Capitals beat Sabres 4-3 in OT

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Alex Tuch scored twice for Washington, including the winner at 3:42 of overtime on a feed from Dylan Strome. Strome scored twice in the second period, at 2:59 and at 17:24 off a Justin Sourdif feed. Buffalo led 2-0 in the first period on Jack Quinn's goal at 6:27, his sixth of the season, and Josh Doan's goal at 10:36 after a Jakob Chychrun turnover behind the net, assisted by Ryan McLeod. Noah Ostlund tied the game 3-3 at 2:20 of the third period. Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for Washington. The loss was Buffalo's third straight, and the Sabres have three points in their last five games. Associated Press and The Banner credit Tuch with a first-period goal at 16:10 after his pass deflected off Tage Thompson into the net. Audacy describes the play as Thompson deflecting Tuch's centering pass for an own-goal. AP reports Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves; Hockey News lists 31 shots against. Tuch was playing his first game against Buffalo after leaving the Sabres in an offseason sign-and-trade.