A late surge by the Capitals, led by Tom Wilson’s tying goal with a little over a minute left in the third, set the stage for an intense finish.
Unfortunately for the Sabres, they were stung by another late goal, this time from Dylan Strome with only eight seconds left in overtime. This victory marked the Capitals’ fifth consecutive win, a testament to their current form and momentum.
The Sabres’ JJ Peterka ignited the game with his 8th of the season, scoring from Tyson Jost and Victor Olofsson just past the ten-minute mark of the first period, giving the Sabres an early lead.
The Sabres went up by a 2-0 score at 16:04 when rookie Zach Benson scored his first National Hockey League goal. Victor Olofsson picked up the assist, his second on the night.
At 07:50 into the second period, the Capitals tied the game at 2-2 when Alexander Alexeyev earned his first of the season from Nic Dowd and Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Buffalo took back their one-goal lead at 16:18 left when Dylan Cozens scored his fourth from Rasmus Dahlin and Casey Mittelstadt while on the power play.
Then it was Tom Wilson with his 4th from Dylan Strome and John Carlson at the 18:45 mark of the third. It was Strome winning the game in overtime 4-3.
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