Can The Sabres Recover From Loss To The Flyers Against The Capitals?

Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Game Preview3/30/25 3:00pm EST at Capital One Arena, Washington, DCRecordBuffalo 30-36-6 | 66 points 8th place in the Atlantic DivisionWashington 47-16-9 | 103 points 1st place in the Metropolitan DivisionSpecial TeamsBuffalo Power Play 17.9% (26th)Penalty Kill 76.2% (23rd)WashingtonPower Play 21.5% (17th)Penalty Kill 82.7% (3rd)Top ScorersBuffalo Tage Thompson: 66 GP, 36 G, 27 A, 63 PTSRasmus Dahlin: 63 GP, 13 G, 44 A, 57 PTSJJ Peterka: 67 GP, 23 G, 34 A, 57 PTSWashingtonDylan Strome: 72 GP, 23 G, 45 A, 68 PTSAliaksei Protas: 72 GP, 29 G, 35 A, 64 PTSPierre-Luc Dubois: 72 GP, 18 G, 43 A, 61 PTSStarting GoaliesBuffalo James Reimer (5-6-2, 2.63 GAA, .908 save %)Washington Logan Thompson (31-4-6, 2.32 GAA, .917 save %)Other Sabres StoriesSabres Ownership Ranked Worst In NHL By Survey In The AthleticIs Peterka In Prime Position For Big Payday?Dahlin Refutes Assertion Of Wanting Out Of BuffaloLine Combinations and PairingsForwardsZach Benson - Jiri Kulich - Tage Thompson JJ Peterka - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn Jason Zucker Peyton Krebs - Alex Tuch Beck Malenstyn - Tyson Kozak Isak RosenDefenseMattias Samuelsson Jacob Bryson Owen Power - Jacob Bernard-Docker Bowen Byram - Connor Clifton GoaltendersJames ReimerUkko-Pekka Luukkonen InjuriesJosh Norris (day-to-day mid-body)Rasmus Dahlin (day-to-day illness)Jordan Greenway (day-to-day unknown)NotesThe 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 todays 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 todays game would give Tuch his second three-game goal streak of the season (Feb.

25 to March 3, 2025; 4+0).Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo.

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