Washington Capitals top Buffalo Sabres 6-2

# Washington Capitals top Buffalo Sabres 6-2

Saturday, April 4, 2026 — Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 6. Final.

Three stars

- 1. L. Thompson (WSH)

- 2. C. McMichael (WSH) (1G, 1A)

- 3. A. Protas (WSH) (1G, 1A)

Goal summary

- 1st 03:15 — J. Chychrun, Capitals (A. Ovechkin, P. Dubois). Score now 0-1.

- 1st 03:35 — D. Strome, Capitals (A. Protas, A. Ovechkin). Score now 0-2.

- 1st 05:52 — C. McMichael, Capitals (J. Chychrun, P. Dubois). Score now 0-3.

- 1st 06:30 — R. Dahlin, Sabres (J. Norris, A. Tuch). Score now 1-3.

- 1st 12:15 — B. Malenstyn, Sabres (J. Greenway, R. Dahlin). Score now 2-3.

- 2nd 06:06 — A. Protas, Capitals. Score now 2-4.

- 3rd 06:26 — R. Leonard, Capitals (C. Hutson, J. Sourdif). Score now 2-5.

- 3rd 08:55 — T. Wilson, Capitals (C. McMichael) SHG. Score now 2-6.

Goalies

- L. Thompson (Capitals): 37 SV on 39 SH, 2 GA, 94.9 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

- A. Lyon (Sabres): 2 SV on 5 SH, 3 GA, 40 SV%, 05:52 TOI. Decision: L.

- C. Ellis (Sabres): 20 SV on 23 SH, 3 GA, 87 SV%, 54:08 TOI. Decision: —.

Game meta

- Venue: Capital One Arena

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025021213)