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BUF @ WSH

Saturday, April 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's most recent starter as the probable starter (confirmed starters are not published in advance). Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · Away
2 – 6
FINAL
Washington Capitals
43-30-9 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF -115 · WSH -105
Puck Line
BUF -1.5 (+180) · WSH +1.5 (-250)
Total
O 6.5 (-105) · U (-115)

Graded: total 8 → OVER W · WSH +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 BUFo6.5 46%
35-41
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
42%
16-22
60%
3-2
47%
35-40
WSHo6.5 41%
31-45
80%
4-1
40%
4-6
36%
14-25
60%
3-2
49%
37-38
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF-1.5 41%
31-45
0%
0-5
30%
3-7
40%
15-23
20%
1-4
+5.12u
41-34
WSH+1.5 72%
55-21
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
80%
31-8
80%
4-1
+4.80u
39-36
Moneyline
win %
 BUF fav -115 61%
46-30
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
58%
22-16
60%
3-2
+2.67u
24-14
WSH dog -105 50%
38-38
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
59%
23-16
40%
2-3
-3.64u
11-17
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-145/u+114 FD 1.5 o-136/u+108 BUF 26%
20-56
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
26%
10-28
20%
1-4
55%
42-34
 1.91 0.99 / 0.92
WSH 21%
16-60
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
18%
7-32
20%
1-4
43%
33-43
 1.61 0.83 / 0.78
2nd Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-188/u+145 FD 1.5 o-186/u+146 BUF 29%
22-54
0%
0-5
10%
1-9
24%
9-29
40%
2-3
53%
40-36
 2.07 1.20 / 0.87
WSH 28%
21-55
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
33%
13-26
40%
2-3
61%
46-30
 2.01 1.03 / 0.99
3rd Period
over 2.5
 FD 2.5 o+122/u-154 BUF 40%
30-46
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
37%
14-24
20%
1-4
45%
33-41
 2.25 1.18 / 1.07
WSH 40%
30-46
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
36%
14-25
20%
1-4
54%
41-35
 2.38 1.24 / 1.14
Team Comparison '25-26
BUFWSH
Record (W-L-OTL)50-23-943-30-9
Points %66.5%57.9%
Goals for / game3.513.21
Goals against / game2.942.98
Shots for / game28.128.0
Shots against / game29.128.1
Power play %19.5%17.8%
Penalty kill %81.9%80.1%
Faceoff %45.9%49.3%
1st period GF / GA1.02 / 0.940.83 / 0.76
2nd period GF / GA1.16 / 0.881.06 / 1.02
3rd period GF / GA1.23 / 1.011.24 / 1.09
Avg game total6.456.18
Starting Goalies from the box score
BUF · Alex Lyon
2 saves on 5 shots · 3 GA · L
37 saves on 39 shots · 2 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF2000390/5
WSH3120280/2
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+155
 45% 40% 60%3/5 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+375
 19% 40% 0%0/4 1 O
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+260
 18% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+350
 17% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+220
 36% 20% 75%3/4 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+425
 15% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+250
 25% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+800
 11% 20% 0%0/5 0 U
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+240
 32% 10% 20%1/5 0 U
Josh Norris G 0.5
o+325
 21% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+900
 15% 10% 0%0/5 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+650
 13% 10% 0%0/5 0 U
Jordan Greenway G 0.5
o+750
 3% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+800
 8% 0% 0%0/4 1 O
Logan Stanley G 0.5
o+1300
 13% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+450
 15% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Tyson Kozak G 0.5
o+850
 5% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Zach Metsa G 0.5
o+1600
 5% 0% — 0 U
Peyton Krebs PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 41% 70% 20%1/5 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 68% 60% 80%4/5 0 U
Zach Benson PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 48% 60% 0%0/4 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson PTS 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 43% 50% 20%1/5 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+115
 60% 50% 25%1/4 2 O
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 46% 50% 50%2/4 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 63% 40% 75%3/4 1 O
Bowen Byram PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 42% 40% 20%1/5 0 U
Josh Norris PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-155
 55% 30% 25%1/4 1 O
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 46% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-135
 47% 20% 60%3/5 0 U
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-150
 50% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 32% 20% 60%3/5 0 U
Peyton Krebs A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 32% 50% 0%0/5 0 U
Zach Benson A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 34% 50% 0%0/4 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 32% 40% 20%1/5 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 41% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Bowen Byram A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 33% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 36% 30% 50%2/4 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 36% 20% 25%1/4 1 O
Josh Norris A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 40% 20% 25%1/4 1 O
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 41% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 50% 20% 25%1/4 1 O
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 25% 10% 40%2/5 0 U
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 26% 10% 67%2/3 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+325 / u-475
 24% 10% 60%3/5 0 U
Tage Thompson SOG 2.5
o-170 / u+125
 66% 60% 80%4/5 5 O
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-160
 49% 60% 0%0/4 3 O
Josh Doan SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 58% 60% 100%3/3 1 U
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 54% 50% 60%3/5 1 U
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-180
 38% 50% 25%1/4 5 O
Josh Norris SOG 1.5
o+110 / u-145
 50% 50% 50%2/4 4 O
Zach Benson SOG 1.5
o+110 / u-145
 49% 40% 25%1/4 3 O
Jack Quinn SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-160
 33% 30% 25%1/4 6 O
Alex Lyon SV 24.5
o-125 / u-105
 64% 50% 100%1/1 2 U
WSHPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Alex Ovechkin G 0.5
o+175
 30% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Tom Wilson G 0.5
o+180
 33% 30% 40%2/5 1 O
Ryan Leonard G 0.5
o+325
 20% 30% 50%1/2 1 O
Anthony Beauvillier G 0.5
o+350
 17% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
Jakob Chychrun G 0.5
o+375
 27% 20% 60%3/5 1 O
Rasmus Sandin G 0.5
o+1000
 7% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Aliaksei Protas G 0.5
o+300
 31% 20% 60%3/5 1 O
Justin Sourdif G 0.5
o+375
 17% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Dylan Strome G 0.5
o+300
 20% 10% 40%2/5 1 O
Matt Roy G 0.5
o+1200
 3% 10% 0%0/5 0 U
Pierre-Luc Dubois G 0.5
o+260
 17% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Hendrix Lapierre G 0.5
o+800
 6% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Ethen Frank G 0.5
o+575
 15% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Trevor van Riemsdyk G 0.5
o+1500
 3% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Brandon Duhaime G 0.5
o+750
 5% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Martin Fehérváry G 0.5
o+1200
 5% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Connor McMichael G 0.5
o+325
 13% 0% 0%0/5 1 O
Cole Hutson G 0.5
o+650
 25% — — 0 U
Alex Ovechkin PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 54% 50% 25%1/4 2 O
Rasmus Sandin PTS 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 30% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Connor McMichael PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 35% 50% 40%2/5 2 O
Ryan Leonard PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 46% 50% 100%2/2 1 O
Tom Wilson PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+110
 58% 40% 80%4/5 1 O
Jakob Chychrun PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 55% 40% 80%4/5 2 O
Pierre-Luc Dubois PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 33% 40% 75%3/4 2 O
Aliaksei Protas PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 53% 40% 80%4/5 2 O
Dylan Strome PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-145
 50% 30% 80%4/5 1 O
Justin Sourdif PTS 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 26% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Cole Hutson PTS 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 63% — — 1 O
Rasmus Sandin A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 28% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Connor McMichael A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 31% 50% 40%2/5 1 O
Pierre-Luc Dubois A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 29% 40% 50%2/4 2 O
Jakob Chychrun A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 34% 30% 40%2/5 1 O
Ryan Leonard A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 30% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Tom Wilson A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 38% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Dylan Strome A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 37% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Aliaksei Protas A 0.5
o+260 / u-400
 29% 20% 40%2/5 1 O
Alex Ovechkin A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 34% 10% 25%1/4 2 O
Justin Sourdif A 0.5
o+350 / u-525
 17% 10% 0%0/2 1 O
Cole Hutson A 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 38% — — 1 O
Tom Wilson SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+145
 64% 70% 80%4/5 1 U
Ryan Leonard SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+145
 65% 70% 0%0/2 2 O
Anthony Beauvillier SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 62% 50% 60%3/5 1 U
Aliaksei Protas SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 64% 50% 80%4/5 4 O
Connor McMichael SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-120
 57% 40% 60%3/5 5 O
Justin Sourdif SOG 1.5
o+110 / u-150
 42% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Ovechkin SOG 3.5
o+115 / u-150
 30% 30% 25%1/4 4 O
Dylan Strome SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-120
 50% 20% 80%4/5 4 O
Pierre-Luc Dubois SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 38% 20% 25%1/4 1 U
Jakob Chychrun SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-160
 51% 10% 80%4/5 2 U
Logan Thompson SV 24.5
o-105 / u-125
 46% 50% 0%0/2 37 O

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Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Mar 12, 2026 at BUF WSH 2–1 0–11–01–0 3 6.5 U WSH
Nov 1, 2025 at BUF WSH 3–4 SO 2–31–00–0 7 6.5 O BUF
Mar 30, 2025 at WSH WSH 5–8 1–11–33–4 13 6.5 O BUF
Jan 6, 2025 at BUF WSH 3–4 SO 1–11–21–0 7 6 O BUF
Dec 14, 2024 at WSH WSH 4–2 1–11–12–0 6 6 P WSH
Apr 11, 2024 at BUF WSH 2–4 0–11–11–2 6 — BUF
Apr 2, 2024 at BUF WSH 2–6 1–21–10–3 8 — BUF
Nov 22, 2023 at WSH WSH 4–3 OT 1–21–11–0 7 — WSH
Mar 15, 2023 at WSH WSH 5–4 SO 1–30–03–1 9 — WSH
Feb 26, 2023 at BUF WSH 4–7 2–22–40–1 11 — BUF