Sabres at Capitals: April 4, 2026
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at Capital One Arena on April 4, 2026 (2025-26 regular season).
Most points: Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres, 2); Alex Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael (Capitals, 2 each). Most saves: Colten Ellis (Sabres, 20); Logan Thompson (Capitals, 37).
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Player lines
- Alex Tuch (BUF RW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 16:20 TOI
- Beck Malenstyn (BUF LW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:27 TOI
- Bowen Byram (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -3 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:59 TOI
- Colten Ellis (BUF G): 23 SA, 20 SV, 3 GA, 54:08 TOI
- Jack Quinn (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 6 SOG, -3 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:27 TOI
- Jordan Greenway (BUF LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:32 TOI
- Josh Doan (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -3 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:57 TOI
- Josh Norris (BUF C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:48 TOI
- Logan Stanley (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:18 TOI
- Mattias Samuelsson (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 19:54 TOI
- Owen Power (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:22 TOI
- Peyton Krebs (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:05 TOI
- Rasmus Dahlin (BUF D): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 22:28 TOI
- Ryan McLeod (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -3 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:53 TOI
- Tage Thompson (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 5 SOG, -3 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:20 TOI
- Zach Benson (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:20 TOI
- Zach Metsa (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -3 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:15 TOI
- Alex Ovechkin (WSH LW): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:01 TOI
- Aliaksei Protas (WSH LW): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:15 TOI
- Anthony Beauvillier (WSH RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:44 TOI
- Brandon Duhaime (WSH LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 11:43 TOI
- Cole Hutson (WSH D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:58 TOI
- Connor McMichael (WSH LW): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG, 3 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 16:03 TOI
- Dylan Strome (WSH C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:38 TOI
- Hendrix Lapierre (WSH C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 11:05 TOI
- Jakob Chychrun (WSH D): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:40 TOI
- Justin Sourdif (WSH C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:25 TOI
- Logan Thompson (WSH G): 39 SA, 37 SV, 2 GA, 60:00 TOI
- Martin Fehérváry (WSH D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 21:10 TOI
- Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH C): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:58 TOI
- Ryan Leonard (WSH RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:55 TOI
- Tom Wilson (WSH RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:19 TOI
- Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:11 TOI
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