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Buffalo Sabres

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25 - 40
Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

Head-to-Head History (2010–2027)

65

Total Games

25

Sabres Wins

40

Capitals Wins

0

Draws

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All Matchups (68)

Thu, Mar 18, 2027
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
Scheduled
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Nov 19, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
Scheduled
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
Scheduled
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Apr 4, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 6
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 1
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Nov 1, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 4
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
8 - 5
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Jan 6, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 4
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Dec 14, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 4
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Apr 2, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 6
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Wed, Nov 22, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sun, Sep 24, 2023
NHL Preseason
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
4 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Wed, Mar 15, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
4 - 5
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sun, Feb 26, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 7
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Jan 3, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
5 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sun, Sep 25, 2022
NHL Preseason
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
4 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Mar 25, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 3
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Dec 11, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 2
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Nov 8, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
3 - 5
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Apr 15, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
5 - 2
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Apr 9, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 3
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Mar 15, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
6 - 0
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Feb 18, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
1 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sun, Jan 24, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
4 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Jan 22, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Jan 15, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 1
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Jan 14, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
6 - 4
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Mar 9, 2020
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 3
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Fri, Nov 1, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
1 - 6
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Feb 23, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 5
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Fri, Dec 21, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
1 - 2
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Dec 15, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
1 - 5
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 2
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Nov 7, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 3
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Fri, Dec 9, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 1
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Dec 5, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Fri, Nov 25, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
1 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Jan 16, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 4
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Wed, Dec 30, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Mon, Dec 28, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 0
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Mar 16, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 3
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Mar 7, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
1 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Nov 22, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 1
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Wed, Oct 1, 2014
NHL Preseason
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 6
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sun, Sep 21, 2014
NHL Preseason
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
0 - 1
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Jan 28, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
5 - 4
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sun, Jan 12, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 1
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sun, Dec 29, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 2
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Mar 30, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 3
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sun, Mar 17, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
3 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sun, Jan 27, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Mar 27, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
5 - 1
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Fri, Dec 30, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
1 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Mon, Dec 26, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 4
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Nov 26, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 5
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
NHL Preseason
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Apr 2, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
4 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sun, Feb 20, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 1
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Nov 13, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 3
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 1
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Wed, Dec 9, 2009
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
0 - 3
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Wed, Nov 25, 2009
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
0 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Mon, Sep 21, 2009
NHL Preseason
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2 - 1
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Sep 17, 2009
NHL Preseason
Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 3
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY

The Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals have faced each other 68 times in the NHL. The all-time series record is 25-40. View the complete head-to-head matchup history between these two NHL teams.

Series records

Decided meetings only, 2009–2026. Every number is from the games listed above.

Longest Buffalo Sabres run
3 straight · Sep 25, 2022 – Feb 26, 2023
Longest Washington Capitals run
4 straight · Nov 17, 2010 – Sep 30, 2011
Biggest Buffalo Sabres win
6-1 · Oct 1, 2014
Biggest Washington Capitals win
6-0 · Mar 15, 2021
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