BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An improved performance still wasn’t good enough for Nic Dowd and the spiraling Washington Capitals who dropped their second outing to the
by JOHN WAWROW | AP Sports Writer Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and right wing Jack Quinn celebrate after a victory in an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals , Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Buffalo , N.Y.
The Capitals dropped to 1-5-2 in their past eight and dropped a second straight outing in Buffalo following a 6-2 loss on April 2. “It feels good to win. I guess if we can’t be in, we don’t want other teams to be in,” Tuch said. “We’re just trying to win, plain and simple. If we knock a team out of the playoffs in the process, that’s fine, too.”
Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson had goals for a Capitals team that has not scored three or more in its past eight outings, dating to a 4-3 overtime win over Detroit on March 26.Though Washington controlled the pace for much for the first period, it was the Sabres who opened the scoring on Benson’s goal with a minute left, when he deflected in Jeff Skinner’s shot from the top of the right circle.
Quinn all but sealed the victory by putting the Sabres up 3-1 with 9:46 remaining. Driving in from the right point, the rookie made a creative move to get around defender Nick Jensen and work his way into the slot from where he snapped a shot inside the left post.
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