32-27-7 - L1
Washington Capitals
40-19-6 - W8
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
March 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Metropolitan / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
24G - 27A
(51P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
24G - 26A
(50P)
3
C
Dylan Strome
16G - 34A
(50P)
4
D
Jakob Chychrun
22G - 28A
(50P)
5
L
Aliaksei Protas
21G - 23A
(44P)
WSH Injuries
Kampf, David
Not Injury Related
Day to Day
Kampf (not injury related) isn't expected to play Wednesday versus Philadelphia, per Adam Kimelman of NHL.com.
Mar 12, 2026
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Graeme Clarke from the Washington Capitals for Wyatt Bongiovanni.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire David Kampf from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 6th round pick.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire Timothy Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick (VGK).
Mar 5 2026
The Anaheim Ducks acquire John Carlson from the Washington Capitals for a conditional 2026 1st round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals for Jesper Vikman, a 2029 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick (SJS).
Metropolitan
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BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
34G - 36A
(70P)
2
D
Rasmus Dahlin
13G - 47A
(60P)
3
R
Alex Tuch
28G - 29A
(57P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
12G - 36A
(48P)
5
R
Josh Doan
21G - 23A
(44P)
BUF Injuries
Kozak, Tyson
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Kozak (undisclosed) wasn't featured in line combinations during warmups and will miss Tuesday's home clash with the San Jose Sharks, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
Mar 12, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Kneecap
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Mar 14, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Mar 14, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Week to Week
Greenway (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 31, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Tanner Pearson from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn (50% retained) from the Winnipeg Jets for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosén, a 2027 2nd round pick and a conditional 2026 4th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Atlantic
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Goaltending
WSH
22-19-4
2.44 GAA
91.1% SV
BUF
18-8-3
2.65 GAA
91.4% SV
WSH
8-7-3
3.41 GAA
88.1% SV
BUF
15-7-2
2.74 GAA
90.5% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
32-27-7
GAA: 2.94
SV%: 0.895
vs
BUF
40-19-6
GAA: 3.02
SV%: 0.900