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2026-27 Season Live

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2026-11-19 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres @ 7:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 55.9%
BUF: 44.1%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.36
BUF: 3.01
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 5-4-0 | 0.887 SV% | 3.22 GAA
BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - 5-3-3 | 0.878 SV% | 3.27 GAA
StatWSHBUF
Season SV%0.9130.903
Last 5 SV%0.8660.900
SV% vs Opponent—0.882
GAA2.392.46
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 44% • WSH at home vs BUF: 6-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-24WSH 4 - 3 BUFWSHBUF
2026-04-04WSH 6 - 2 BUFWSHBUF
2026-03-12BUF 1 - 2 WSHWSHBUF
2025-11-01BUF 4 - 3 WSHBUFBUF
2025-03-30WSH 5 - 8 BUFBUFWSH

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2026-11-19 at 7:00 PM EST.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.