The Washington Capitals came up just a bit short against the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 4, in overtime on January 3, 2023.
Final
1st period
BUF
WSH
Alex Tuch (EV) assisted by Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner
1
0
Sonny Milano (EV) assisted by Anthony Mantha and Matt Irwin
1
1
Tage Thompson (PP) assisted by Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Dahlin
2
1
2nd period
BUF
WSH
Tage Thompson (EV) assisted by Alex Tuch and Ilya Lyubushkin
3
1
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov
3
2
3rd period
BUF
WSH
Nic Dowd (EV) assisted by Sonny Milano and Nick Jensen
3
3
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Conor Sheary
3
4
Tyson Jost (EV) assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Owen Power
4
4
OT
BUF
WSH
Tage Thompson (EV) assisted by Alex Tuch
5
4
Sabres
Capitals
Goals
5
4
Shots
29
32
Penalty Minutes
2
6
Power-Play Goals
1
0
Power-Play Opportunities
3
1
Faceoff Wins
19
43
Hits
21
39
Giveaways
8
12
Takeaways
5
4
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U. Luukkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | .875 | 4 | 3.81 | 0 | 63 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | ||
K. Clague | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | |
D. Cozens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 |
R. Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27:58 | ||
Z. Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 |
T. Jost | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:06 |
P. Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:13 | |
I. Lyubushkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14:56 | ||
C. Mittelstadt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 |
K. Okposo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
V. Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | ||
JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:38 | |
O. Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21:44 | |
J. Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | |
M. Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:57 | |
J. Skinner | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 |
T. Thompson | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 17 | 23.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:56 |
A. Tuch | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:51 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Kuemper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24 | .828 | 5 | 4.77 | 0 | 63 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Dowd | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 |
L. Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:41 |
M. Fehervary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 | ||
E. Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:26 | |
G. Hathaway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | ||
M. Irwin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | ||
N. Jensen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:01 | ||
M. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:45 | |
E. Kuznetsov | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:49 |
A. Mantha | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:05 |
S. Milano | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:55 | |
D. Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:57 | |
T.J. Oshie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | |
A. Ovechkin | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:33 | |
A. Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:44 | |
C. Sheary | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | |
D. Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:35 |
T. van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:27 |
More Capitals Stats
G/GP
3.78
2nd
GA/GP
2.63
5th
PP%
20.4
18th
PK%
84.2
6th
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devils | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 28 |
 Capitals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 37 |
 Hurricanes | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 23 |
 Penguins | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 | -25 |
 Flyers | 15 | 15 | 4 | 34 | -18 |
 Rangers | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
 Islanders | 13 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -14 |
 Blue Jackets | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 | -11 |
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CGY 
NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
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NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
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Kings 
Oilers | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maple Leafs | 21 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 13 |
 Panthers | 21 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 16 |
 Bruins | 18 | 13 | 4 | 40 | -17 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Devils | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 28 |
| Capitals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 37 |
| Hurricanes | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 23 |
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VAN 
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MTL 
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