Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals — October 24, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres pushed the Washington Capitals to the limit before falling 4-3 in overtime on October 24, 2026. The numbers backed up the result — WSH generated 3.09 expected goals to BUF's 1.60 at 5-on-5 (50.6% Corsi). Alex Tuch found the net 2 times. WSH held a slight 7-6 edge in high-danger chances. Dylan Strome had a 2-goal game. Shots on goal: WSH 34, BUF 21.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals progressed on Oct 24, 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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BUF3 - 4WSH (OT)

Oct 24, 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	17	16	51.5	14	9	60.9	8	6	57.1	10	12	45.5	0	4	0.0	0.94	0.54	63.6	1	2	33.3
	P2	23	15	60.5	19	13	59.4	15	8	65.2	16	7	69.6	7	1	87.5	2.23	0.93	70.5	2	0	100.0
	P3	14	22	38.9	12	10	54.5	8	6	57.1	13	17	43.3	2	5	28.6	0.82	0.67	55.2	0	1	0.0
	OT	4	2	66.7	3	1	75.0	3	1	75.0	4	2	66.7	1	1	50.0	0.36	0.05	86.9	1	0	100.0
	Total	58	55	51.3	48	33	59.3	34	21	61.8	43	38	53.1	10	11	47.6	4.34	2.19	66.5	4	3	57.1
BUF	P1	16	17	48.5	9	14	39.1	6	8	42.9	12	10	54.5	4	0	100.0	0.54	0.94	36.4	2	1	66.7
	P2	15	23	39.5	13	19	40.6	8	15	34.8	7	16	30.4	1	7	12.5	0.93	2.23	29.5	0	2	0.0
	P3	22	14	61.1	10	12	45.5	6	8	42.9	17	13	56.7	5	2	71.4	0.67	0.82	44.8	1	0	100.0
	OT	2	4	33.3	1	3	25.0	1	3	25.0	2	4	33.3	1	1	50.0	0.05	0.36	13.1	0	1	0.0
	Total	55	58	48.7	33	48	40.7	21	34	38.2	38	43	46.9	11	10	52.4	2.19	4.34	33.5	3	4	42.9

Win Probability

WSH Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

WSH Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

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Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Giveaway

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 →	Norris	Ostlund	Thompson	McLeod	Krebs	Kozak	Helenius	Zucker	Benson	Malenstyn	Quinn	Doan	Dahlin	Power	Samuelsson	Zellweger	Gilbert	Crevier
Dubois	50	25	50	86	20	33	75	50	67	43	50	75	33	46	43	73	100	100
Strome	100	60	100	60	42	54	60	100	43	25	67	100	60	54	80	50	80	60
Jenner	67	50	43	64	75	75	64	80	44	75	50	56	53	71	63	57	100	100
Sourdif	29	60	75	53	75	75	67	60	40	75	50	43	59	60	60	57	100	100
Protas	42	75	53	62	100	100	80	52	67	—	86	44	50	54	65	73	100	100
Ovechkin	60	40	50	0	36	47	0	50	0	17	63	—	27	67	47	17	0	0
Protas	0	0	0	75	18	20	0	0	20	31	0	—	13	57	25	29	0	0
Wilson	53	33	40	60	25	75	67	53	14	20	43	57	40	50	50	70	50	60
Tuch	80	46	83	78	31	33	67	100	43	46	43	100	60	46	58	55	100	100
Kyrou	100	54	100	60	20	36	60	100	33	22	54	100	60	46	73	44	50	50
Leonard	—	40	—	67	50	75	56	—	75	63	67	56	43	78	57	57	100	100
Beauvillier	0	0	0	0	10	11	0	0	0	10	0	—	11	0	9	0	0	0
Roy	50	40	44	56	33	40	50	57	38	50	40	60	38	28	47	47	100	100
Fehérváry	57	31	53	64	25	33	64	63	30	25	36	56	39	47	41	53	100	100
Hutson	50	14	67	75	32	37	67	80	33	29	50	57	39	56	44	50	33	50
Chychrun	42	53	57	42	63	78	63	40	35	71	50	56	40	54	64	58	75	67
Liljegren	33	100	67	44	50	50	58	55	33	20	86	42	53	53	67	38	100	100
McIlrath	0	50	—	100	23	25	100	—	50	23	50	100	38	50	30	33	0	0