NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 3/30/2025

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Photo: John McDonell

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 3:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / SN360 / TVAS2 / MSG-B / MNMT
Radio:
Buffalo – WGR 550 Sports Radio
Washington – WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Buffalo +1.5 ML -112
Washington  -1.5 ML -108
O/U 6.5

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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres are 3-2 in the last five games and picking up points as they finish another disappointing season. While Buffalo currently holds the fourth-best draft odds, their recent winning ways could see them quickly rise in a tightly packed standings.

Washington Capitals News & Notes:

Washington continues to keep themselves at the top of the league with a potent offense and an even better defense. The Capitals are first in goals for, third in goals against, and third in penalty kill percentage.

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:

Benson-Kulich-Thompson
Peterka-McLeod-Quinn
Zucker-Krebs-Tuch
Malenstyn-Kozak-Rosen

Power–Bernard-Docker
Byram-Clifton
Samuelsson-Bryson

Reimer
Luukkonen

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines:

Ovechkin-Strome-Protas
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Mangiapane-Eller-Raddysh
Duhaime-Dowd-Beauvillier

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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Players To Watch:

Buffalo Sabres

Ryan McLeod is having a breakout season with 46 points in 69 games. He shows no signs of slowing down with one goal and seven assists in the last five games.

Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin is a reason to keep turning on every Capitals game. As he continues to inch closer to the Gretzky goal record, he is four goals shy of another 40 goal season. That would also put him within two goals of surpassing Gretzky’s record.

Injury Report:

Buffalo Sabres

Josh Norris – DTD
LW Jordan Greenway – DTD
Sam Lafferty – DTD

Washington Capitals

LW Sonny Milano – IR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR

Next game:

Buffalo Sabres – April 1 at Ottawa Senators
Washington Capitals – April 1 at Boston Bruins

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