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46-22-8 - L1
Buffalo Sabres
38-29-9 - L1
Washington Capitals
Washington - Capital One Arena
April 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
38G - 40A
(78P)
2
D
Rasmus Dahlin
17G - 50A
(67P)
3
R
Alex Tuch
29G - 31A
(60P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
12G - 38A
(50P)
5
R
Jack Quinn
18G - 31A
(49P)
BUF Injuries
Östlund, Noah
Upper Body
Day to Day
Ostlund (upper body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Ottawa Senators, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Apr 4, 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.
Apr 13, 2026
Carrick, Sam
Arm
Day to Day
Carrick (arm) has been ruled out for Thursday's clash in Ottawa, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Apr 17, 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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WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
31G - 28A
(59P)
2
D
Jakob Chychrun
24G - 33A
(57P)
3
R
Tom Wilson
28G - 28A
(56P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
17G - 37A
(54P)
5
L
Aliaksei Protas
23G - 24A
(47P)
WSH Injuries
Protas, Aliaksei
Upper Body
Day to Day
Protas (upper body) won't travel with the Washington Capitals to New Jersey for Thursday's game, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Apr 4, 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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Goaltending
BUF
20-9-4
2.69 GAA
91.0% SV
WSH
27-21-6
2.53 GAA
90.9% SV
BUF
19-9-3
2.57 GAA
91.0% SV
WSH
9-7-3
3.29 GAA
88.6% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
Goaltenders
BUF
46-22-8
GAA: 2.96
SV%: 0.900
vs
WSH
38-29-9
GAA: 2.95
SV%: 0.896