Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 2nd Period | |
| 2:50 | Washington - Chandler Stephenson Assists: Nic Dowd |
| 3rd Period | |
| 9:01 | Buffalo - Johan Larsson Assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 13:00 | Washington - Tom Wilson Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Penalty Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 4:32 | Buffalo - Jeff Skinner for Hooking (2:00) |
| 8:28 | Washington - Tom Wilson for Hooking (2:00) |
| 2nd Period | |
| 2:37 | Washington - Jonas Siegenthaler for Tripping (2:00) |
| 7:12 | Buffalo - Evan Rodrigues for Holding (2:00) |
| 9:38 | Buffalo - Casey Mittelstadt for Holding (2:00) |
| 3rd Period | |
| 9:24 | Washington - Matt Niskanen for Tripping (2:00) |
| 14:23 | Buffalo - Vladimir Sobotka for Hooking (2:00) |
| 17:48 | Washington - Nic Dowd for Tripping (2:00) |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Buffalo Sabres | 9 | 11 | 17 | 37 |
| Washington Capitals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| Power Plays | ||
| Team | Total Power Plays Attempted | Total Power Plays Converted |
| Buffalo Sabres | 4 | 0 |
| Washington Capitals | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Sabres Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Carter Hutton | 24 | 22 | Loss |
| Washington Capitals Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Braden Holtby | 37 | 36 | Win |
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Francis Charron
Linesman: Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18,506
Information last updated on 1/29/2019 1:22:43 PM.