Live Updates: Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabers at KeyBank Center

Hello sports fans. Welcome back to RMNB’s live blog, where your Washington Capitals will take on the Buffalo Sabers in the first of a four-game-in-six-night stretch

After a fun night of hockey on Sunday night where Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson won gold with Team USA at the World Junior Championships and the Hershey Bears held their teddy bear toss… please read this I am very proud…

The Hershey Bears break their own record by collecting 102,343 stuffed animals in the 2025 Teddy Bear Toss Game: ‘There’s nothing like it in hockey’

… now Alex Ovechkin is back to retrieve his pursuit of Alex Ovechkin’s scoring record.

The Capitals will go with the same lineup that defeated the New York Rangers on Saturday. Charlie Lindgren will start in goal and oppose the best goalie name in all of hockey: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

The Capitals-Sabres game airs on Monumental Sports Network and I think NHL Network? Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is a little after 19:00.

Lines

Washington capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Tunnels

1st period

Puck is lost.

Sabers go to power play 1:02 after Aliaksei Protas is called for holding the stick. A birthday punishment! Happy birthday, Pro.

1-0 Buffalo Sabres. BUF goal: JJ Peterka (13). Assists: A. Tuch (17), R. McLeod (13). Time: 04:38.

JJ Peterka beats Charlie Lindgren with a snapshot to the far post. Incredible shot. The Sabers take a 1-0 lead less than 5 minutes into the game.

Big Pro crumples to the ice after taking a high stick from Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Tough birthday game so far. Capitals get their first power play at 5:40.

1-1 draw. WSH PPG: Tom Wilson (17). Assists: J. Chychrun (17), D. Strome (33). Time: 06:10.

Wilson with a one-timer from the high slot that beats UPL.

Protas stopped at a burst.

Comment below. Update for live updates during the game. The thread will be closed shortly after the game is finished.