nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals Wrap - Buffalo Wins 5-2
The Sabres earned a 5-2 victory over the Capitals on Thursday at Capital One Arena.
Buffalo was an underdog by +293 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Buffalo got goals from Anders Bjork, Tage Thompson, Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson, and Casey Mittelstadt in the victory. Reinhart opened the scoring at 18:50 of the first period.
Dustin Tokarski stopped 27 of 29 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Dmitry Orlov, and Anthony Mantha in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 17 of 21 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 0-for-2, while the Capitals were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo outshot Washington 30-29 in the game.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Washington, they head on the road to face Philadelphia.