Capitals 2, Sabres 1 — Mar 12, 2026 Recap

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Mar 12, 2026.

Game FAQ — score, spread, and total

Who won Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres on Mar 12, 2026?

Washington Capitals won 2-1 on Mar 12, 2026.

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NHLTHU, MAR 12, 20266:00 PM CT
Spread
Capitals covered
Sabres -1.5
Total
Under
3 / 6.5
Moneyline
Capitals
+180
Loading probability
WSH
Back-to-back
No rest day
BUF
Won 8 straight
Sabres on heater
BUF
4 games / 7d
Sabres in a stretch
Capitals
Jakob Chychrun
0.8PTSL5 0.2
0.3G0.4A23mTOI
vs Sabres1.3PTS4g
John Carlson
0.8PTSL5 0.6
0.2G0.7A22mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS1g
Matt Roy
Matt RoyCold81g
0.2PTSL5 0
0G0.2A20mTOI
vs Sabres0.3PTS4g
Tom Wilson
0.9PTS
0.4G0.4A19mTOI
vs Sabres0.8PTS4g
Martin Fehérváry
0.3PTSL5 1
0.1G0.3A19mTOI
vs Sabres0.3PTS4g
Goalie
Logan Thompson
.913SV%2.44GAA
L5 .946 SV% · 1.01 GAA
Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.7A24mTOI
vs Capitals1PTS4g
Mattias Samuelsson
0.5PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.3A22mTOI
vs Capitals0PTS4g
Bowen Byram
0.5PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A22mTOI
vs Capitals0PTS4g
Owen Power
0.4PTSL5 0.8
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Capitals0.5PTS4g
Tage Thompson
1PTS
0.5G0.5A19mTOI
vs Capitals0.3PTS4g
Goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
.906SV%2.61GAA
L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA
GPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
Capitals
3.2
3.0
+0.1
Sabres
3.6
3.0
+0.5
Edge
Sabres +0.4
even
Sabres +0.4
Last 10 · Trend
Capitals
2.9avg
Sabres
4.1avg
Capitals0
VS
Sabres1
Straight-Up
Capitals
5-550%
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
SabresW8
8-280%
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Against the Spread
Capitals
4-640%
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
Sabres
7-370%
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Capitals
Overall
48%32-34
50%33-33
45%30-36
Sabres
Overall
62%40-25
60%39-26
49%32-33
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Capitals
On Road
38%12-20
53%17-15
50%16-16
Sabres
At Home
66%21-11
56%18-14
50%16-16
Alex Ovechkin
Alex OvechkinWashington Capitals
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Tom Wilson
Tom WilsonWashington Capitals
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
4
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Pierre-Luc DuboisWashington Capitals
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Dylan Strome
Dylan StromeWashington Capitals
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Aliaksei Protas
Aliaksei ProtasWashington Capitals
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Ryan Leonard
Ryan LeonardWashington Capitals
3 props
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob ChychrunWashington Capitals
4 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
0
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
PointsO 0.5
0
Tage Thompson
Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 3.5
5
PointsO 1.5
0
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Josh Norris
Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Jason Zucker
Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
PointsO 0.5
0
Jack Quinn
Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Josh Doan
Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
PointsO 0.5
0
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
2
PointsO 0.5
0
Zach Benson
Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Noah Östlund
Noah ÖstlundBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Owen Power
Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus SandinWashington Capitals
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Connor McMichael
Connor McMichaelWashington Capitals
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
PointsO 0.5
0
Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony BeauvillierWashington Capitals
1 prop
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
Justin Sourdif
Justin SourdifWashington Capitals
1 prop
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0
Charlie Lindgren
Charlie LindgrenWashington Capitals
1 prop
SavesO 24.5
29
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
SavesO 25.5
20
Martin Fehervary
Martin FehervaryWashington Capitals
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
Matt Roy
Matt RoyWashington Capitals
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
2
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Trevor van RiemsdykWashington Capitals
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1