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Capitals: Top 3 heroes against the Sabres

By Michael Marzzacco

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Tom Wilson #43 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena on November 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Tom Wilson #43 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena on November 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 01: Brendan Leipsic #28 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with Nick Jensen #3 after scoring a goal in the first period against the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena on November 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 01: Brendan Leipsic #28 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with Nick Jensen #3 after scoring a goal in the first period against the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena on November 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Brendan Leipsic

Brendan Leipsic scored his first goal as a member of the Capitals on Friday night and additionally had an assist for his first multi-point game.

Leipsic’s goal came at 10:44 in the second period to give the Caps a 4-0 lead. Travis Boyd came down the ice after a pass from Radko Gudas. Boyd circled the net and fed cross-ice to Leipsic on the other side. Leipsic quickly sniped it home.

“It feels good. I’ve had a lot of chances and it’s always in the back of your mind to get that first one so it feels good,” Leipsic told the media after the game.

Leipsic had a block and was a +2 in 10:48 of ice time. He’s was instrumental Friday on the fourth line next to Chandler Stephenson and Travis Boyd although the trio were only on the ice together for a total of nine minutes and 58 seconds.

“It was a long road trip. Sometimes you can start slow at home so we came out with a purpose and made a couple of nice plays,” added Leipsic.

His advanced stats are getting up there but there’s alaso room for improvement. Leipsic’s Corsi-For percentage is 49.78%, not too shabby. His Fenwick For percentage is pretty good at 52.44%.

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