Sabres vs Capitals Live Score, Box Score, Rosters, Stats

Sabres vs Capitals Live Score (30 Mar, 2025)

Final

Sunday, March 30, 2025

8 : 5

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
BUF	1	3	4	8
WSH	1	1	3	5

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

8–5

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

8–5

3rd Period 19:36

Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tyson Kozak

8–5

3rd Period 19:36

Peyton Krebs Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (20)

8–5

3rd Period 19:30

Peyton Krebs hit Alex Ovechkin

7–5

3rd Period 19:30

Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin

7–5

3rd Period 19:26

Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Left

7–5

3rd Period 19:09

Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McLeod

7–5

3rd Period 19:06

Dylan Strome Slap Shot Wide Left

7–5

3rd Period 19:05

Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Connor Clifton

7–5

3rd Period 18:42

Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois

7–5

3rd Period 18:42

Timeout - Home

7–5

3rd Period 18:42

Goalie Stopped

7–5

3rd Period 18:39

Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by James Reimer

7–5

3rd Period 18:17

Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Dylan Strome

7–5

3rd Period 18:17

Hand Pass

7–5

3rd Period 18:11

Alex Ovechkin hit Bowen Byram

7–5

3rd Period 18:04

Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer

7–5

3rd Period 17:55

Dylan Strome faceoff won against Peyton Krebs

7–5

3rd Period 17:55

High Stick

7–5

3rd Period 17:38

Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer

7–5

3rd Period 17:12

Andrew Mangiapane Tip-In saved by James Reimer

7–5

3rd Period 17:01

John Carlson Slap Shot saved by James Reimer

7–5

3rd Period 16:27

Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by James Reimer

7–5

Scoring Summary

1st Period

10:06

Jakob Chychrun

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome

Jakob Chychrun Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (25), Dylan Strome (46)

0 - 1

12:49

Tage Thompson

Assists: Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka

Tage Thompson Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (26), JJ Peterka (35)

1 - 1

2nd Period

2:14

Ryan McLeod

Assists: Jack Quinn, Owen Power

Ryan McLeod Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (19), Owen Power (32)

2 - 1

2:46

Jakob Chychrun

Jakob Chychrun Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: none

2 - 2

5:17

Alex Tuch

Assists: Connor Clifton, Jason Zucker

Alex Tuch Goal (30) Tip-In, assists: Connor Clifton (12), Jason Zucker (28)

3 - 2

11:52

Sam Lafferty

Assists: Connor Clifton

Sam Lafferty Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Connor Clifton (13)

4 - 2

3rd Period

0:37

Aliaksei Protas

Assists: Tom Wilson, Martin Fehervary

Aliaksei Protas Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (29), Martin Fehérváry (19)

4 - 3

1:28

Tage Thompson

Assists: Jason Zucker, JJ Peterka

Tage Thompson Goal (38) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (29), JJ Peterka (36)

5 - 3

5:52

Jack Quinn

Jack Quinn Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none

6 - 3

9:11

Alex Ovechkin

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Trevor van Riemsdyk

Alex Ovechkin Goal (37) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (24), Trevor van Riemsdyk (20)

6 - 4

14:03

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome

Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Dylan Strome (47)

6 - 5

15:34

Alex Tuch

Assists: Mattias Samuelsson

Alex Tuch Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (8)

7 - 5

19:36

Peyton Krebs

Assists: Jack Quinn

Peyton Krebs Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (20)

8 - 5

Team Stats

BUF

WSH

19 Blocked Shots 12

16 Hits 21

7 Takeaways 3

7 Giveaways 13

2 Power Play Goals 1

5 Power Play Opportunities 2

23 Total Shots 29

6 Penalty Minutes 12

40.0 Power Play % 50.0

0 Short Handed Goals 1

0 Shootout Goals 0

28 Faceoffs Won 25

52.8 Faceoff Percent 47.2

3 Penalties 5

Game Leaders

BUF

WSH

Alex TuchRW

Goals

Jakob Chychrun#6 · D

Jack Quinn#22 · RW

Assists

Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW

Alex TuchRW

Points

Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW

Player Box Score

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson#9 · LW	1	0	0	-1	15:58	2:16	1:20	12:22	23	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Tyson Kozak#48 · C	0	0	0	1	12:25	0:00	0:00	12:25	20	0	3	0	0	0	4	5	44.4	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs#19 · C	0	1	0	1	12:08	0:00	0:35	11:33	18	1	8	0	2	1	4	4	50.0	0	0	0
Jiri Kulich#20 · C	1	2	0	-2	15:20	2:12	0:01	13:07	21	0	14	0	0	0	3	1	75.0	1	0	0
Sam Lafferty#81 · C	0	3	0	0	12:46	0:00	0:00	12:46	20	1	3	0	1	0	3	1	75.0	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW	1	1	0	1	11:14	0:00	0:23	10:51	21	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Ryan McLeod#71 · C	2	0	0	2	17:27	2:12	1:47	13:28	25	1	18	0	1	0	8	7	53.3	0	1	2
JJ Peterka#77 · RW	0	0	0	2	19:27	6:04	0:00	13:23	21	0	23	2	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jack Quinn#22 · RW	0	0	3	2	16:39	2:12	0:00	14:27	22	1	14	2	3	3	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
Tage Thompson#72 · C	1	0	1	0	17:43	6:04	0:03	11:36	23	2	38	0	6	1	5	5	50.0	0	0	0
Alex Tuch#89 · RW	1	1	2	0	17:57	6:00	2:00	9:57	21	2	31	1	2	3	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Jason Zucker#17 · LW	0	0	0	-1	16:18	6:04	0:00	10:14	19	0	19	2	1	1	0	2	0.0	0	0	0

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Beauvillier#72 · LW	0	1	2	13:17	0:02	0:00	13:15	15	0	15	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Nic Dowd#26 · C	1	2	1	12:58	0:00	5:12	7:46	16	0	12	0	0	0	8	5	61.5	0	0	0
Pierre-Luc Dubois#80 · LW	1	0	-2	18:23	2:16	0:07	16:00	22	1	19	0	2	1	6	5	54.5	3	2	6
Brandon Duhaime#22 · RW	0	2	1	12:36	0:00	4:26	8:10	16	0	9	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Lars Eller#20 · C	1	1	0	13:18	0:00	0:50	12:28	17	0	10	0	0	0	5	6	45.5	0	0	0
Andrew Mangiapane#88 · LW	1	1	-1	10:57	0:47	0:00	10:10	16	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Connor McMichael#24 · C	0	0	1	14:20	0:50	0:34	12:56	17	0	25	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW	0	2	-2	16:22	3:05	0:00	13:17	18	1	37	2	3	5	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Aliaksei Protas#21 · C	0	1	-3	15:14	0:00	2:54	12:20	20	1	30	0	3	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Taylor Raddysh#16 · RW	0	0	-1	10:00	0:00	0:00	10:00	14	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Dylan Strome#17 · C	0	0	-3	17:21	2:15	0:05	15:01	19	0	23	2	4	2	5	10	33.3	1	0	0
Tom Wilson#43 · RW	0	2	-1	20:50	2:15	2:24	16:11	23	0	31	1	2	2	0	0	0.0	4	1	2

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jacob Bernard-Docker#24 · D	3	0	0	1	12:55	0:00	1:04	11:51	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bowen Byram#4 · D	0	0	0	1	20:46	0:00	0:30	20:16	27	7	0	0	0	1	1	2
Connor Clifton#75 · D	6	4	0	1	19:05	0:00	2:05	17:00	26	0	2	2	0	1	0	0
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D	1	2	0	1	22:18	5:43	0:00	16:35	26	13	0	1	1	0	0	0
Owen Power#25 · D	1	0	1	0	18:20	2:33	0:28	15:19	24	7	1	0	0	1	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D	1	2	0	1	18:20	0:00	2:04	16:16	24	4	1	0	0	0	0	0

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
John Carlson#74 · D	1	1	0	1	26:12	2:18	4:57	18:57	20	0	5	0	2	1	2	1	2
Jakob Chychrun#6 · D	1	2	2	-3	21:09	0:47	0:00	20:22	21	2	20	0	4	2	0	0	0
Martin Fehervary#42 · D	1	1	0	0	20:06	0:00	6:16	13:50	21	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Matt Roy#3 · D	2	3	1	-2	17:56	0:00	3:33	14:23	18	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Rasmus Sandin#38 · D	1	2	0	0	16:46	0:50	0:00	15:56	19	0	4	1	1	2	0	1	2
Trevor van Riemsdyk#57 · D	2	0	0	0	15:37	0:00	1:46	13:51	17	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
James Reimer#47 · G	5	29	0	0	24	.828	21	2	1	59:49	0	0

Capitals

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Logan Thompson#48 · G	7	22	0	0	15	.682	10	4	1	58:22	0	0

Injury Report

Sabres

#15 · RW · Array

#20 · C · Array

#86 · C · Array

Capitals

#25 · RW · Array

#38 · D · Array

#79 · G · Array

#73 · LW · Array

Head-to-Head

BUF

Last 5 Games

WSH

4◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 6, 2025

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 14, 2024

▸4

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 22, 2023

▸4

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/17/25	vs PHI	W5-4	NHL Regular Season
4/15/25	vs TOR	L0-4	NHL Regular Season
4/13/25	@ TB	L4-7	NHL Regular Season
4/12/25	@ FLA	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/10/25	@ CBJ	L2-3	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/17/25	@ PIT	L2-5	NHL Regular Season
4/15/25	@ NYI	W3-1	NHL Regular Season
4/13/25	vs CBJ	L1-4	NHL Regular Season
4/12/25	@ CBJ	L0-7	NHL Regular Season
4/10/25	vs CAR	W5-4	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Sabres	82	50	23	9	—	109	+47	L1
Lightning	82	50	26	6	—	106	+59	L1
Canadiens	82	48	24	10	—	106	+27	L1
Bruins	82	45	27	10	—	100	+22	W2
Senators	82	44	27	11	—	99	+32	W1
Red Wings	82	41	31	10	—	92	-17	L3
Panthers	82	40	38	4	—	84	-25	W3
Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	—	78	-46	L7

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Hurricanes	82	53	22	7	—	113	+56	W1
Penguins	82	41	25	16	—	98	+25	L3
Flyers	82	43	27	12	—	98	+7	W3
Capitals	82	43	30	9	—	95	+19	W4
Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	—	92	0	L2
Islanders	82	43	34	5	—	91	-8	L3
Devils	82	42	37	3	—	87	-24	L1
Rangers	82	34	39	9	—	77	-12	W1

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2025

Puck Drop Sun, Mar 30, 3:00 PM

Venue Capital One Arena

Location Washington, DC

Broadcast ESPN+

Attendance 18,573

Officials Mark Shewchyk · Linesman, TJ Luxmore · Referee, Libor Suchanek · Linesman, Brandon Blandina · Referee

About the Game

Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals has finished on March 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. The final score is Buffalo Sabres 8, Washington Capitals 5.

The game was broadcast on ESPN+. Follow the game by period with team numbers, leaders, penalties and play-by-play updates.

Stay with Sabres vs Capitals for live scoring and the completed result. NHL scores and schedule page brings together the wider NHL schedule and latest scores.

Sabres

1st in Atlantic Division

Capitals

1st in Metropolitan Division

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs

#34

Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46

Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs

#26

Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

Dennis Gilbert D 29 6' 2" 216 lbs

#33

Ryan Johnson D 25 6' 1" 195 lbs

#76

Vsevolod Komarov D 22 6' 2" 182 lbs

Artem Kriukov D 44 6' 4" 193 lbs

Gavin McCarthy D 21 6' 2" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 27 5' 9" 180 lbs

#57

Radim Mrtka D 19 6' 6" 218 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 229 lbs

#64

Logan Stanley D 28 6' 7" 231 lbs

Maxim Strbak D 21 6' 2" 200 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 27 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 187 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#70

Tanner Pearson LW 34 6' 1" 207 lbs

Jake Richard LW 22 6' 1" 188 lbs

Conor Sheary LW 34 5' 8" 179 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#45

Riley Fiddler-Schultz C 24 6' 0" 201 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 189 lbs

#48

Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs

#19

Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#20

Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 193 lbs

#61

Trevor Kuntar C 25 6' 0" 196 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 10" 164 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 28 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

Jason Polin RW 27 6' 1" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 24 6' 1" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

#79

Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs

#33

Clay Stevenson G 27 6' 4" 195 lbs

#48

Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs

#32

Jesper Vikman G 24 6' 4" 205 lbs

Defensemen

Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 216 lbs

Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 226 lbs

#42

Martin Fehervary D 26 6' 2" 203 lbs

Justin Holl D 34 6' 4" 194 lbs

#44

Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 171 lbs

#37

Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 201 lbs

#52

Dylan McIlrath D 34 6' 5" 240 lbs

Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 212 lbs

#38

Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs

Left Wings

#72

Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 180 lbs

#80

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW 28 6' 4" 220 lbs

#63

Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

Alex Ovechkin LW 40 6' 3" 238 lbs

#62

Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

Jonny Brodzinski C 33 6' 0" 211 lbs

Josh Dunne C 27 6' 4" 210 lbs

#53

Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs

Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 203 lbs

#64

David Kampf C 31 6' 2" 193 lbs

#21

Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 247 lbs

#17

Dylan Strome C 29 6' 3" 196 lbs

Right Wings

#25

Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 196 lbs

Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 0" 200 lbs

#34

Justin Sourdif RW 24 5' 11" 173 lbs

Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs

#43

Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs

Sabres

1st in Atlantic Division

Capitals

1st in Metropolitan Division

Season Overview

Games Played

Wins

Losses

OT Losses

109

Points