Sabres at Capitals preview: October 24, 2026
The Buffalo Sabres (4-3-2) visit the Washington Capitals (5-4-0) at Capital One Arena on October 24, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 4-3-2 | 2-3 (3.4-3.8) | 1-1-2 (3.5-4.5) | 3-2-0 (2.6-3.2) |
| Washington Capitals | 5-4-0 | 2-3 (3.2-4) | 1-2-0 (2.7-3) | 4-2-0 (3.7-3.3) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| BUF | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 3 (17th) | 3.3 (10th) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.8 (6th) | 3.2 (13th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 26.8 (18th) | 26.8 (18th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 25.7 (25th) | 29.2 (7th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.4 (26th) | 0.6 (19th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 1.3 (2nd) | 0.7 (15th) |
| Hits per game | 18.4 (24th) | 20.9 (19th) |
| Hits allowed per game | 27.1 (2nd) | 20 (22nd) |
| Blocked shots per game | 11.6 (29th) | 16.7 (6th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 14 (19th) | 12.9 (25th) |
Recent form
Buffalo Sabres
- Oct 17, 2026: L 3-4 at MTL
- Oct 15, 2026: W 5-4 at TOR
- Oct 13, 2026: L 3-4 at MTL
- Oct 12, 2026: W 5-3 vs FLA
- Oct 10, 2026: L 1-4 vs UTA
Washington Capitals
Head-to-head
6 earlier meetings stored: Capitals 3, Sabres 3. Full Capitals vs Sabres head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 2025-26 | WSH 6, BUF 2 (at WSH) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 2025-26 | WSH 2, BUF 1 (at BUF) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2025-26 | WSH 3, BUF 4 (at BUF) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2024-25 | WSH 5, BUF 8 (at WSH) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 2024-25 | WSH 3, BUF 4 (at BUF) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | RW | 9 | 1 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Tage Thompson | C | 9 | 1 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Owen Power | D | 9 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.7 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 9 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1 Pts/g | |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 7 | 21 Saves/g, 24.4 SA/g, 3.4 GA/g | 23.6 Saves/g | Saves |
| Colten Ellis | G | 3 | 17 Saves/g, 19.7 SA/g, 2.7 GA/g | 22.6 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | 4 | 1 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Ryan Leonard | RW | 9 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Alex Tuch | RW | 9 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.2 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Dylan Strome | C | 9 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.1 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 0.4 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Logan Thompson | G | 7 | 26 Saves/g, 28.9 SA/g, 2.9 GA/g | 24.8 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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