NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 03/12/2026 | Inside The Rink
HomeNHLNHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 03/12/2026
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Washington Capitals (32-27-7, 71 pts) at Buffalo Sabres (40-19-6, 86 pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN+/MNMT2/MSN/MSG-B/
Radio: 93.3 WMMR FM/550 WGR AM
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Washington Capitals News & Notes:
The Capitals suffered a 4-1 loss to the Flyers last night. They’re 1-3-0 in March, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.
Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:
The Sabres continued their winning streak with a 6-3 win over the Sharks. Their winning streak is now at eight games, averaging 4.5 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.
Washington Capitals Projected Lines:
Ovechkin-Sourdif-Beauvillier
McMichael-Dubois-Leonard
Protas-Strome-Wilson
Duhaime-Lapierre-Frank
Sandin-Roy
Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Chisholm
Lindgren
Thompson
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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:
Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Zucker-McLeod-Quinn
Ostlund-Norris-Doan
Benson-Carrick-Malenstyn
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Power
Stanley-Kesselring
Luukkonen
Lyon
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Players To Watch:
Washington Capitals
Aliaksei Protas had a goal in the Capitals’ loss to Buffalo back in November.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Tuch scored a goal in Buffalo’s shootout win over Washington back on November 1st.
Injury Report:
Washington Capitals
F Sonny Milano – DTD
Buffalo Sabres
D Conor Timmins – IR
F Jiri Kulich – IR
F Justin Danforth – IR
F Jordan Greenway – IR
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