Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals — April 4, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on April 4, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (WSH 2.73, BUF 2.53), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Washington Capitals created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 9 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Alex Ovechkin was the most dangerous skater with 0.59 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the Washington Capitals 39-28 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals progressed on Apr 4, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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BUF2 - 6WSH

Apr 4, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
WSH	P1	24	18	57.1	19	15	55.9	11	13	45.8	19	11	63.3	7	2	77.8	1.48	0.98	60.3	3	2	60.0
	P2	15	25	37.5	13	20	39.4	7	15	31.8	9	20	31.0	0	7	0.0	0.63	1.72	26.9	1	0	100.0
	P3	16	18	47.1	13	13	50.0	10	11	47.6	12	10	54.5	6	5	54.5	1.08	0.84	56.4	2	0	100.0
	Total	55	61	47.4	45	48	48.4	28	39	41.8	40	41	49.4	13	14	48.1	3.20	3.53	47.5	6	2	75.0
BUF	P1	18	24	42.9	15	19	44.1	13	11	54.2	11	19	36.7	2	7	22.2	0.98	1.48	39.7	2	3	40.0
	P2	25	15	62.5	20	13	60.6	15	7	68.2	20	9	69.0	7	0	100.0	1.72	0.63	73.1	0	1	0.0
	P3	18	16	52.9	13	13	50.0	11	10	52.4	10	12	45.5	5	6	45.5	0.84	1.08	43.6	0	2	0.0
	Total	61	55	52.6	48	45	51.6	39	28	58.2	41	40	50.6	14	13	51.9	3.53	3.20	52.5	2	6	25.0

Win Probability

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Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

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Individual Event Map

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Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (WSH) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = WSH players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the WSH player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

WSH ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	McLeod	Norris	Kozak	Krebs	Benson	Zucker	Greenway	Malenstyn	Quinn	Tuch	Doan	Dahlin	Byram	Samuelsson	Power	Metsa	Stanley
Strome	67	63	78	14	60	39	67	25	60	47	60	100	57	71	50	60	57	73
Sourdif	60	88	67	50	60	67	50	75	89	80	50	60	73	78	60	69	75	78
Dubois	64	100	—	33	43	100	—	67	33	100	100	64	33	70	60	75	86	75
Lapierre	67	43	—	50	0	38	—	63	63	43	—	—	56	50	63	67	25	25
McMichael	42	83	27	25	40	80	11	40	63	44	67	61	35	67	60	89	80	78
Protas	45	47	62	14	40	33	58	25	20	41	58	86	44	63	41	50	44	44
Ovechkin	71	59	75	14	50	42	67	50	56	43	67	100	50	69	47	58	67	73
Duhaime	100	50	100	57	—	50	100	67	67	60	50	50	67	57	63	67	50	50
Wilson	38	100	10	25	45	100	10	63	40	25	100	57	20	73	44	75	83	67
Beauvillier	50	40	55	40	67	29	50	67	75	60	38	40	60	50	50	43	67	67
Leonard	100	67	57	50	—	67	50	83	75	67	58	—	80	71	50	43	83	60
Frank	100	43	—	50	—	43	—	57	57	43	—	—	63	50	63	50	25	25
Fehérváry	33	55	37	0	45	36	22	40	50	30	42	64	32	73	38	54	33	33
Sandin	44	75	50	67	33	50	42	86	88	50	56	56	53	67	88	78	50	50
Chychrun	58	50	60	25	56	50	50	42	27	40	71	69	28	69	32	58	75	60
Roy	30	37	44	33	100	35	44	33	50	30	53	40	55	40	53	20	33	29
Hutson	50	75	75	60	50	60	75	60	80	64	75	67	80	60	81	73	60	70
van Riemsdyk	75	67	40	33	67	64	50	45	36	58	60	88	39	69	38	60	100	100