The Washington Capitals dropped a 4-2 game to the Boston Bruins last night. Can the avoid the trap game that awaits them from the Buffalo Sabres?
The Caps have had success against them this season almost similar to their success against the New Jersey Devils. That doesn’t mean they should take this opponent lightly.
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The Caps come into this game 5-0-1 in what will be their seventh meeting of the season with the Buffalo Sabres. Nicklas Backstrom leads the Caps with eight points with five goals and three assists against the Sabres while T.J. Oshie has recorded seven points with two goals and five assists.
In their six prior meetings this season, the Caps have outscored the Sabres 23-12 which is their second largest goal differential against an opponent this season. The Caps are 15-3-2 in their last 20 games against the Sabres, dating back to Dec. 28, 2015 and have won three straight games at Buffalo. ‘
The Caps enter this game with a record of 25-11-4, good for 54 points which is second place behind the New York Islanders. The Caps are coming off two straight losses, the first coming to the Isles and the second being that home contest last night against the Bruins.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 266th career power play goal to move to second place all time. He’s now nine PPGs shy of passing Dave Andreychuk for the most in NHL history. It was also the 20th goal of the season and he’s now the eighth player in NHL history with 16 consecutive 20 goal seasons. He now has 726 goals in his career.
Can the Caps avoid the trap game and get back to their winning ways against a bad Buffalo Sabres team? Here’s how to find out:
Date: April 9, 2021
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: KeyBank Center
TV Broadcast: NBC Sports Washington
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7
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