Capitals vs. Sabres Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Sabres NHL game on February 26, 2023 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Feb 26, 6PM KeyBank Center
Feb 26, 6PM KeyBank Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Sabres | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Sabres | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
P3 19:58 Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 19:26 Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 19:01 Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 18:32 Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
P3 17:17 Shot missed by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
P3 16:03 Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Conor Sheary
P3 15:54 Power play - Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Matt Irwin
P3 14:40 Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 14:36 Power play - Shot missed by Tage Thompson
P3 13:10 Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
P3 13:06 Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 11:52 Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 11:52 Goal scored by Dylan Cozens
P3 11:17 Shot on goal by Matt Irwin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 10:49 Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 10:23 Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Owen Power
P3 09:44 Shot on goal by Jacob Bryson saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 08:23 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 08:08 Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 07:16 Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Charlie Lindgren
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Penalty to Henri Jokiharju 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Lars Eller)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Lars Eller won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Charlie Lindgren
Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
SHOT
Shot missed by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Conor Sheary
SHOT
Power play - Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Matt Irwin
Power play - Takeaway by Tage Thompson in offensive zone
Power play - Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesman - Player Equipment
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Tage Thompson
Shorthanded - Lars Eller won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Penalty to Nic Dowd 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Peyton Krebs)
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Charlie Lindgren
GOAL
Goal scored by Dylan Cozens
4-7
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Irwin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Owen Power
Tyson Jost credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jacob Bryson saved by Charlie Lindgren
Power play - Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt in offensive zone
Power play - Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Charlie Lindgren
Shorthanded - Tom Wilson won faceoff against Jeff Skinner in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Charlie Lindgren
Power play - Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Penalty to Nick Jensen 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Tage Thompson)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot on goal by Casey Mittelstadt saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Lars Eller won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Giveaway by Owen Power in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Dylan McIlrath
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Zemgus Girgensons
Shorthanded - Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Victor Olofsson
Power play - Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Vinnie Hinostroza in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Jeff Skinner
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Charlie Lindgren
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Charlie Lindgren
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Tage Thompson in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Stoppage - Icing
Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Shorthanded - Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Sonny Milano
4-6
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju in defensive zone
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju in defensive zone
Penalty to Dylan Cozens 2 minutes for Misconduct (Served by JJ Peterka)
Penalty to Martin Fehervary 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Dylan Cozens)
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Penalty to Dylan Cozens 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Power play - Tage Thompson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Power play - Giveaway by Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Power play - Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Penalty to Sonny Milano 2 minutes for Misconduct
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jeff Skinner in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin
3-6
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Jack Quinn in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sonny Milano saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyson Jost saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Conor Sheary in neutral zone
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Charlie Lindgren
Owen Power credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
SHOT
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
GOAL
Goal scored by Dylan Cozens assisted by Jack Quinn
2-6
Giveaway by Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kale Clague saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary in neutral zone
Sonny Milano credited with hit on Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyson Jost saved by Charlie Lindgren
Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in offensive zone
SHOT
Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Conor Sheary
Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Vinnie Hinostroza assisted by Owen Power and Dylan Cozens
2-5
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju in neutral zone
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Darcy Kuemper
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Zemgus Girgensons assisted by Kyle Okposo and Tyson Jost
2-4
Erik Gustafsson credited with hit on JJ Peterka in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Owen Power
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom
SHOT
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vinnie Hinostroza saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Jeff Skinner assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Jack Quinn
2-3
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Strome
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Ilya Lyubushkin in neutral zone
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
SHOT
Shot missed by Craig Smith
Conor Sheary credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Tyson Jost
Nick Jensen credited with hit on JJ Peterka in defensive zone
JJ Peterka won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Darcy Kuemper
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sabres saved by Darcy Kuemper
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Stoppage - Icing
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Kyle Okposo in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Sonny Milano
Giveaway by Kale Clague in defensive zone
Tyson Jost won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
Jeff Skinner won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Jeff Skinner won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan McIlrath
Nic Dowd credited with hit on Owen Power in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by T.J. Oshie assisted by Dylan Strome and Nick Jensen
2-2
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Jensen saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Tage Thompson
2-2
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Tage Thompson in defensive zone
SHOT
Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sabres saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dylan McIlrath credited with hit on Tyson Jost in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Tyson Jost
Nicolas Aube-Kubel credited with hit on Henri Jokiharju in offensive zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Tyson Jost in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Dylan Strome assisted by Nick Jensen and T.J. Oshie
1-1
SHOT
Shot missed by Sonny Milano
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Darcy Kuemper
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Zemgus Girgensons in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Dylan Cozens assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Ilya Lyubushkin
0-1
Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin in defensive zone
Nicolas Aube-Kubel credited with hit on Kale Clague in offensive zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jeff Skinner in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Tyson Jost shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Nick Jensen in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
SHOT
Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Craig Smith in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Peyton Krebs
SHOT
Sonny Milano shot blocked by Victor Olofsson
Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan McIlrath
Takeaway by Tage Thompson in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Tage Thompson
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Owen Power in offensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by JJ Peterka in offensive zone
Lars Eller won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Lars Eller won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vinnie Hinostroza saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Aube-Kubel saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Owen Power in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Zemgus Girgensons
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Craig Smith
SHOT
Shot missed by Tom Wilson
Dylan McIlrath credited with hit on JJ Peterka in neutral zone
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
SHOT
Shot missed by Sabres
SHOT
Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 30 | Shots on Goal | 37 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 13 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 17 | Hits | 5 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 9 | |||
| 4 | Giveaways | 7 |
| |
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| 30 | Shots on Goal | 37 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 13 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 17 | Hits | 5 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 9 | |||
| 4 | Giveaways | 7 |
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Capitals vs. Sabres: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Capitals vs. Sabres
- Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Venue: KeyBank Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Sabres favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Capitals -105, Sabres -111
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Capitals: 48%
- Sabres: 52%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Capitals a win probability of 48%, while the Sabres have a win probability of 52%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
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