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15/5/2026
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 21 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:29/40=70 %
PP: 0 of 5 (3 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:39/49=78 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 907436 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:41 0-1 Éric Daze [4] (Hugo Verville)
04:51 1-1 Bill Guerin [4] (Tyler Ennis, Pavol Demitra)
12:13 1-2 Pavel Korneyev [4] (Ulf Samuelsson, Petri Heikkilä)
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24:11 1-3 Karri Poutanen [8] (Mike Bossy, Nicklas Lidstrom)
26:25 2-3 Pavol Demitra [5] (Bill Guerin)
36:18 3-3 Steve Rucchin [2] (Bretislav Kudlacek, Trevor Spilling)
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43:06 4-3 Marcus Foligno [4] (Yaroslav Karenin)
45:17 5-3 Zeb Franklin [7] (Tyler Toffoli, Éric Lindros)
54:27 6-3 Tyler Myers [4] (Bill Guerin)
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Penalty summary:
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09:15 Éric Lindros (2 min for hooking)
15:27 Trevor Wesley (2 min for roughing)
15:27 Zack Kassian (2 min for roughing)
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22:15 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
24:26 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for hooking)
29:54 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for boarding)
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40:59 Mike Bossy (2 min for hooking)
47:15 Éric Hould (2 min for tripping)
52:16 Éric Daze (2 min for hooking)
59:02 Zack Kassian (2 min for roughing)
59:02 Trevor Wesley (2 min for roughing)
59:21 Éric Hould (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 1 5.20 6
R Zack Kassian 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 17.30 7
R Zeb Franklin 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 17.40 8
R Bill Guerin 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 17.50 8
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 5
L Steve Rucchin 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 18.00 8
C Éric Lindros 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 -1 18.10 8
C Tyler Ennis 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 17.20 7
L Marcus Foligno 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6.30 7
L Nicklas Jensen 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 14.20 6
L Tyler Toffoli 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
L Pavol Demitra 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 3 17.20 9
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 11.20 7
D Trevor Spilling 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Ken Almström 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 28.00 7
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 19.40 7
D Tyler Myers 1 0 1 5 0 3 0 3 27.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 6.50 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
R John Leclair 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 14.40 8
L Karri Poutanen 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Petri Heikkilä 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 0 3 2 3 4 -3 14.00 6
C Hugo Verville 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
C Matt Duchene 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 20.00 6
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 6.50 7
R Jared Staal 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -3 15.00 5
L Éric Daze 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 14.40 7
L Mike Bossy 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.20 6
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Phil Housley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28.40 6
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 11.40 7
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -3 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 6 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bill Guerin
2nd star: Pavol Demitra
3rd star: Tyler Myers

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tyler Ennis notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Pavel Korneyev ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Matt Duchene had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

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17/5/2026
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Washington Capitals 6
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:56/67=83 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:87/99=87 %, Challenges:21/36=56 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 907436 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:34 0-1 Hugo Verville [7] (Matt Duchene, Mike Bossy)
07:14 1-1 Nicklas Jensen [5] (Steve Rucchin)
18:26 1-2 Mike Bossy [5] (Matt Duchene, Phil Housley)
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21:42 2-2 Pavol Demitra [6] (Ken Almström, Tyler Ennis)
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40:31 2-3 Hugo Verville [8] (Ulf Samuelsson)
45:33 2-4 Matt Duchene [8] (Mike Bossy)
51:12 2-5 Ulf Samuelsson [2] (Erik Gudbranson, Karri Poutanen)
53:05 2-6 Éric Daze [5] (Erik Gudbranson)
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Penalty summary:
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04:12 Bretislav Kudlacek (2 min for cross-checking)
07:23 Mike Bossy (2 min for elbowing)
10:58 Mike Bossy (2 min for tripping)
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27:31 Zeb Franklin (2 min for boarding)
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43:06 Tyler Ennis (2 min for slashing)
47:09 Petri Heikkilä (2 min for tripping)
56:48 Johannes Sarpaneva (5 min for fighting)
56:48 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.50 4
R Zack Kassian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
R Zeb Franklin 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 12.30 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 -2 18.50 6
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.00 4
L Steve Rucchin 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 -1 18.40 6
C Éric Lindros 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 6
C Tyler Ennis 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -2 19.30 6
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 7
L Nicklas Jensen 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Tyler Toffoli 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 7
L Pavol Demitra 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 8
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 18.20 7
D Trevor Spilling 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 13.10 6
D Ken Almström 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 27.30 7
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 17.20 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 -2 14.40 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -2 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 6 0 12 0 0 60.00 4
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 9.10 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.00 6
R John Leclair 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 12.20 6
L Karri Poutanen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 21.20 6
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 10.20 6
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.00 6
C Hugo Verville 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 12.30 8
C Matt Duchene 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 6
R Jared Staal 0 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 16.00 8
L Éric Daze 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 4 12.30 8
L Mike Bossy 1 2 5 1 0 0 4 1 21.10 8
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.10 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 16.30 8
D Phil Housley 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 29.20 7
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 0 11.10 7
D Ulf Samuelsson 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 18.40 9
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Duchene
2nd star: Mike Bossy
3rd star: Hugo Verville

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mike Bossy ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Ulf Samuelsson ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Lidstrom had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Johannes Sarpaneva fought Bill Guerin in a fight.

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Washington Capitals 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:67/74=90 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:51 0-1 Tyler Ennis [6] (Tyler Myers)
10:38 0-2 Pavol Demitra [7] (Ken Almström)
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25:52 0-3 Zack Kassian [4] (Steve Rucchin, Ken Almström)SH
30:18 1-3 John Leclair [6] (Hugo Verville, Matt Duchene)
37:23 2-3 Karri Poutanen [9] (Mike Bossy, Matt Duchene)
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44:11 3-3 Karri Poutanen [10] (Mike Bossy, Matt Duchene)
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61:22 3-4 Trevor Spilling [1] (Éric Lindros)
Penalty summary:
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00:55 Pavol Demitra (2 min for roughing)
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20:37 Jared Staal (2 min for hooking)
21:49 Nicklas Lidstrom (2 min for roughing)
21:49 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
24:09 Zeb Franklin (2 min for boarding)
32:52 Bill Guerin (2 min for high-sticking)
39:01 Erik Gudbranson (2 min for roughing)
39:01 Bretislav Kudlacek (2 min for roughing)
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40:59 Pavol Demitra (2 min for roughing)
40:59 Jonas Mickelsson (2 min for roughing)
44:43 Marcus Foligno (2 min for tripping)
47:13 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for tripping)
51:13 Pavol Demitra (2 min for roughing)
51:13 Erik Gudbranson (2 min for roughing)
52:37 Éric Daze (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 -1 11.50 5
R John Leclair 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Karri Poutanen 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 11.50 5
C Hugo Verville 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Matt Duchene 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 22.00 8
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 7
R Jared Staal 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 10.20 6
L Éric Daze 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 -1 18.40 7
L Mike Bossy 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 11.10 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19.20 7
D Phil Housley 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 28.20 8
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 10.20 6
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 22.10 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 4 0 19 0 0 61.30 5
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Zack Kassian 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 18.30 8
R Zeb Franklin 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 12.50 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 17.40 6
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Steve Rucchin 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 18.30 8
C Éric Lindros 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 11.20 7
C Tyler Ennis 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 8
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 12.30 6
L Nicklas Jensen 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 -1 16.00 8
L Tyler Toffoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
L Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 2 17.00 7
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 14.00 6
D Trevor Spilling 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
D Ken Almström 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 29.50 8
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 18.00 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -1 14.00 6
D Tyler Myers 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 3 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 3 0 26 0 0 61.30 7
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zack Kassian
2nd star: Karri Poutanen
3rd star: Matt Duchene

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Karri Poutanen scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Matt Duchene notched his 20th assist of the playoffs.
-Éric Daze had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ken Almström notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Tyler Ennis ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Trevor Spilling finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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21/5/2026
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Washington Capitals 4 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 22 - 26
PP: 0 of 7 (8 shots), Passing:89/100=89 %, Challenges:24/34=68 %
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:26/32=78 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:36 0-1 Pavol Demitra [8])
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27:35 0-2 Éric Lindros [4] (Tyler Toffoli, Pavol Demitra)
28:47 1-2 Éric Daze [6] (Ulf Samuelsson, Hugo Verville)
32:27 2-2 Karri Poutanen [11] (Matt Duchene, Mike Bossy)
35:28 3-2 Éric Daze [7] (Nicklas Lidstrom)
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42:59 3-3 Bill Guerin [5] (Tyler Ennis, Pavol Demitra)
50:55 4-3 Phil Housley [3] (Karri Poutanen, Mike Bossy)
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Penalty summary:
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02:01 Tyler Toffoli (2 min for hooking)
04:41 Steve Rucchin (2 min for hooking)
11:43 Hugo Verville (2 min for tripping)
15:44 Petri Heikkilä (2 min for holding the stick)
16:22 Zeb Franklin (2 min for roughing)
16:22 Jared Staal (2 min for roughing)
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20:09 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for slashing)
22:14 Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
37:35 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
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44:17 Petri Heikkilä (2 min for high-sticking)
48:32 Tyler Toffoli (2 min for tripping)
53:57 Bill Guerin (2 min for slashing)
58:53 Zack Kassian (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 4
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
R John Leclair 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
L Karri Poutanen 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 24.10 6
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 9.20 7
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.10 5
C Hugo Verville 0 1 3 4 0 2 2 1 15.40 8
C Matt Duchene 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.30 6
R Jared Staal 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 -1 12.30 6
L Éric Daze 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 13.10 8
L Mike Bossy 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 23.10 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 4
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Phil Housley 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 29.30 8
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.20 5
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.50 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.30 5
R Zack Kassian 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -2 22.50 6
R Zeb Franklin 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 13.40 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 2 3 0 1 6 0 16.00 8
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -2 22.50 5
C Éric Lindros 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 11.00 7
C Tyler Ennis 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
L Nicklas Jensen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 17.30 6
L Tyler Toffoli 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 11.00 7
L Pavol Demitra 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 14.40 10
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 11.20 5
D Trevor Spilling 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 13.20 7
D Ken Almström 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 29.10 6
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 14.10 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 16.50 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Daze
2nd star: Pavol Demitra
3rd star: Karri Poutanen

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mike Bossy notched his 20th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Pavol Demitra notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Steve Rucchin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 0 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:80/89=89 %, Challenges:52/55=92 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:63/74=85 %, Challenges:23/31=71 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 907436 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:14 1-0 Tyler Myers [5] (Tyler Ennis)
07:36 1-1 Erik Gudbranson [1] (Ulf Samuelsson, Hugo Verville)
08:13 2-1 Bill Guerin [6] (Ken Almström)
15:14 2-2 Pavel Korneyev [5] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Ulf Samuelsson)
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28:35 3-2 Tyler Myers [6])
34:39 4-2 Bobby Sanguinetti [3] (Bill Guerin, Ken Almström)
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42:56 5-2 Ken Almström [2] (Bretislav Kudlacek, Éric Hould)
44:29 6-2 Éric Lindros [5] (Tyler Toffoli, Zeb Franklin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:26 Éric Daze (2 min for tripping)
11:43 Yaroslav Karenin (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:36 Tyler Myers (2 min for roughing)
23:36 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for roughing)
26:36 Éric Daze (2 min for high-sticking)
32:33 Pavel Korneyev (2 min for high-sticking)
39:38 Nicklas Lidstrom (2 min for hooking)
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45:34 Nicklas Jensen (2 min for roughing)
55:12 Petri Heikkilä (2 min for tripping)
57:43 Jared Staal (2 min for high-sticking)
58:11 Trevor Wesley (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 6
R Zack Kassian 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
R Zeb Franklin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
R Bill Guerin 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 20.20 9
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 6.30 5
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
C Éric Lindros 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
C Tyler Ennis 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 4 21.00 9
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.30 5
L Nicklas Jensen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.40 7
L Tyler Toffoli 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 20.20 7
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
D Trevor Spilling 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Ken Almström 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 29.40 9
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 10.10 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 20.30 8
D Tyler Myers 2 0 4 4 0 3 2 3 29.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 6.00 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 10.00 6
R John Leclair 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 14.10 7
L Karri Poutanen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 5
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.10 6
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -3 17.20 6
C Hugo Verville 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
C Matt Duchene 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Jared Staal 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -3 17.50 7
L Éric Daze 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 15.30 7
L Mike Bossy 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 7.20 4
D Erik Gudbranson 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 23.00 8
D Phil Housley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 29.40 6
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 5
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 -3 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ken Almström
2nd star: Tyler Myers
3rd star: Bill Guerin

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Pavol Demitra had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Pavol Demitra had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Ken Almström finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ulf Samuelsson notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Hugo Verville notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Karri Poutanen had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Bossy had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Erik Gudbranson finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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25/5/2026
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Washington Capitals 6 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 28 - 22
PP: 1 of 5 (2 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:83/98=84 %, Challenges:26/33=76 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:58 1-0 Matt Duchene [9] (Phil Housley, Mike Bossy)
06:03 1-1 Pavol Demitra [9] (Tyler Ennis)
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23:25 2-1 Karri Poutanen [12] (Mike Bossy, Matt Duchene)PP
31:15 3-1 Jared Staal [3] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Phil Housley)SH
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40:55 4-1 Mike Bossy [6] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Matt Duchene)
43:52 5-1 John Leclair [7] (Ulf Samuelsson, Hugo Verville)
44:46 6-1 John Leclair [8] (Erik Gudbranson, Ulf Samuelsson)
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Penalty summary:
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00:04 Mike Bossy (2 min for high-sticking)
02:26 Jake Muzzin (2 min for roughing)
02:26 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for roughing)
07:48 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for hooking)
11:05 Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
16:13 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for hooking)
18:48 Zeb Franklin (2 min for roughing)
18:48 Trevor Wesley (2 min for roughing)
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23:09 Zeb Franklin (2 min for tripping)
24:43 Pavel Korneyev (2 min for boarding)
27:14 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for slashing)
30:44 Matt Duchene (2 min for tripping)
35:01 Ken Almström (2 min for roughing)
35:01 Erik Gudbranson (2 min for roughing)
35:38 Éric Daze (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:34 Pavol Demitra (2 min for roughing)
43:34 Trevor Wesley (2 min for roughing)
50:28 Matt Duchene (2 min for roughing)
50:28 Éric Lindros (2 min for roughing)
54:48 Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
58:19 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.40 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.20 6
R John Leclair 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 8
L Karri Poutanen 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 15.20 6
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 15.50 6
C Hugo Verville 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 14.20 6
C Matt Duchene 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 18.30 8
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8.00 7
R Jared Staal 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 8
L Éric Daze 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 13.40 7
L Mike Bossy 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 15.20 9
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 -1 13.00 4
D Erik Gudbranson 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 20.10 7
D Phil Housley 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 26.50 9
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 11.50 7
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 21.00 8
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 8.50 4
R Zack Kassian 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 7
R Zeb Franklin 0 0 1 3 0 2 4 -1 14.30 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 2 1 0 4 -2 20.20 7
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 12.50 5
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 6
C Éric Lindros 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 14.20 6
C Tyler Ennis 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 20.30 6
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -1 12.50 8
L Nicklas Jensen 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Tyler Toffoli 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 15.40 6
L Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.10 7
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
D Trevor Spilling 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Ken Almström 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 29.50 6
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -1 19.40 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 -3 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 6 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: John Leclair
2nd star: Matt Duchene
3rd star: Mike Bossy

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Nicklas Lidstrom notched his 20th assist of the playoffs.
-Jared Staal finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Jared Staal finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 26 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:32/35=88 %
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:66/74=89 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 907436 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:32 0-1 Éric Daze [8] (Hugo Verville, Matt Duchene)
08:54 1-1 Zack Kassian [5] (Nicklas Jensen, Steve Rucchin)
12:01 1-2 Hugo Verville [9] (Ulf Samuelsson)
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23:49 1-3 Phil Housley [4] (Petri Heikkilä)
25:34 2-3 Tyler Toffoli [8] (Trevor Spilling, Éric Lindros)
31:34 2-4 Petri Heikkilä [3] (Trevor Wesley, Jared Staal)
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41:39 3-4 Zeb Franklin [8] (Éric Lindros, Tyler Ennis)
54:28 3-5 John Leclair [9] (Éric Daze, Mike Bossy)
58:45 4-5 Pavol Demitra [10] (Tyler Ennis)
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Penalty summary:
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00:43 Pavol Demitra (2 min for hooking)
09:54 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for slashing)
14:58 Johannes Sarpaneva (5 min for fighting)
14:58 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
15:39 Tyler Toffoli (2 min for hooking)
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20:47 Mike Bossy (2 min for roughing)
20:47 Ken Almström (2 min for roughing)
21:37 Tyler Ennis (2 min for slashing)
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46:02 Zeb Franklin (2 min for hooking)
49:39 Mike Bossy (2 min for tripping)
57:19 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
57:19 Pavel Korneyev (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
R Zack Kassian 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 9
R Zeb Franklin 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 3 15.30 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 -3 15.10 6
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 11.10 4
L Steve Rucchin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Éric Lindros 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 12.10 8
C Tyler Ennis 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 -2 18.30 8
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 9.50 7
L Nicklas Jensen 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 12.40 7
L Tyler Toffoli 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 12.10 9
L Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 18.30 8
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 7
D Trevor Spilling 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 21.30 8
D Ken Almström 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -3 24.50 7
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 0 15.50 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16.40 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -3 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 5 0 18 0 0 59.50 4
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 7.30 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 10.50 6
R John Leclair 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 9
L Karri Poutanen 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 21.00 5
C Petri Heikkilä 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8.10 8
C Trevor Wesley 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.20 6
C Hugo Verville 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 19.10 9
C Matt Duchene 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7.30 7
R Jared Staal 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -1 12.50 7
L Éric Daze 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 18.20 8
L Mike Bossy 0 1 2 2 1 0 4 -2 20.40 8
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 20.30 7
D Phil Housley 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 29.10 7
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 10.50 6
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 22.00 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petri Heikkilä
2nd star: Hugo Verville
3rd star: Éric Daze

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Trevor Spilling notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Éric Lindros notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Pavol Demitra scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Petri Heikkilä finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Trevor Wesley finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Johannes Sarpaneva fought Bill Guerin in a fight.

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