Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
| Capitals (41-20-8) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Sabres (30-31-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
Top Notes
- Linus Ullmark stopped six of seven Capitals shootout attempts to improve to 4-2 in his career in the shootout. His .840 save percentage in shootouts ranks third among active NHL goaltenders (min. 2 shootouts) and currently ranks first in Sabres history.
- His four shootout wins trail only Ryan Miller (49) and Jhonas Enroth (10) for most in franchise history.
- With his goal tonight, Victor Olofsson became the 16th Sabres rookie to record 20 goals in a season and the first since Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart did so during the 2015-16 season.
- With his power-play goal tonight, Eichel now has six points (3+3) in his last six games against the Capitals.
- Dominik Kahun’s game-deciding goal was his first career NHL shootout goal. He is now 1-for-2 in the shootout in his career.
- With his 35th and 36th assists in his 59th game of the season, Rasmus Dahlin surpassed his output from his 82-game rookie campaign (35).
- Dahlin’s second assist of the game gave him seven points (2+5) in five career games against the Capitals. His seven points and 1.4 points per game against Washington represent his highest career outputs against any NHL team.
- Dahlin also scored on his first career shootout attempt. It was the fifth shootout goal ever scored by a Sabres defenseman and the first since Rasmus Ristolainen’s goal on March 17, 2017 at Anaheim.
- Ristolainen’s goal at Anaheim was the last of 10 previous shootout attempts by Sabres defensemen before tonight.
- Marcus Johansson earned the primary assist on Olofsson’s goal and now has six points (2+4) in his last six games against the Capitals.
- Kyle Okposo (800th NHL game) and Sam Reinhart (400th NHL games) both reached milestone games played totals tonight.
Tonight’s Goaltenders
| Tonight’s Stats |
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| Team | Goaltender | Decision | GA | SA |
| Capitals | Holtby | O | 2 | 26 |
| Sabres | Ullmark | W | 2 | 35 |
| Updated Season Stats | ||||
| Team | Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA |
| Capitals | Holtby | 25-14-6 | .897 | 3.11 |
| Sabres | Ullmark | 17-14-3 | .915 | 2.69 |
Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger
Sabres forward Jack Eichel
Sabres forward Jeff Skinner
Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark
Capitals head coach Todd Reirden
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin
Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov
Capitals forward Braden Holtby
