Overview
- Bowen Byram scored the only goal of the five-round shootout after a scoreless overtime, giving Buffalo its first shootout win of the season and extending its points streak to six games.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen denied all five Capitals in the shootout and made 31 saves overall, including five in overtime.
- Regulation goals came from Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch and rookie Isak Rosen for Buffalo, with Rosen netting his first NHL goal; Dylan Strome, Aliaksei Protas and Sonny Milano scored for Washington.
- Washington finished 0-for-4 on the power play in the game and has failed to convert in its last 13 opportunities during the four-game losing streak.
- Alex Ovechkin was held without a goal and remains at 899 career goals as the Capitals dropped their fourth straight.