Needing two points to keep pace with their rival Pittsburgh Penguins atop the Metropolitan Division and after taking a 7-1 beatdown at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks, the Washington Capitals took down the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Pause the riots temporarily.
The Sabres out-shot the Caps 34 to 30, but the Caps took the edge in five-on-five shot attempts 52 to 47.
And nice production rate at 5v5 too – always somewhat underused in Chi. pic.twitter.com/jGRHuHdIy5
— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) February 19, 2018
Kempny is the logo in the top-right here. pic.twitter.com/PFHFg7GQUl
— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) February 19, 2018
Numbers thanks to Hockey-reference.com, Hockeystats.ca, NaturalStatTrick.com, and Corsica.hockey.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Sabres
Headline photo: Bill Wippert
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