BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres play the Washington Capitals as losers of three straight games. Buffalo has a 14-21-5 record overall and a 7-10-3 record on its home ice. The Sabres are 3-5-4 in one-goal games. Washington has gone 13-6-0 in road games and 26-10-3 overall. The Capitals are 11-4-1 when scoring a power-play goal.

The Washington Capitals will look to stay hot when they head to Buffalo to meet the Sabres on Monday night. Can Alexander Ovechkin carry the Caps to another big win and trounce the struggling Sabres? Next Level Bets answers with his best betting pick for ...

The Washington Capitals dropped a 4-3 decision in the shootout against the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center on Monday night.

Ovechkin is now 23 shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 goals that many NHL observers thought would stand as one of the game's most unbreakable records.

The Sabres (14-21-5) remained last in the Eastern Conference and finished their road trip 1-2-1. Buffalo was outshot in the game, 33-24, and had only 10 shots on goal through the first two periods. Vegas goalie Adin Hill came within 2:18 of a shutout before a Jason Zucker deflection on a power play produced Buffalo's goal.

The Washington Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks after Tom Wilson's two-goal game against the Buffalo Sabres in the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss.

Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night.

After a tough set of losses in St. Louis that allowed the Blues to catch up in the standings, the Calgary Flames will have to overcome a tough schedule to stay in the race

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points in 44 games.

The Anaheim Ducks visit the Washington Capitals after the Ducks took down the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime

It was a big Saturday for hockey yesterday in the National Hockey League, with only two teams not in action. The 30 other NHL teams were playing a game yesterday, which gave us a plethora of highlights.

Logan Doyle looks back at the last week of NHL hockey and what it means for your fantasy hockey teams. Plus, Ovechkin continues the chase!