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Capitals vs Sabres Recap: Caps Launch a Spirited Comeback to Down Buffalo 4-3 in OT

Nov 22, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) celebrates with Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) after scoring the game winning goal in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Plus: After a rough start, the Capitals controlled play in the second and third periods with an xGF share of 83% in the second period and 61.81% in the third.

Minus: Six teams in NHL history have finished a season with a power play percentage at 10% or lower. The lowest mark belongs to the 2019-20 Anaheim Ducks, who finished at 8.9%. There’s no way the Caps, who entered tonight at 7%, stay that bad on the man advantage…right?

Caps Player of the Game: A game-tying assist followed by sealing it with 3 seconds left in OT makes Dylan Strome a pretty easy answer for this.

Key Moment:

https://twitter.com/capsreplays/status/1727515322167480505
This is probably the loudest Capital One Arena’s been all season.

Final Thought: Another really strong effort that’s starting to feel a lot less like a random hot streak and more like something you can expect to see from this team nightly. They did go on a similar 10-1-0 stretch in December of last year, but what they’ve shown throughout this last month feels a lot more sustainable.

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