Washington Capitals: Top 3 keys to victory against Sabres
#1 Dominate the puck possession
The Caps will need to generate offense which will be tough without Ovechkin and Kuznetsov. To make matters worse they’re coming off a two game losing streak in two games that they could have and should have won.
Their best offensive game came on the first night of the seaosn when the team scored six goals. Luckily that came against the Buffalo Sabres who they will face tonight.
The Caps will face a challenge without two top six forwards and a top pairing defensemen as well as their starting netminder. A key to getting a win over the Sabres besides scoring more goals than them is to control the puck possession.
For the Caps to step up they’ll be looking to top six forwards like T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, and Jakub Vrana as well as Tom Wilson to help shoulder the load. Newcomers like Daniel Sprong could also be a threat with their speed.
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The Caps and Sabres are set to meet tonight at 7 p.m. It’ll be the third of six games these teams have met in this young season. Players have already begun filing into Capital One Arena. The rest of us will be rocking the red from our couches.