Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (8-9-1) at Washington Capitals (9-4-2) – 22 Nov 2023 – 7:00PM EST

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (8-9-1) at Washington [](/r/caps) Capitals (9-4-2)

#Capital One Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 09:30|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|2|0|–|2|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|1|1|–|2|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|13|3|6|54.2%|2|8|0/0|7|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|16|14|12|45.8%|9|4|0/1|5|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|10:09|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[JJ Peterka (8) wrist shot, assist(s): Tyson Jost (2), Victor Olofsson (2)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6341631129112)|
|1st|16:04|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Zach Benson (1) between-legs shot, assist(s): Victor Olofsson (3)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6341631253112)|
|1st|17:01|[WSH](/r/caps)|Even|[Alexander Alexeyev (1) wrist shot, assist(s): Nic Dowd (1), Trevor van Riemsdyk (3)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6341631160112)|
|2nd|07:50|[WSH](/r/caps)|Even|T.J. Oshie (1) backhand shot, assist(s): Connor McMichael (4)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|18:05|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Jordan Greenway roughing against Tom Wilson|
|1st|18:05|[WSH](/r/caps)|MAJ|5|Tom Wilson fighting against Jordan Greenway|
|1st|18:05|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MAJ|5|Jordan Greenway fighting against Tom Wilson|

**Officials**

* Referees: Frederick L’Ecuyer, Michael Markovic
* Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Matt MacPherson

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, MNMT|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020285) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020285/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020285/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020285/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|Dylan Strome|Tom Wilson|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Dylan Cozens|Alex Tuch|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Anthony Mantha|Connor McMichael|T.J. Oshie|[BUF](/r/sabres)|John Jason Peterka|Casey Mittelstadt|Zach Benson|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Sonny Milano|Evgeny Kuznetsov|Aliaksei Protas|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Tyson Jost|Victor Olofsson|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Beck Malenstyn|Nic Dowd|Nicolas Aube-Kubel|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|Peyton Krebs|Kyle Okposo|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Rasmus Sandin|John Carlson|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Joel Edmundson|Nick Jensen|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Ryan Johnson|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Alexander Alexeyev|Trevor van Riemsdyk|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|Erik Johnson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Evgeny Kuznetsov|21 Nov 2023|Illness|DTD|Kuznetsov (illness) told Tom Gulitti of NHL.com on Tuesday that he isn’t sure if he will play Wednesday against the Buffalo Sabres.|unknown|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Martin Fehervary|10 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Fehervary (lower body) hasn’t been ruled out for Saturday’s matchup with Columbus, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.|unknown|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Nicklas Backstrom|01 Nov 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Cam Allen||Shoulder|OUT|Surgery|02 Jan 2024|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Max Pacioretty|09 Oct 2023|Achilles|IR-LT|Surgery|27 Nov 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Tage Thompson|14 Nov 2023|Upper Body|IR|Thompson (upper body) was designated for injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.|02 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|27 Dec 2023|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/washington-capitals/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|15|9|4|2|20|0.667|2.47|2.67|6.98|84.44|29.07|30.53|45.54|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|18|8|9|1|17|0.472|2.83|3.17|11.54|85.29|28.39|29.83|44.32|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|8|8|3|3|2|0|3.07|0.892|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|5|5|4|1|0|1|2.01|0.940|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|9|7|4|3|1|1|2.80|0.911|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|7|7|3|4|0|0|3.65|0.881|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=15 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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