The Washington Capitals grabbed the full two points on the road in Buffalo after coming up empty at home in two straight. The 4-3 shootout victory gives the team momentum heading into the back half of a back-to-back against the New Jersey Devils.
Go get all four.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
The Washington Capitals traveled to Buffalo to take on the lowly Sabres after losing two in a row at home in regulation. Could the Caps right the ship or would the Sabres win their fourth in a row?
Anthony Mantha opened the scoring with a pretty tic-tac-goal. Jeff Skinner responded later in the first with a backhand strike to tie things back up. Nick Jensen gave the Caps their lead back with a rifled wrister past Dustin Tokarski.
Jeff Skinner grabbed his second of the night to tie the game once more and Victor Olofsson slid one home to give his squad their first lead. Alex Ovechkin absolutely slammed home a game-tying one-timer off of a faceoff.
Nada in overtime, so here are your shootout bullets.
Capitals beat Sabres 4-3!
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
After losing two straight games by a combined score of 8-4 this week, your Washington Capitals are back in action tonight against the Buffalo Sabres in the first half of a weekend back-to-back series.
The Capitals will once again go with seven defensemen and 11 forwards tonight as Nic Dowd is a late scratch. With Matt Irwin getting only 29 seconds of game time last game, we must wonder which defenseman will Peter Laviolette infinity bench tonight? Ilya Samsonov will get the start.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Here are today’s Capitals Daily Deals on the NHL Shop.
The Washington Capitals picked up the full two points in Saturday’s soiree with the Buffalo Sabres. It wasn’t the prettiest game they’ve ever played but you’ll take it considering the circumstances.
Now go get healthy, dudes.
By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago
The Washington Capitals took on the Buffalo Sabres for the second time this season. It was a hockey night in Buffalo as the Caps looked to bounce back from a loss to the Pens 24 hours earlier.
Lars Eller struck first as he potted a saucy feed from Conor Sheary behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Vinnie Hinostroza capitalized on a bad defensive change from the Caps and tied things up with a breakaway tally.
Will Butcher gave the Sabres their first lead of the game as he jumped up into the play. Martin Fehervary tied the game once more as Alex Ovechkin fed him a one-timer. We got nada in overtime so here are your shootout bullets.
Capitals beat Sabres 3-2!
By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago
The Washington Capitals are in Buffalo tonight. They’re without Tom Wilson, who got injured against the Penguins on Friday. Vitek Vanecek will start in net; he’s beaten the Sabres six times already in the calendar year.
Martin Fehervary will play despite the headshot he took from Brock McGinn. The first-pairing defenseman took warmups and felt okay afterward.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington Plus with the Wizards-Jazz game on NBC Sports Washington Proper.
The Washington Capitals got back on track in the month of November with a 5-3 regulation win over the Buffalo Sabres. It involved more milestones, a power play goal (!), another injury, and some more questionable ice time management.
Let’s talk about that.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals faced a supposedly inferior foe on Monday night, the Buffalo Sabres, and yet it was a pretty close game. The Caps gave up goals to costly mistakes and lost yet another player to injury, all of which suggests that the true nemesis of the Washington Capitals, dramatic pause, is the Washington Capitals.
Tom Wilson scored the game’s first goal, shamefully redirecting Ovi’s shot. Connor McMichael kicked off the second period with a goal-scorer’s goal, which is what they call a goal that is scored by a person who can score a goal. Cody Eakin exploited Alex Ovechkin’s wipeout to score a solo goal for the Sabres, but then Ovechkin revenged by tapping in Dmitry Orlov’s shot.
In a farcical sequence early in the third period, Anders Bjork brought the Sabres within one, but Tom Wilson restored the two-goal hole with a counterattack from Kuznetsov. John Carlson’s bomb from the point made it 5-2. Colin Miller got another one in garbage time.
Caps win.
By Peter Hassett 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals are at home, playing host to the 5-4-2 Buffalo Sabres. The Caps are all banged up, but the fun news is that Axel Jonsson-Fjallby is slated to make his NHL debut.
We’ll get to see another all-rookie lineup with AJF-McMichael-Leason. Anyone that ever called us an “old team” needs to take it back. Immediately. Myself included.
Puck drop is at 7 PM, and you can watch the game on NBC Sports Washington.
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By Elyse Bailey 7 months ago
During the preseason, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby was on the fast-track to the NHL after being claimed by the Buffalo Sabres. Then, a week later, it was over and as if nothing happened.
Now, the Swedish forward, with the sickest of flows, will make his NHL debut for the Washington Capitals against… you guessed it… the Buffalo Sabres.
Will it be a revenge game?
“I mean, not really,” Jonsson-Fjallby said to reporters laughing. “They treated me well.”
By Ian Oland 7 months ago
