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Capitals Fall 4-2 Against Buffalo - Game Recap

The Capitals came up short Thursday against the Sabres, falling 4-2.

The Sabres were a -133 favorite in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 6.0.

Buffalo got goals from Dylan Cozens, Zach Benson, Alex Tuch, and Jack Quinn in the victory. Benson opened the scoring at 19:00 of the first period.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 22 of 24 Washington shots in the victory.

Tom Wilson, and Connor McMichael scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Charlie Lindgren stopped 13 of 16 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Buffalo went 0-for-1, while the Capitals were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 24-17.

Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face Florida looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Tampa Bay.