Preview: Sabres look to avoid the season series sweep by the Capitals
Sabres and Capitals meet for the final time today in Buffalo
Game 61
Buffalo Sabres (28-24-8) vs Washington Capitals (34-20-7)
Puck Drop: 1:00 PM EST | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, NY
TV: MSG-B
Radio: WGR 550
SB Nation Capitals Blog: Japers Rink
Know Your Opponent
Washington Capitals
Record: (34-20-7) | 75 PTS
Last 10: 6-3-1
Division Ranking: 2nd in the Metro Division
Conference Ranking: 5th in the Eastern Conference
PP: 11th (21.8%)
PK: 22nd (78.6%)
What to Watch
1. Roster Moves
The Sabres made some roster moves last night and may have a few new players in their lineup tonight. Both Scott Wilson and Danny O’Regan were recalled from the Amerks. We’ll see if both are in the lineup today and who they’ll play with in warmups.
2. New Faces
Speaking of roster moves, the Washington Capitals made a few changes of their own over the last few days. They acquired forward Carl Hagelin and defenseman Nick Jensen, both are expected to make their Capitals debuts today.
3. Avoid the Sweep
The Sabres will be looking to avoid the season series sweep by the Capitals today. They’ve lost their previous two meetings in D.C. earlier in the season in close one-goal games. This will be the last meeting between the two clubs this season.
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
Game-time decision
Defense
Jake McCabe - Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin - Zach Bogosian
Nathan Beaulieu - Matt Hunwick
Starting goaltender: Carter Hutton (unconfirmed)
Washington Capitals
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana - Nick Backstrom - T.J. Oshie
Andre Burakovsky - Lars Eller - Brett Connolly
Carl Hagelin - Nic Dowd - Chandler Stephenson
Defense
Michal Kempny - John Carlson
Dmitri Orlov - Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik - Nick Jensen
Starting Goaltender: Brayden Holtby (unconfirmed)