Buffalo Sabres Beat Washington Capitals, 4-2

Harrison Brown

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Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals lost to the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 4-2 on Thursday in their second visit to KeyBank Center in a span of nine days. The loss dropped Washington’s record to 37-31-11 (.538 points percentage) this season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 13 saves in the defeat. Buffalo was eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention earlier this week. The Pittsburgh Penguins were on top of the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 5-4; both teams entered Thursday a point behind Washington for the final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference. Washington’s Lines Alex Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — T.J. Oshie Aliaksei Protas – Dylan Strome – Tom Wilson Max Pacioretty — Hendrix Lapierre — Sonny Milano Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel Martin Fehervary — John Carlson Alex Alexeyev — Nick Jensen Trevor Van Riemsdyk – Vincent Iorio Lindgren Darcy Kuemper Scratched: RW Ivan Miroshnichenko, C Mike Sgarbossa, D Lucas Johansen Out: D Ethan Bear (NHLPA players assistance program), C Nicklas Backstrom (hip), D Rasmus Sandin (upper-body) Buffalo’s Lines J.J. Peterka — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch Zach Benson — Dylan Cozens — Jack Quinn Jeff Skinner — Peyton Krebs — Jordan Greenway Zemgus Girgensons — Tyson Jost — Lukas Rousek Owen Power — Rasmus Dahlin Kale Clague — Henri Jokiharju Jacob Bryson — Connor Clifton Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Eric Comrie Scratched: RW Victor Olofsson, LW Eric Robinson Out: D Mattias Samuelsson (upper-body), D Bowen Byram (personal)

FIRST PERIOD Scoring 19:00, 1-0 Buffalo: Benson tipped Skinner’s wrist shot from the top in the slot through the wickets of Lindgren after Krebs dropped it for him. See more Zach Benson with the tip on Jeff Skinner’s shot 🙌 #LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/xQOyqRB9TC — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 11, 2024 Shots: 10-5 Washington Other Notable Stats: 15-7 Washington in hits, 69% Washington in faceoffs Screenshots: Natural StatTrick

SECOND PERIOD Scoring 12:37, 2-0: Tuch fired a wrister through the five-hole of Lindgren in the slot after getting a backhand pass from Jokiharju off of a zone entry. See more Alex Tuch’s 22nd of the season 😤 #LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/VIj7TdNZtu — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 12, 2024 14:36, 2-1: McMichael buried a backhanded pass from Pacioretty down the wing in front after driving to the net. See more #ALLCAPS 1-2. BEST CONNOR MC IN THE LEAGUE SCORES. WHAT A PASS FROM PATCHES pic.twitter.com/0BgLZk707J — Capitals Replays (@capsreplays) April 12, 2024 Shots: 14-11 Washington but 6-4 Buffalo in the second Other Notable Stats: 26-12 Washington in hits, 10-8 Washington in blocked shots, 64% Washington on faceoffs

THIRD PERIOD Scoring 9:46, 3-1: After Clifton dropped a pass at the blueline, Quinn curled the puck on his stick, sidestepped Jensen, and beat Lindgren high-glove side with a wicked wrist shot. See more TOO. SMOOTH. #LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/r7QQAuHKLx — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 12, 2024 17:43, 4-1 (ENG): Cozens dumped one into the empty net from the offensive blue line. 19:00, 4-2: Wilson tipped in Carlson’s wrist shot from the blueline in the slot blocker-side. Shots: 23-17 Washington, including 9-6 in the third. See more TAGE, PACIORETTY, TOM WILSON ALL THROWING HANDS AT THE END OF THE GAME 😳 pic.twitter.com/DA3PMTzHCl — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 12, 2024 Other Notable Stats: 34-23 Washington in hits, 14-12 Washington in blocked shots, 70% Washington on faceoffs Standings Washington remained two points behind the New York Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division with both teams down to three games left. Washington could end the night one point back of Pittsburgh (three) for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. In addition, they remained a point ahead of Detroit (three). The Philadelphia Flyers are two behind Washington, who has a game in hand. Washington ends the regular season in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Next game: Saturday vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-of-market) By Harrison Brown Share this:

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