Capitals Return Home to Face Sabres

The Washington Capitals put its three-game winning streak on the line when the Buffalo Sabres come to town on Day 155. Washington is 6th in the Wales Conference at 35-31-11, one point behind Philadelphia and two points ahead of New Jersey and Pittsburgh. Buffalo is 14th in the conference at 27-46-5.

Zigmund Palffy leads the Caps attack with 28 goals and 50 assists. Dynamic center adds 29 goals and 37 assists, while recent arrival David Vyborny has 28 goals and 31 assists. Anson Carter is contributing from the win with 57 points, and vetern Mikael Renberg is playing well with 56 points. Youngster Frantisek Lukes is having a career-year with 22 goals and 26 assists.

On defense, Rob Blake has eight goals and 35 assists, and Bryan Berard adds 12 goals and 24 assists. Dan Boyle is also contributing with four goals and 26 assists.

Between the pipes, Manny Legace is 28-26-8 with a 3.12 GAA and .884 save percentage. Peter Skudra is 6-5-3 with a 2.91 GAA and .894 save percentage.

The Sabres are led by Artem Kruikov's 22 goals and 43 assists. John LeClair adds 23 goals and 36 assists, while Alexander Polushin has 25 goals and 33 assists. Simon Gagne contributes 55 points, and Josef Vasicek is chipping in with 42 points.

On the blue lines, Toni Lydman adds to the offense with seven goals and 33 assists. Andrei Markov contributes 32 points, and Paul Mara is chipping in with 28 points.

In goal, Marc Denis is 21-33-5 with a 3.51 GAA and .877 save percentage. Rick Dipietro is 6-13-0 with a 3.91 GAA and .873 save percentage.