Capitals 2-1 Sabres (22 Dec, 2018) Final Score

Buffalo Sabres

20-11-5, 9-7-3 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	0	1	1
WSH	0	1	1	2

Tom Wilson breaks tie in 3rd, Capitals beat Sabres 2-1

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Dec 22, 2018, 03:58 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
2:50		Chandler Stephenson (3) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Nic Dowd (9)	0	1

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
9:01		Johan Larsson (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tage Thompson (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (19)	1	1
13:00		Tom Wilson (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (25)	1	2

SABRES

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Sabres
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

16/12

Sabres
1
Capitals
2

Game 2

22/12

Capitals
2
Sabres
5

Game 3

23/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Chandler StephensonC - WSH

Game Information

Tom Wilson breaks tie in 3rd, Capitals beat Sabres 2-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

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