Capitals host Sabres at Capital One Arena with both teams sitting on 10 points

Ada FrostOct. 24, 2026

The Washington Capitals return to Capital One Arena on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, to face the Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be carried on ESPN+, MNMT and MSGB.

Washington enters at 5-4-0 with 10 points, fifth in the Metropolitan Division behind Carolina (18), the New York Rangers (15), the New York Islanders (12) and New Jersey (12). Buffalo arrives at 4-4-2, also with 10 points, which puts the Sabres eighth in the Atlantic Division.

How the Capitals got here

The Capitals have gone 2-3 over their last five games. They dropped a 5-3 decision to the Seattle Kraken at home on Sunday, Oct. 11, and lost 4-2 at Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 13, before winning back-to-back home games: 5-4 over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and 4-2 over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, Oct. 17. Their most recent outing was a 5-2 home loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Washington is 4-2-0 at Capital One Arena this season.

Ryan Leonard leads the Capitals with 8 points. Alex Tuch has a team-high 5 goals, and Dylan Strome leads with 5 assists.

The Sabres' recent run

Buffalo beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 at home on Monday, Oct. 12, then lost 4-3 at Montreal on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Sabres won 5-4 in overtime at Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 15, fell 4-3 in overtime at Montreal on Saturday, Oct. 17, and most recently lost 3-1 at home to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

The Sabres are 1-1-2 on the road this season. Jack Quinn leads Buffalo with 5 goals and 10 points, and Owen Power has a team-best 6 assists.

Injury report

The Capitals have three players on injured reserve: Vincent Desharnais (abdomen), Pierre-Luc Dubois (illness) and Rasmus Sandin (knee). Logan Thompson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and Justin Sourdif is day-to-day with an illness.

Buffalo lists Sam Carrick (upper body), Alex Lyon (upper body) and Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) on injured reserve. Jiri Kulich (face) and Justin Danforth (upper body) are day-to-day.