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Sabres at Capitals

NHL · Saturday, Apr 4 · 6:00 PM CT · Capital One Arena · Final BUF 2 – WSH 6

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
BUF2002
WSH3126
Team box
BUF·WSH
39
shots
28
0 of 5
power play
0 of 2
51.6
faceoff %
48.4
17
hits
14
8
blocked shots
10
14
penalty minutes
20
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Colten EllisBUF2320.870
Alex LyonBUF52.400
Logan ThompsonWSH3937.949

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
WSH +4
BUF +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: WSH 4 · BUF 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 50%, WSH 50% · Updated Apr 4

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BUF 3.2 – 3.1 WSH
Expected total
6.3
SabresThe matchupCapitals
−101Our fair odds+101
3.2Expected goals3.1
+0.25Power rating+0.10
3.5Goals / game3.2
3.0Allowed / game3.0
28.1Shots / game28.3
45.7Faceoff %49.5
19.2Hits / game19.9
46−30Season record38−38
6−4Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · WSH chance
Our model fair50.2%49.8%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
BUFBuffalo Sabres−10150%————
WSHWashington Capitals+10150%————
Spreadabout even
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.1our margin————
WSHWashington Capitals+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 2%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 12%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 10%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 20%Washington Capitals by 1 goal: 22%Washington Capitals by 2 goals: 9%Washington Capitals by 3 goals: 10%Washington Capitals by 4 goals: 5%Washington Capitals by 5 goals: 2%Washington Capitals by 6 goals: <1%
← BUF wins byWSH wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more31%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more21%
Washington Capitals wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.547%
Total over 7.527%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
BUFColten Ellis G · last 5 starts: .899 save %, 2.90 GAAstarted
WSHLogan Thompson G · last 5 starts: .865 save %, 3.98 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·WSH
Apr 2 at OTT
last game
Apr 2 at NJ
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 76+ games
BUF·WSH
+0.25
rating (0 = average)
+0.10
3.5
goals / game
3.2
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.0
46−30
season record
38−38
24−14
home record
23−16
22−16
away record
15−22
L1
streak
L1
6−4
last 10
6−4
28.1
shots / game
28.3
45.7
faceoff %
49.5
19.2
hits / game
19.9
14.3
blocked shots / game
16.0
5.1
takeaways / game
4.5
15.6
giveaways / game
15.3

Rating Trend

BUF · WSH · 150 days
Buffalo SabresWashington Capitals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · WSH 4−6
Mar 12at BUFWSH 2 − 1
Nov 1, 2025at BUFBUF 4 − 3 SO
Mar 30, 2025at WSHBUF 8 − 5
Jan 6, 2025at BUFBUF 4 − 3 SO
Dec 14, 2024at WSHWSH 4 − 2
Apr 11, 2024at BUFBUF 4 − 2
Apr 2, 2024at BUFBUF 6 − 2
Nov 22, 2023at WSHWSH 4 − 3 OT
Mar 15, 2023at WSHWSH 5 − 4 SO
Feb 26, 2023at BUFBUF 7 − 4

BUF · Last 10

6−4 · streak L1
Apr 2at OTT1 − 4L
Mar 31vs NYI4 − 3W
Mar 28vs SEA3 − 2W
Mar 27vs DET2 − 5L
Mar 25vs BOS3 − 4L
Mar 22at ANA5 − 6L
Mar 21at LA4 − 1W
Mar 19at SJ5 − 0W
Mar 17at VGK2 − 0W
Mar 14vs TOR3 − 2W

WSH · Last 10

6−4 · streak L1
Apr 2at NJ3 − 7L
Mar 31vs PHI6 − 4W
Mar 28at VGK5 − 4W
Mar 26at UTAH7 − 4W
Mar 24at STL0 − 3L
Mar 22vs COL2 − 3L
Mar 20vs NJ2 − 1W
Mar 18vs OTT4 − 1W
Mar 14vs BOS2 − 3L
Mar 12at BUF2 − 1W