Can The Sabres Recover From Loss To The Flyers Against The Capitals?
Sabres goalie James Reimer will be looking for his fourth victory in a row in Washington on Sunday. Buffalo Sabres – Washington Capitals Game Preview
3/30/25 – 3:00pm EST at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Record
Buffalo – 30-36-6 | 66 points – 8th place in the Atlantic Division
Washington – 47-16-9 | 103 points – 1st place in the Metropolitan Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 17.9% (26th)
Penalty Kill – 76.2% (23rd)
Washington
Power Play – 21.5% (17th)
Penalty Kill – 82.7% (3rd)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Tage Thompson: 66 GP, 36 G, 27 A, 63 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 63 GP, 13 G, 44 A, 57 PTS
JJ Peterka: 67 GP, 23 G, 34 A, 57 PTS
Washington
Dylan Strome: 72 GP, 23 G, 45 A, 68 PTS
Aliaksei Protas: 72 GP, 29 G, 35 A, 64 PTS
Pierre-Luc Dubois: 72 GP, 18 G, 43 A, 61 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – James Reimer (5-6-2, 2.63 GAA, .908 save %)
Washington – Logan Thompson (31-4-6, 2.32 GAA, .917 save %)
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Line Combinations and Pairings
Forwards
Zach Benson - Jiri Kulich - Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker– Peyton Krebs - Alex Tuch
Beck Malenstyn - Tyson Kozak – Isak Rosen
Defense
Mattias Samuelsson – Jacob Bryson
Owen Power - Jacob Bernard-Docker
Bowen Byram - Connor Clifton
Goaltenders
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Injuries
Josh Norris (day-to-day – mid-body)
Rasmus Dahlin (day-to-day – illness)
Jordan Greenway (day-to-day – unknown)
Notes
The Sabres have earned at least one point in nine of their last 10 contests against the Capitals (5-1-4). Six of the last 10 games between Buffalo and Washington have been decided in overtime or a shootout.
In his last 12 games, Ryan McLeod has posted 15 points (3+12) and has collected 17 points (3+14) in his last 13 road games. McLeod has recorded eight assists in his last four games and an assist in today’s game would make him the first Sabres skater since Sam Reinhart from Dec. 15 to 22, 2018 (nine assists) to register nine or more assists in any five-game span. A multi-assist performance would make McLeod the Sabres skater to reach 10 or more assists in any fivegame span since Pat LaFontaine from Jan. 29 to Feb. 10, 1993 (10 assists).
JJ Peterka has tallied 25 points (13+12) in his last 23 games and he has registered 13 points (6+7) in his last 12 games.
Tage Thompson has posted 38 points (20+18) in his last 37 games, including 23 points (14+9) in his last 22.
In his last four games, Tyson Kozak has recorded four points (2+2). Peyton Krebs is riding a career-best three-game point streak and he has tallied four points (1+3) in that span.
Jack Quinn has recorded at least one point in three consecutive games and he has tallied five points (3+2) in that span. A point today would give Quinn a four-game point streak, which would be the second-longest point streak of his career (six games; Nov. 28 to Dec, 9, 2022; 3+4).
In his last four games, Alex Tuch has posted four points (3+1). A goal in today’s game would give Tuch his second three-game goal streak of the season (Feb. 25 to March 3, 2025; 4+0).
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