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NHL : ATS Matchup
Friday 1/15/2021Line$ LineOU LineScore
WASHINGTON
 
BUFFALO
PK  

PK  


6
 
2
Final
1

WASHINGTON (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at BUFFALO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.)
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Friday, 1/15/2021 7:00 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: WASHINGTON - VITEK VANECEK, BUFFALO - LINUS ULLMARK
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
5WASHINGTON-135Ov 6,-105-135Ov 6,-115
6BUFFALO+115Un 6,-115+115Un 6,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games1-0-0+11-0+11-06.028.04.026.0
Team Stats (Road Games)1-0-0+11-0+11-06.028.04.026.0
Last 5 Games1-0-0+11-0+11-06.028.04.026.0
vs. Division1-0-0+11-0+11-06.028.04.026.0
WASHINGTON Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)16222012821.4%2150.0%9
Team Stats (Road Games)16222012821.4%2150.0%9
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)16222012821.4%2150.0%9
Team Stats (vs. Division)16222012821.4%2150.0%9
Stats Against (All Games) 4112002615.4%3133.3%8
Stats Against (Road Games) 4112002615.4%3133.3%8
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 4112002615.4%3133.3%8
Stats Against (vs. Division) 4112002615.4%3133.3%8
WASHINGTON - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
CRAIG ANDERSON (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
CRAIG ANDERSON (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
CRAIG ANDERSON (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
CRAIG ANDERSON (Last 4 Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
ILYA SAMSONOV (All Games)11262284.6%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
ILYA SAMSONOV (Road Games)11262284.6%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
ILYA SAMSONOV (vs. Division)11262284.6%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
ILYA SAMSONOV (Last 4 Games)11262284.6%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
VITEK VANECEK (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
VITEK VANECEK (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
VITEK VANECEK (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0

BUFFALO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games0-1-0-10-1-11-04.026.06.028.0
Team Stats (Home Games)0-1-0-10-1-11-04.026.06.028.0
Last 5 Games0-1-0-10-1-11-04.026.06.028.0
vs. Division0-1-0-10-1-11-04.026.06.028.0
BUFFALO Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)14112002615.4%3133.3%8
Team Stats (Home Games)14112002615.4%3133.3%8
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)14112002615.4%3133.3%8
Team Stats (vs. Division)14112002615.4%3133.3%8
Stats Against (All Games) 6222012821.4%2150.0%9
Stats Against (Home Games) 6222012821.4%2150.0%9
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 6222012821.4%2150.0%9
Stats Against (vs. Division) 6222012821.4%2150.0%9
BUFFALO - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
CARTER HUTTON (All Games)11272281.5%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
CARTER HUTTON (Home Games)11272281.5%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
CARTER HUTTON (vs. Division)11272281.5%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games)11272281.5%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
JONAS JOHANSSON (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JONAS JOHANSSON (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JONAS JOHANSSON (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
LINUS ULLMARK (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
LINUS ULLMARK (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
LINUS ULLMARK (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
Average power rating of opponents played: WASHINGTON 2.35,  BUFFALO 2.83
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
WASHINGTON - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/14/2021at BUFFALO6-4W0, -135W6 unO
1/15/2021at BUFFALO 
1/17/2021at PITTSBURGH 
1/19/2021at PITTSBURGH 
1/22/2021BUFFALO 
1/24/2021BUFFALO 
1/26/2021NY ISLANDERS 

BUFFALO - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/14/2021WASHINGTON4-6L0, +115L6 unO
1/15/2021WASHINGTON 
1/18/2021at PHILADELPHIA 
1/19/2021at PHILADELPHIA 
1/22/2021at WASHINGTON 
1/24/2021at WASHINGTON 
1/26/2021NY RANGERS 
PREVIEW
Caps aim for season-opening sweep of Sabres

The Washington Capitals did not have much trouble scoring goals Thursday in their season-opening victory at Buffalo. They won't have long to wait for another chance to produce against the Sabres.

The Capitals, who prevailed 6-4 on Thursday, will play in Buffalo again on Friday. Washington and Buffalo will face each other four times over their first six contests in the abbreviated 56-game season.

Washington provided a reminder of why it ranked second in the NHL last season with an average of 3.42 goals per game. T.J. Oshie had a goal and two assists, John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom each recorded one goal and one assist, and Alex Ovechkin added two assists.

The Capitals' other goal-scorers were Brenden Dillon, Jakub Vrana and Garnet Hathaway.

"Great game, great first win. Outstanding job," coach Peter Laviolette said after his Capitals debut. "There is a lot more than just me that got changed over and a lot of new pieces in there, and I think (the victory) is really important for our team."

Washington will now try to win consecutive contests at Buffalo for the first time since a three-game run of matchups from January 2014 to December 2015.

Ilya Samsonov, who has taken over the No. 1 netminder duties for Washington, made 22 saves on Thursday in his first appearance against Buffalo. He went 16-6-2 with a 2.55 goals-against average last season.

Capitals backup goalie Vitek Vanecek could make his NHL debut Friday to conclude the back-to-back set.

Taylor Hall recorded a goal and an assist in his Sabres debut, and Jake McCabe and Victor Olofsson matched those stats. Tobias Rieder also scored while Jack Eichel posted two assists for Buffalo, which last dropped its first two games of the season in 2017-18.

While the addition of Hall seems to have provided a boost in the offensive zone, defense again appears to be an issue for Buffalo. In 2019-20, the Sabres ranked 24th in the league with an average of 3.16 goals allowed per contest.

Though there is an obvious need for improvement, especially on defense, if Buffalo is to make the playoffs for the first time since 2010-11, coach Ralph Krueger didn't sound overly concerned.

"We expected rust and there was rust, and we expected an adjustment to the physicality and the speed," he said. "You can't simulate this in practice. I'd say all of us as a group just needed an adjustment period. The result isn't pleasing, but we saw how we needed to play at the end."

Buffalo got 22 saves from Carter Hutton in the opener. It's likely, though, that Linus Ullmark would get the start for the Sabres on Friday. Ullmark, who went 17-14-3 with a 2.69 goals-against average in 34 starts last season, is 1-2-0 with a 3.27 GAA in his career against the Capitals.

The Sabres could be without veteran forward Eric Staal, who sustained an apparent head injury in the Thursday contest on a third-period hit to the head by the Capitals' Nic Dowd. The referees assessed Dowd a two-minute penalty.

"Quite surprised that a hit to the head gets two minutes, but it is what it is," Krueger said.

--Field Level Media


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 2:45:56 AM EST.


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