Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night.

The Capitals are ‘just a little off’ and drop a 4-3 shootout loss on the road against the team with the fewest points in the Eastern Conference.

Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and stopped three of four shooters in the shootout to end their three-game losing skid. Tuch also scored ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP ... Aliaksei Protas added a goal and an assist, and Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves for the Capitals. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was kept off the scoresheet.

clears the puck off the line from behind goalie Charlie Lindgren during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Credit ...

Charlie Lindgren, the Capitals’ goalie ... Luukkonen stopped Jakob Chychrun in the shootout to end Buffalo’s three-game skid. The Sabres are 15-21-5 through 41 games, the halfway mark of ...

BUFFALO -- Alex Tuch scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-3 shootout win against the Washington Capitals at KeyBank Center on Monday. JJ Peterka, who had two assists, scored the deciding goal in ...

BUFFALO — It has been several weeks ... JJ Peterka scored the winner for the Sabres in the shootout. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves on 27 shots for Washington. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen ...

pushes Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) over Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren (79) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian ...