Sabres vs Capitals Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (24 Oct, 2026)

Sabres vs Capitals Live Score (24 Oct, 2026)

Final

3 : 4

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Total
BUF	2	0	1	0	3
WSH	1	2	0	1	4

Play-by-Play

OT 3:42

Game End

3–4

OT 3:42

End of OT

3–4

OT 3:42

Alex Tuch Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (6), Jakob Chychrun (6)

3–4

OT 3:32

Alex Tuch shot blocked by Noah Ostlund

3–3

OT 2:53

Dylan Strome faceoff won against Josh Norris

3–3

OT 2:53

Goalie Stopped

3–3

OT 2:52

Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

3–3

OT 2:50

Takeaway by Ryan McLeod

3–3

OT 2:39

Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–3

OT 1:54

Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–3

OT 0:18

Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun

3–3

OT 0:00

Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Strome

3–3

OT 0:00

Start of Overtime

3–3

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

3–3

3rd Period 19:54

Giveaway by Dylan Strome

3–3

3rd Period 18:33

Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

3–3

3rd Period 18:17

Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right

3–3

3rd Period 16:47

Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–3

3rd Period 16:18

Peyton Krebs hit Ryan Leonard

3–3

3rd Period 16:14

Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Tage Thompson

3–3

3rd Period 16:14

Tage Thompson shot blocked by Matt Roy

3–3

3rd Period 15:17

Jordan Kyrou Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–3

3rd Period 14:15

Dylan Strome faceoff won against Josh Norris

3–3

3rd Period 14:15

Puck in Netting

3–3

Scoring Summary

1st Period

6:27

Jack Quinn

Assists: Olen Zellweger, Zach Benson

Jack Quinn Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (2), Zach Benson (7)

1 - 0

10:36

Josh Doan

Assists: Ryan McLeod

Josh Doan Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (2)

2 - 0

16:10

Alex Tuch

Assists: Jordan Kyrou

Alex Tuch Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Jordan Kyrou (5)

2 - 1

2nd Period

2:59

Dylan Strome

Assists: Jordan Kyrou, Jakob Chychrun

Dylan Strome Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Jordan Kyrou (6), Jakob Chychrun (5)

2 - 2

17:24

Dylan Strome

Assists: Justin Sourdif, Martin Fehervary

Dylan Strome Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Sourdif (1), Martin Fehervary (2)

2 - 3

3rd Period

2:20

Noah Ostlund

Assists: Owen Power, Rasmus Dahlin

Noah Ostlund Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (7), Rasmus Dahlin (3)

3 - 3

Overtime

3:42

Alex Tuch

Assists: Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun

Alex Tuch Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (6), Jakob Chychrun (6)

3 - 4

Team Stats

BUF

WSH

9 Blocked Shots 21

15 Hits 26

8 Takeaways 5

24 Giveaways 15

0 Power Play Goals 0

2 Power Play Opportunities 3

21 Total Shots 34

6 Penalty Minutes 4

0.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

30 Faceoffs Won 23

56.6 Faceoff Percent 43.4

3 Penalties 2

Game Leaders

BUF

WSH

Josh Doan#91 · RW

Goals

Dylan Strome#17 · C

Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D

Assists

Jordan Kyrou#25 · RW

Jack Quinn#22 · RW

Points

Dylan Strome#17 · C

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#6 · LW	0	0	1	1	18:32	2:37	2:20	13:35	26	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	0.0	2	0	0
Josh Doan#91 · RW	0	0	0	1	12:40	1:27	0:00	11:13	20	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Konsta Helenius#94 · C	1	0	0	1	12:10	0:00	0:00	12:10	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Tyson Kozak#48 · C	0	2	0	0	13:17	0:00	0:34	12:43	20	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	62.5	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs#19 · C	0	4	0	0	14:21	0:00	0:00	14:21	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW	0	3	0	0	15:13	0:00	3:10	12:03	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan McLeod#71 · C	0	0	1	1	17:15	1:39	2:56	12:40	25	0	1	1	1	1	9	4	69.2	1	0	0
Josh Norris#9 · C	1	0	0	-1	17:06	1:38	2:34	12:54	27	0	2	0	1	1	9	6	60.0	1	0	0
Noah Ostlund#86 · C	1	0	0	-1	16:25	2:21	0:13	13:51	24	1	3	0	1	0	4	4	50.0	0	0	0
Jack Quinn#22 · RW	0	0	0	-1	17:24	2:34	0:11	14:39	24	1	6	0	3	1	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Tage Thompson#72 · C	0	0	0	-1	17:00	2:20	0:00	14:40	22	0	5	0	0	1	3	3	50.0	1	0	0
Jason Zucker#17 · LW	0	2	1	-1	13:52	1:21	0:00	12:31	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Beauvillier#72 · LW	0	3	0	-1	7:41	0:00	0:00	7:41	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Pierre-Luc Dubois#80 · LW	1	1	1	0	18:08	2:51	0:03	15:14	23	0	1	0	2	1	4	14	22.2	0	0	0
Boone Jenner#22 · C	0	1	0	-1	15:04	0:00	2:22	12:42	21	0	4	0	1	0	5	4	55.6	0	0	0
Jordan Kyrou#25 · RW	0	0	1	1	16:51	3:08	0:00	13:43	23	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan Leonard#9 · RW	0	1	0	0	15:10	2:39	0:00	12:31	19	0	4	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW	0	1	0	0	11:43	3:51	0:00	7:52	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Aliaksei Protas#21 · C	0	1	1	1	16:48	0:00	1:22	15:26	22	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ilya Protas#62 · LW	3	0	0	-1	9:25	2:12	0:00	7:13	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0
Justin Sourdif#34 · RW	1	1	0	0	15:26	0:00	1:34	13:52	20	0	1	1	2	1	3	3	50.0	1	0	0
Dylan Strome#17 · C	1	0	0	3	20:59	3:18	0:00	17:41	25	2	3	1	5	1	11	5	68.8	2	0	0
Alex Tuch#89 · RW	1	2	0	1	22:32	2:46	1:18	18:28	27	2	7	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Tom Wilson#43 · RW	1	4	1	0	19:13	3:14	1:20	14:39	24	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	2	1	2

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Louis Crevier#46 · D	0	1	1	-2	7:37	0:00	0:56	6:41	12	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D	1	1	0	1	27:20	3:07	0:16	23:57	31	2	1	3	1	5	0	0
Dennis Gilbert#44 · D	0	2	1	-2	8:12	0:00	0:55	7:17	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Owen Power#25 · D	1	0	2	0	30:09	0:54	4:48	24:27	32	2	1	2	1	3	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D	3	0	1	0	25:27	0:02	3:12	22:13	27	2	0	1	0	1	1	2
Olen Zellweger#8 · D	1	0	0	1	21:06	0:00	1:55	19:11	29	2	1	2	2	2	1	2

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Jakob Chychrun#6 · D	5	0	0	0	25:01	3:21	1:45	19:55	28	1	2	4	1	2
Martin Fehervary#42 · D	2	3	1	0	23:19	0:00	2:40	20:39	25	0	1	2	2	0
Cole Hutson#44 · D	0	4	0	1	22:32	2:40	0:04	19:48	26	2	0	0	1	0
Timothy Liljegren#27 · D	3	1	0	0	15:56	0:00	1:20	14:36	22	1	0	0	1	0
Dylan McIlrath#52 · D	2	1	0	0	7:14	0:00	0:00	7:14	12	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Roy#3 · D	1	2	0	-1	24:04	0:00	2:12	21:52	25	0	0	0	1	4

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 · G	4	34	0	0	30	.882	22	7	1	63:42	0	0

Capitals

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Charlie Lindgren#79 · G	3	21	0	0	18	.857	14	2	2	63:42	0	0

Injury Report

Sabres

#15 · RW · Array

#20 · C · Array

#10 · C · Array

#34 · G · Array

#48 · D · Array

Capitals

#48 · G · Array

#73 · D · Array

#38 · D · Array

#49 · C · Array

Head-to-Head

BUF

Last 3 Games

WSH

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 12, 2026

▸2

4◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 1, 2025

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/31/26	@ LA	W3-2	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ ANA	W7-6	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ SJ	W2-0	NHL Regular Season
10/21/26	vs PHI	L1-3	NHL Regular Season
10/17/26	@ MTL	L3-4	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/1/26	vs MIN	L1-5	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ NSH	W4-3	NHL Regular Season
10/28/26	vs PHI	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
10/20/26	vs LA	L2-5	NHL Regular Season
10/17/26	vs NJ	W4-2	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Sat, Oct 24, 7:00 PM

Venue Capital One Arena

Location Washington, DC

Broadcast ESPN+

Attendance 18,347

Officials Wes McCauley · Referee, Matt MacPherson · Linesman, Liam Maaskant · Referee, Jeremy Faucher · Linesman

Game Recap

— Alex Tuch scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to lead the Washington Capitals to a win over the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3 on Saturday night.

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Bruins	12	9	2	1	—	19	+22	W2
Senators	12	8	4	0	—	16	+4	W1
Maple Leafs	13	7	4	2	—	16	+9	W4
Lightning	11	7	3	1	—	15	+4	L2
Canadiens	10	5	3	2	—	12	-1	W1
Panthers	11	5	4	2	—	12	-3	L2
Red Wings	11	4	4	3	—	11	-5	L1
Sabres	11	4	4	3	—	11	-10	L3

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Hurricanes	13	9	2	2	—	20	+18	W1
Rangers	13	7	5	1	—	15	+5	L2
Devils	11	7	4	0	—	14	+4	W3
Capitals	10	6	4	0	—	12	+2	W1
Islanders	10	5	3	2	—	12	+6	L1
Penguins	12	5	6	1	—	11	0	W2
Flyers	13	3	7	3	—	9	-18	L1
Blue Jackets	9	4	5	0	—	8	-8	W1

Sabres

9th in Eastern Conference

Capitals

11th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 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

#48

Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs

#82

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 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" 195 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

#79

Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs

Remi Poirier G 25 6' 3" 210 lbs

#48

Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs

Defensemen

Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 215 lbs

#73

Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 225 lbs

#42

Martin Fehervary D 27 6' 2" 215 lbs

#44

Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 175 lbs

#27

Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 200 lbs

Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 220 lbs

#38

Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs

Jack St. Ivany D 27 6' 4" 197 lbs

Left Wings

#72

Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 181 lbs

#80

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

#63

Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

Alex Ovechkin LW 41 6' 3" 238 lbs

#62

Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

#53

Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs

#22

Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 204 lbs

#21

Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 250 lbs

#17

Dylan Strome C 29 6' 4" 200 lbs

#49

Patrick Thomas C 22 6' 0" 172 lbs

Right Wings

#25

Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 189 lbs

Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 1" 205 lbs

#34

Justin Sourdif RW 24 6' 0" 195 lbs

#89

Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs

#43

Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs

Sabres

7th in Atlantic Division

Capitals

3rd in Metropolitan Division

General

Games Played

5019:05

Time On Ice

4603:50

358:30

Time On Ice Per Game

354:08

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5324

Shifts

4581

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

377

Faceoffs Won

357

439

Faceoffs Lost

366

Game-Winning Goals

120

Points

115

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

393

Shots

361

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

50.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

10.9

Shooting Percentage

12.2

46.2

Faceoff Win Percent

49.4

Defensive

3.43

Goals Against Average

3.23

331

Saves

323

.876

Save Percentage

.895

Goals Against

379

Shots Against

365

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

140

Penalty Minutes

135

FAQs: Sabres vs Capitals

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What time does Buffalo play Washington, and what time zone is listed?

The puck drop is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, at 7:00 p.m. EDT. That is the Eastern time shown for the game, so viewers in other U.S. time zones should adjust accordingly.

Where is Sabres vs. Capitals being played, and which team is home?

Washington is the home team, with Buffalo visiting for the Saturday night game at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Capitals’ schedule identifies this as a home date, while the NHL lists the matchup as Buffalo at Washington.

Is this a regular-season game or a playoff matchup?

This is a 2026-27 NHL regular-season game, not a playoff contest. It comes early in the season, on October 24, and counts as one game in each club’s regular-season schedule.

Is the game listed on a national broadcast schedule?

Buffalo’s announced national schedule does not list the October 24 visit to Washington among its TNT/HBO Max, ESPN/ABC, or ESPN+/Hulu national games. That announcement does not confirm a game-specific local TV or streaming outlet, either; the Capitals said their television plans would be released later.