NHL MATCHUP REPORT

April 4, 2026, 7:00 | Capital One Arena

Buffalo Sabres (45-21-8) VS Washington Capitals (37-28-9)

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BUF
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WAS
3.50
OFFENSE
3.14
2.95
DEFENSE
2.96
20.91
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
17.12
81.95
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
79.74
28.08
SHOTS FOR
28.32
29.34
SHOTS AGAINST
28.31
0.55
DIFFERENTIAL
0.18

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Buffalo 45-21-8 $1387 3.50 2.95 23-13 19-13 34-37-3
Washington 37-28-9 $-511 3.14 2.96 26-21 10-15 32-39-3

TEAM RECORDS

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 45-21-8 23-10-4 22-11-4 23-13-5 19-13-3 34-37-3
Last 10 6-2-2 3-2-1 3-0-1 5-4-2 1-0 4-6
vs Div 15-5-4 8-3-1 7-2-3 3-3-2 11-2-2 14-8-2
vs WEST 20-7-3 10-3-2 10-4-1 14-2-2 6-4-1 12-17-1
vs EAST 25-14-5 13-7-2 12-7-3 9-6-3 13-6-2 22-20-2

Washington Capitals

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 37-28-9 22-11-5 15-17-4 26-21-4 10-15-5 32-39-3
Last 10 6-2-2 3-0-2 3-2 2-3-1 4-1-1 3-7
vs Div 13-5-2 7-2-2 6-3 10-3-1 3-1-1 6-14
vs WEST 16-12-4 10-4-2 6-8-2 13-9-2 3-3-2 15-15-2
vs EAST 21-16-5 12-7-3 9-9-2 13-8-2 7-7-3 17-24-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.00 10
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.24 9 2.87 11
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 17.72 22 81.71 13
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.20 16 3.09 15
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.30 14 3.28 19
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 12.50 32 82.67 10

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Buffalo 6-2-2 7-1 4.30 26.80 6.00 23.08 65.22 26.00
Washington 4-4-2 7-1 3.40 29.30 8.00 34.78 76.92 23.00

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%
Mar 12, 2026 WAS 2 BUF 1 -220 6.5 U 22 30 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100
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

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 28, 2026 SEA 3-2 W -190 36 34 1/3 4/4 Philipp Grubauer H
Mar 27, 2026 DET 2-5 L -140 30 20 0/3 4/6 John Gibson H
Mar 25, 2026 BOS 3-4 L -210 25 31 2/3 2/2 Joonas Korpisalo H
Mar 22, 2026 ANA 5-6 L -118 29 33 0/3 1/4 Ville Husso A
Mar 21, 2026 LA 4-1 W -130 33 27 1/1 2/3 Anton Forsberg A

Washington Capitals

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 28, 2026 VGK 5-4 W 130 21 29 2/6 3/4 Adin Hill A
Mar 26, 2026 UTA 7-4 W 115 25 40 1/3 2/4 Vitek Vanecek A
Mar 24, 2026 STL 0-3 L -115 21 27 0/2 3/3 Joel Hofer A
Mar 22, 2026 COL 2-3 L 140 22 24 1/5 2/2 MacKenzie Blackwood H
Mar 20, 2026 NJ 2-1 W -125 28 31 0/1 2/2 Jake Allen H