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Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Thursday, November 19, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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MSG-B · MNMT

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Thursday, November 19, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSG-B and MNMT.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 4 of a road trip: Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia, now Washington.

  1. 92026-11-09: no game
  2. 102026-11-10: no game
  3. 112026-11-11: vs TBL
  4. 122026-11-12: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 132026-11-13: no game
  6. 142026-11-14: at DAL
  7. 152026-11-15: no game
  8. 162026-11-16: no game
  9. 172026-11-17: at PHI
  10. 182026-11-18: no game
  11. 192026-11-19: at WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~121 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,674 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Capitals

Back home after a game in Tampa Bay.

  1. 92026-11-09: no game
  2. 102026-11-10: at OTT
  3. 112026-11-11: no game
  4. 122026-11-12: at NJD
  5. 132026-11-13: no game
  6. 142026-11-14: vs NJD
  7. 152026-11-15: no game
  8. 162026-11-16: no game
  9. 172026-11-17: at TBL
  10. 182026-11-18: no game
  11. 192026-11-19: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~819 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,638 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series