton Krebs Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (20)
19:30
Peyton Krebs hit Alex Ovechkin
19:30
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
19:26
Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Left
19:09
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
19:06
Dylan Strome Slap Shot Wide Left
19:05
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Connor Clifton
18:42
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
18:42
Timeout - Home
18:42
Goalie Stopped
18:39
Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
18:17
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Dylan Strome
18:17
Hand Pass
18:11
Alex Ovechkin hit Bowen Byram
18:04
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
17:55
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
17:55
High Stick
17:38
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
17:12
Andrew Mangiapane Tip-In saved by James Reimer
17:01
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
16:27
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
15:34
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
15:34
Alex Tuch Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (8)
15:27
Zach Benson shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
15:01
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
14:54
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Connor Clifton
14:47
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
14:47
Off-side
14:03
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Lars Eller
14:03
Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Dylan Strome (47)
13:07
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome
13:07
Goalie Stopped
13:04
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
12:58
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
12:58
Beck Malenstyn Tripping against Trevor van Riemsdyk
12:44
Tom Wilson hit Beck Malenstyn
12:25
Alex Ovechkin hit Sam Lafferty
12:23
John Carlson hit Tyson Kozak
11:58
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In Wide Right
11:56
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
11:56
Icing
11:18
Lars Eller faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
11:18
Puck in Crowd
11:11
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Connor Clifton
11:01
Aliaksei Protas Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
10:35
Mattias Samuelsson hit Anthony Beauvillier
10:22
Tage Thompson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Thompson, Tuch help Sabres outlast Ovechkin, Capitals with 8-5 win
— Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 8-5 on Sunday.
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