Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Sun, Feb 26, 2023 · KeyBank Center · 2022–23 Regular Season
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 7–4 on Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at KeyBank Center. Dylan Cozens scored a hat trick. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 30–37.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| BUF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 37 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10:40 | BUF | EV | Dylan Cozens (21) · snap | Casey Mittelstadt (27), Ilya Lyubushkin (9) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 14:45 | WSH | EV | Dylan Strome (13) · wrist | Nick Jensen (21), T.J. Oshie (11) | 1–1 |
| 1st | 16:35 | BUF | EV | Tage Thompson (40) · snap | Unassisted | 1–2 |
| 1st | 16:50 | WSH | EV | T.J. Oshie (15) · wrist | Dylan Strome (27), Nick Jensen (22) | 2–2 |
| 2nd | 05:49 | BUF | EV | Jeff Skinner (25) · tip-in | Mattias Samuelsson (6), Jack Quinn (15) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 08:36 | BUF | EV | Zemgus Girgensons (8) · wrist | Kyle Okposo (15), Tyson Jost (15) | 2–4 |
| 2nd | 10:07 | BUF | EV | Vinnie Hinostroza (1) · backhand | Owen Power (18), Dylan Cozens (29) | 2–5 |
| 2nd | 12:49 | BUF | EV | Dylan Cozens (22) · wrist | Jack Quinn (16) | 2–6 |
| 2nd | 15:49 | WSH | EV | Alex Ovechkin (33) · wrist | Erik Gustafsson (31), Evgeny Kuznetsov (39) | 3–6 |
| 2nd | 18:40 | WSH | PP | Sonny Milano (10) · backhand | Unassisted | 4–6 |
| 3rd | 11:52 | BUF | EV | Dylan Cozens (23) · backhand | Vinnie Hinostroza (9), Casey Mittelstadt (28) | 4–7 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 16:32 | WSH | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd | 16:32 | WSH | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | fighting | 5 |
| 2nd | 16:32 | BUF | Jack Quinn | fighting | 5 |
| 2nd | 18:00 | BUF | Dylan Cozens | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 18:00 | BUF | Dylan Cozens | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 18:00 | WSH | Martin Fehérváry | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 07:09 | WSH | Nick Jensen | hooking | 2 |
| 3rd | 14:02 | WSH | Nic Dowd | cross checking | 2 |
| 3rd | 19:26 | BUF | Henri Jokiharju | hooking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: WSH 2.72 · BUF 4.49 · xG% WSH 37.7
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24:42 | 26 | |
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15:33 | 20 | |
| 17 | Dylan Strome | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | 15:27 | 20 |
| 56 | Erik Gustafsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:06 | 24 | |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 16:05 | 23 |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 21 | |
| 15 | Sonny Milano | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:03 | 20 | |
| 42 | Martin Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 24:44 | 24 | |
| 57 | Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22:29 | 27 | |
| 73 | Conor Sheary | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:02 | 19 | |
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100.0 | 15:58 | 23 |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 | 14:34 | 18 |
| 52 | Matt Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 23 | |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 13:33 | 20 |
| 96 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13:01 | 16 | |
| 16 | Craig Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 14 | |
| 26 | Nic Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 11:33 | 19 |
| 25 | Dylan McIlrath | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:13 | 19 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Darcy Kuemper | L | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 30:07 |
| 79 | Charlie Lindgren | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 29:53 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 15:41 | 20 |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 14:36 | 19 |
| 29 | Vinnie Hinostroza | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 19 | |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 18 | |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27:43 | 28 | |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:10 | 28 | |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 20:38 | 21 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 19:41 | 22 |
| 46 | Ilya Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:56 | 25 | |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 15:18 | 18 |
| 17 | Tyson Jost | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 13:36 | 16 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 12:12 | 17 |
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:40 | 31 | |
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 18 | |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 15:02 | 17 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:44 | 20 | |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 12:42 | 16 |
| 38 | Kale Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 | 17 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 60:00 |