Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

atSabres at Capitals

October 24 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Buffalo Sabres1st in the Atlantic · 2025-26 FinalLWLWLOT150-23

Washington Capitals4th in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 18 backWWWWLW443-30

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Buffalo Sabres3 listed

Justin DanforthRW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Jiri KulichCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Noah OstlundCatcher · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Washington Capitals4 listed

Jordan KyrouRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rasmus SandinD · is out. Back 2026-12-21.

Charlie LindgrenG · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Eriks MateikoLW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Buffalo Sabres39 players

Forwards21

Sam Carrick6' 0"34 yrs7 yr

Riley Fiddler-Schultz6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Konsta Helenius5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Tyson Kozak5' 11"23 yrs2 yr

Peyton Krebs6' 0"25 yrs5 yr

Jiri Kulich6' 1"22 yrs2 yrInjured Reserve

Trevor Kuntar6' 0"25 yrsRookie

Ryan McLeod6' 3"26 yrs6 yr

Josh Norris6' 2"27 yrs5 yr

Noah Ostlund5' 10"22 yrsRookieOut

Tage Thompson6' 6"28 yrs8 yr

Zach Benson5' 10"21 yrs3 yr

Beck Malenstyn6' 3"28 yrs4 yr

Tanner Pearson6' 1"34 yrs13 yr

Jake Richard6' 1"22 yrsRookie

Conor Sheary5' 8"34 yrs10 yr

Jason Zucker5' 11"34 yrs14 yr

Justin Danforth5' 8"33 yrs4 yrInjured Reserve

Josh Doan6' 2"24 yrs3 yr

Jason Polin6' 1"27 yrsRookie

Jack Quinn6' 1"24 yrs4 yr

Defensemen15

Louis Crevier6' 8"25 yrs3 yr

Rasmus Dahlin6' 3"26 yrs8 yr

Dennis Gilbert6' 2"29 yrs5 yr

Ryan Johnson6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Vsevolod Komarov6' 2"22 yrsRookie

Artem Kriukov6' 4"44 yrsRookie

Gavin McCarthy6' 2"21 yrsRookie

Zach Metsa5' 9"27 yrsRookie

Radim Mrtka6' 6"19 yrsRookie

Owen Power6' 6"23 yrs4 yr

Mattias Samuelsson6' 4"26 yrs6 yr

Logan Stanley6' 7"28 yrs6 yr

Maxim Strbak6' 2"21 yrs

Conor Timmins6' 3"27 yrs5 yr

Olen Zellweger5' 10"22 yrs3 yr

Goaltenders3

Colten Ellis6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen6' 5"27 yrs4 yr

Alex Lyon6' 1"33 yrs5 yr

Washington Capitals30 players

Forwards17

Jonny Brodzinski6' 0"33 yrs7 yr

Josh Dunne6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Ethen Frank5' 11"28 yrs2 yr

Boone Jenner6' 2"33 yrs13 yr

David Kampf6' 2"31 yrs9 yr

Aliaksei Protas6' 6"25 yrs5 yr

Dylan Strome6' 3"29 yrs9 yr

Anthony Beauvillier5' 11"29 yrs10 yr

Pierre-Luc Dubois6' 4"28 yrs9 yr

Ivan Miroshnichenko6' 1"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Ovechkin6' 3"40 yrs21 yr

Ilya Protas6' 6"20 yrsRookie

Jordan Kyrou6' 1"28 yrs8 yrOut

Ryan Leonard6' 0"21 yrsRookie

Justin Sourdif5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Alex Tuch6' 4"30 yrs9 yr

Tom Wilson6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Defensemen9

Jakob Chychrun6' 2"28 yrs10 yr

Vincent Desharnais6' 7"30 yrs4 yr

Martin Fehervary6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Justin Holl6' 4"34 yrs8 yr

Cole Hutson5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Timothy Liljegren6' 1"27 yrs6 yr

Dylan McIlrath6' 5"34 yrs4 yr

Matt Roy6' 2"31 yrs8 yr

Rasmus Sandin5' 11"26 yrs6 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Charlie Lindgren6' 2"32 yrs5 yrOut

Clay Stevenson6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Logan Thompson6' 4"29 yrs5 yr

Jesper Vikman6' 4"24 yrsRookie

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

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atSabres at Capitals

October 24 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Buffalo Sabres1st in the Atlantic · 2025-26 FinalLWLWLOT150-23

Washington Capitals4th in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 18 backWWWWLW443-30

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Buffalo Sabres3 listed

Justin DanforthRW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Jiri KulichCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Noah OstlundCatcher · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Washington Capitals4 listed

Jordan KyrouRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rasmus SandinD · is out. Back 2026-12-21.

Charlie LindgrenG · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Eriks MateikoLW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Buffalo Sabres39 players

Forwards21

Sam Carrick6' 0"34 yrs7 yr

Riley Fiddler-Schultz6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Konsta Helenius5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Tyson Kozak5' 11"23 yrs2 yr

Peyton Krebs6' 0"25 yrs5 yr

Jiri Kulich6' 1"22 yrs2 yrInjured Reserve

Trevor Kuntar6' 0"25 yrsRookie

Ryan McLeod6' 3"26 yrs6 yr

Josh Norris6' 2"27 yrs5 yr

Noah Ostlund5' 10"22 yrsRookieOut

Tage Thompson6' 6"28 yrs8 yr

Zach Benson5' 10"21 yrs3 yr

Beck Malenstyn6' 3"28 yrs4 yr

Tanner Pearson6' 1"34 yrs13 yr

Jake Richard6' 1"22 yrsRookie

Conor Sheary5' 8"34 yrs10 yr

Jason Zucker5' 11"34 yrs14 yr

Justin Danforth5' 8"33 yrs4 yrInjured Reserve

Josh Doan6' 2"24 yrs3 yr

Jason Polin6' 1"27 yrsRookie

Jack Quinn6' 1"24 yrs4 yr

Defensemen15

Louis Crevier6' 8"25 yrs3 yr

Rasmus Dahlin6' 3"26 yrs8 yr

Dennis Gilbert6' 2"29 yrs5 yr

Ryan Johnson6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Vsevolod Komarov6' 2"22 yrsRookie

Artem Kriukov6' 4"44 yrsRookie

Gavin McCarthy6' 2"21 yrsRookie

Zach Metsa5' 9"27 yrsRookie

Radim Mrtka6' 6"19 yrsRookie

Owen Power6' 6"23 yrs4 yr

Mattias Samuelsson6' 4"26 yrs6 yr

Logan Stanley6' 7"28 yrs6 yr

Maxim Strbak6' 2"21 yrs

Conor Timmins6' 3"27 yrs5 yr

Olen Zellweger5' 10"22 yrs3 yr

Goaltenders3

Colten Ellis6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen6' 5"27 yrs4 yr

Alex Lyon6' 1"33 yrs5 yr

Washington Capitals30 players

Forwards17

Jonny Brodzinski6' 0"33 yrs7 yr

Josh Dunne6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Ethen Frank5' 11"28 yrs2 yr

Boone Jenner6' 2"33 yrs13 yr

David Kampf6' 2"31 yrs9 yr

Aliaksei Protas6' 6"25 yrs5 yr

Dylan Strome6' 3"29 yrs9 yr

Anthony Beauvillier5' 11"29 yrs10 yr

Pierre-Luc Dubois6' 4"28 yrs9 yr

Ivan Miroshnichenko6' 1"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Ovechkin6' 3"40 yrs21 yr

Ilya Protas6' 6"20 yrsRookie

Jordan Kyrou6' 1"28 yrs8 yrOut

Ryan Leonard6' 0"21 yrsRookie

Justin Sourdif5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Alex Tuch6' 4"30 yrs9 yr

Tom Wilson6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Defensemen9

Jakob Chychrun6' 2"28 yrs10 yr

Vincent Desharnais6' 7"30 yrs4 yr

Martin Fehervary6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Justin Holl6' 4"34 yrs8 yr

Cole Hutson5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Timothy Liljegren6' 1"27 yrs6 yr

Dylan McIlrath6' 5"34 yrs4 yr

Matt Roy6' 2"31 yrs8 yr

Rasmus Sandin5' 11"26 yrs6 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Charlie Lindgren6' 2"32 yrs5 yrOut

Clay Stevenson6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Logan Thompson6' 4"29 yrs5 yr

Jesper Vikman6' 4"24 yrsRookie

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals — Oct 24, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings

Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals — Oct 24, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings