NHL MATCHUP REPORT

March 12, 2026, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

Washington Capitals (31-25-7) VS Buffalo Sabres (37-19-6)

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SMART CHART

WAS
NAME
BUF
3.16
OFFENSE
3.45
3.00
DEFENSE
2.97
16.40
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
19.79
78.50
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
83.43
29.05
SHOTS FOR
27.89
28.05
SHOTS AGAINST
30.02
0.16
DIFFERENTIAL
0.48

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Washington 31-25-7 $-684 3.16 3.00 24-18 6-13 29-31-3
Buffalo 37-19-6 $1229 3.45 2.97 17-9 17-13 29-30-3

TEAM RECORDS

Washington Capitals

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 31-25-7 19-11-3 12-14-4 24-18-3 6-13-4 29-31-3
Last 10 6-4 5-1 1-3 4-2 2-2 3-6-1
vs Div 12-4-2 6-2-2 6-2 9-2-1 3-1-1 6-12
vs WEST 13-11-3 9-4-1 4-7-2 12-8-2 1-3-1 12-13-2
vs EAST 18-14-4 10-7-2 8-7-2 12-7-1 5-6-3 17-18-1

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 37-19-6 18-8-3 19-11-3 17-9-3 17-13-3 29-30-3
Last 10 7-2-1 2-2 5-0-1 3-2 3-1-1 4-6
vs Div 13-4-3 6-2 7-2-3 2-2-1 10-2-2 11-7-2
vs WEST 14-7-2 7-3-2 7-4 9-2-1 5-4-1 10-12-1
vs EAST 23-12-4 11-5-1 12-7-3 8-4-2 12-6-2 19-18-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.20 16 3.09 15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.10 13 2.89 12
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 20.22 19 82.28 10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.00 10
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.61 5 3.14 14
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 22.22 10 76.85 24

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Washington 3-4-3 8-0 3.60 30.30 8.00 36.36 74.07 22.00
Buffalo 7-1-2 8-0 4.70 26.70 7.00 25.93 63.64 27.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Nov 1, 2025 WAS 3 BUF 4 -130 6.5 O 34 24 0 0 4 3 0 0 100 100
Mar 30, 2025 BUF 8 WAS 5 -310 6.5 O 23 29 2 1 5 2 40 50 50 60
Jan 6, 2025 WAS 3 BUF 4 125 6 O 28 27 1 1 2 3 50 33.3 66.7 50
Dec 14, 2024 BUF 2 WAS 4 -190 6 P 21 31 0 2 2 3 0 66.7 33.3 100
Apr 11, 2024 WAS 2 BUF 4 -135 6 P 24 17 0 0 0 1 - 0 100 -
Apr 2, 2024 WAS 2 BUF 6 -135 6 O 26 35 1 2 3 2 33.3 100 0 66.7
Nov 22, 2023 BUF 3 WAS 4 -125 6 O 27 30 1 0 3 2 33.3 0 100 66.7
Mar 15, 2023 BUF 4 WAS 5 -125 6.5 O 27 39 0 2 2 3 0 66.7 33.3 100
Feb 26, 2023 WAS 4 BUF 7 -115 6.5 O 30 37 1 0 2 3 50 0 100 50
Jan 3, 2023 BUF 5 WAS 4 -160 6.5 O 29 32 1 0 3 1 33.3 0 100 66.7

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Washington Capitals

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 3, 2026 UTA 2-3 L -120 25 23 2/2 0/2 Karel Vejmelka H
Feb 28, 2026 MON 2-6 L 135 29 25 0/4 3/3 Jakub Dobes A
Feb 27, 2026 VGK 3-2 W -115 30 26 0/5 2/3 Akira Schmid H
Feb 25, 2026 PHI 3-1 W -145 29 24 0/1 2/2 Dan Vladar H
Feb 5, 2026 NAS 4-2 W -170 30 29 2/6 4/4 Justus Annunen H

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 5, 2026 PIT 5-1 W -115 26 28 1/6 5/5 Arturs Silovs A
Mar 3, 2026 VGK 3-2 W -140 28 29 0/1 1/1 Akira Schmid H
Feb 28, 2026 TB 6-2 W 200 35 38 1/5 3/3 Andrei Vasilevskiy A
Feb 27, 2026 FLA 3-2 W -105 39 29 1/3 3/4 Daniil Tarasov A
Feb 25, 2026 NJ 2-1 W -110 30 28 0/3 2/2 Jake Allen A