Buffalo playing out the 2023-24 season after being eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday
4/11/24 – 7:00 pm EST at Key Bank Center in Buffalo, NY
Record
Buffalo – 37-37-5 | 79 points – 6th place in Atlantic Division
Washington – 37-30-11 | 85 points – 4th place in Metropolitan Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 16.5% (28th)
Penalty Kill – 79.4% (15th)
Washington
Power Play – 20.5% (17th)
Penalty Kill – 78.7% (18th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Alex Tuch: 72 GP, 21 G, 37 A, 58 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 78 GP, 20 G, 38 A, 58 PTS
Tage Thompson: 68 GP, 29 G, 26 A, 55 PTS
Washington
Dylan Strome: 78 GP, 27 G, 38 A, 65 PTS
Alex Ovechkin: 75 GP, 30 G, 33 A, 63 PTS
John Carlson: 78 GP, 8 G, 40 A, 48 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(26-22-3, 2.58 GAA, .910 save %)
Washington – Charlie Lindgren (22-15-7, 2.78 GAA, .909 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Buffalo
Forwards
JJ Peterka-Tage Thompson-Alex Tuch
Zach Benson-Dylan Cozens-Jack Quinn
Jeff Skinner-Peyton Krebs-Jordan Greenway
Zemgus Girgensons-Tyson Jost-Victor Olofsson
Ex. Lukas Rousek, Eric Robinson
Defense
Owen Power-Rasmus Dahlin
Kale Clague-Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson-Connor Clifton
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Eric Comrie
Injuries
Bowen Byram (personal)
Notes
Buffalo has earned at least one point in each of its last seven games against Washington (3-0-4), which is the longest point streak the team has had since it earned at least one point in 22 straight games from Nov. 11, 1978 to Nov. 16, 1984 (18-0-4).
In his last 14 games, Alex Tuch has tallied 18 points (4+14), including nine points (2+7) in his last six games. Tuch has notched seven points (2+5) in his last four games and a point in tonight’s game would give him a five-game point streak. In eight career games against the Capitals, Tuch has recorded nine points (4+5).
Tage Thompson has recorded 20 points (11+9) in his last 15 games, including three goals and six points in his last five contests. In his last five games against the Capitals, Thompson has registered nine points (5+4).
JJ Peterka has posted nine points (7+2) in his last nine games, including four points (2+2) in his last four. Peterka has notched at least one goal in three consecutive games against the Capitals and he has recorded five points (4+1) in that span.
Zach Benson has registered five points (0+5) in his last four games. In his last six games, Rasmus Dahlin has registered six points (3+3).
If he starts tonight, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will become the first Sabres goaltender since Robin Lehner in 2017-18 (50 starts) to start 50 or more games in a single season.
Dylan Cozens has six points (4+2) in his last five games against the Capitals.
Jack Quinn has recorded four assists in his last three games against Washington, including at least one assist in each of those games.
Rasmus Dahlin has tallied five points (1+4) in his last four games against Washington, including at least one in each of his last two.
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