Arizona – St. Louis 5:1 (end) | Los Angeles – Arizona 3:2 (end) | Pittsburgh – Columbus 3:2 (2:0 after SO)
Ottawa – Toronto 3:2 (end) | Washington – Buffalo 3:4 (1:2 after SO) | Colorado – Minnesota 3:4 (end)
Boston – Rangers 3:0 (end)
after shootout (1:2)
Washington Capitals
3:4 (1:0, 1:1, 1:2 - 0:0)
Buffalo Sabres
Sunday 24.09.2023, 20:00 • Capital One Arena, Washington • NHL - Pre-season
     
    42:12
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Aubé-Kubel – 2 min., holding.
     
    38:00
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Kozak – 2 min., cross-checking.
     
    33:46
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Biro – 2 min., hooking.
     
    22:16
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Johansen – 2 min., tripping.
     
    06:35
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Phillips – 2 min., tripping.
     
    04:48
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Cederqvist – 2 min., tripping.
     
    03:51
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Alexeyev – 2 min., tripping.
     
    01:49
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Aube-Kubel – 2 min., hooking.
    Goals and assists: 15. Aubé-Kubel (Sutter, Johansen), 34. Hofer (Rybinski, Riemsdyk), 53. Milano (Mantha, Strome) – 36. Peterka (Biro), 42. Krebs (Bryson, Rousek), 49. Benson (Johnson, Greenway), dec. goal Biro

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Milano (WSH)
    1:1   Peterka (BUF)
    2. series:
    1:1   Lapierre (WSH)
    1:1   Benson (BUF)
    3. series:
    1:1   Strome (WSH)
    1:2   Biro (BUF)


    Washington Capitals: Shepard (Stevenson) – Iorio, McIlrath, Alexeyev, McDonald, Féherváry, Johansen, van Riemsdyk, Leivermann – Protas, Strome, Phillips – Milano, Lapierre, Mantha – Karabela, Sutter, Aube-Kubel – Suzdalev, Hofer, Rybinski
    Coach: Spencer Carbery

    Buffalo Sabres: Comrie (Tokarski) – Bryson, Clague, Davies, Johnson, Metsa, Novikov, Stillman – Kulich, Biro, Rosen – Rousek, Krebs, Peterka – Greenway, Jost, Benson – Weissbach, Kozak, Cederqvist
    Coach: Don Granato

    Referees: Sutherland, Sullivan – Alphonso, Suchánek