Buffalo 6, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees:
Garrett Rank, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Tyson Baker, Brad Kovachik
Attendance:
14390
By Field Level Media
JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the visiting Washington Capitals 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and two assists for the Sabres (36-35-5, 77 points), who are five points behind the Capitals and Detroit Red Wings for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves in the win.
Martin Fehervary and Dylan Strome scored for the Capitals (36-28-10, 82 points), who have lost three straight (0-2-1). Charlie Lindgren stopped 25 of 31 shots before being lifted in the third period.
The Sabres broke open a one-goal game with three goals in a 2:30 span of the third.
Dahlin made it 4-2 at 3:03, scoring on a slap shot from the point on a power play.
Thompson increased the lead to 5-2 at 4:48, scoring from the slot off a centering pass from Jack Quinn in the right circle.
Tuch made it 6-2 when he converted a cross-ice pass from Thompson at 5:33; and Darcy Kuemper came on to relieve Lindgren.
Fehervary gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 2:46 of the first period when he received a pass from Michael Sgarbossa on the rush and scored on a slap shot from the top of the left circle.
Zemgus Girgensons tied it 1-1 at 15:42 when he deflected Dahlin's shot from the left circle past Lindgren.
The Sabres took the lead 68 seconds later during a power play. Zach Benson centered the puck from the left circle and Tuch redirected it to Peterka, who scored at 16:50 from a tough angle at the right post.
Buffalo had gone 0-for-18 on the power play over its past seven games.
Peterka increased the lead to 3-1 at 10:54 of the second period. Tuch knocked the puck away from Washington's Rasmus Sandin and it went to Peterka alone in front and he scored on a high shot for his 28th goal.
Strome pulled the Capitals within 3-2 with 46 seconds left in the period, scoring on the rebound of John Carlson's shot on a power play.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Buffalo |
|
Martin Fehervary 1 |
Points |
JJ Peterka 3 |
|
Martin Fehervary 1 |
Goals |
JJ Peterka 2 |
|
John Carlson 1 |
Assists |
Rasmus Dahlin 2 |
|
Dylan Strome 1 |
Power Play Goals |
JJ Peterka 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Darcy Kuemper 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen .923 |
|
Charlie Lindgren 25 |
Saves |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 24 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Washington
|
26 |
2 |
1-3 |
0-2 |
4 |
32 |
| Buffalo
|
35 |
6 |
2-2 |
2-3 |
6 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Sabres have a W/L % of .257 after a win and .659 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Capitals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .474 after a loss.
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