The Capitals are ‘just a little off’ and drop a 4-3 shootout loss on the road against the team with the fewest points in the Eastern Conference.

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres play the Washington Capitals as losers of three straight games. Buffalo has a 14-21-5 record overall and a 7-10-3 record on its home ice. The Sabres are 3-5-4 in one-goal games. Washington has gone 13-6-0 in road games and 26-10-3 overall. The Capitals are 11-4-1 when scoring a power-play goal.

Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka each scored goals in both regulation and the shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals at KeyBank Center on Monday.

The Washington Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks after Tom Wilson's two-goal game against the Buffalo Sabres in the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss.

Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka each found the net in regulation and again in the shootout, leading the Buffalo Sabres (15-21-5) to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals (26-10-4) on Monday night at KeyBank Center.

Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and stopped three of four shooters in the shootout to end their three-game losing skid. Tuch also scored during the shootout.

Look for him to be careful. - Tom Wilson, who has points in four of his last five outings, should also be on fans' radars in Buffalo. He's a gritty opponent who's been producing well for ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night. Tage Thompson also scored ...

Buffalo Sabres (14-21-5, in the Atlantic Division ... The Capitals won 4-2 in the previous meeting. Tom Wilson led the Capitals with two goals. TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Zucker has 15 goals and ...

Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey,

No. 1-ranked Michigan State dropped a 3-2 shootout decision against Penn State on Saturday at State College, Pa.