{"id":541211,"date":"2026-04-05T00:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/541211\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:43:24","slug":"nhl-game-preview-buffalo-sabres-at-washington-capitals-with-line-combinations-04-04-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/541211\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 04\/04\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NHL-Game-Preview-Buffalo-Sabres-at-Washington-Capitals-with-Line-Combinations-04.04.2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 04\/04\/2026\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by: Jeffrey T. Barnes-AP)<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres (46-22-8, 100 pts) at Washington Capitals (38-29-9, 85 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Capital One Arena<br \/>Date: Saturday, April 4<br \/>Time: 7:00 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+, MSG Buffalo, Monumental Sports Network<br \/>Radio: 550 WGR AM\u00a0\/106.7 The Fan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">The Sabres lost their last game 4-1 on Thursday to the Ottawa Senators. In their previous five games, Buffalo has a 2-2-1 record, scoring 2.6 goals per game while conceding 3.2.  The season series is tied 1-1, with Saturday being the final meeting between the two teams this season.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals lost their last game 7-3 to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. In their last five games, Washington has a 3-2-0 record, scoring 4.2 goals while allowing 4.4.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Krebs-Thompson-Tuch<br \/>Zucker-McLeod-Quinn<br \/>Benson-Norris-Doan<br \/>Greenway-Dunne-Malenstyn<\/p>\n<p>Samuelsson-Dahlin<br \/>Power-Byram<br \/>Stanley-Metsa<\/p>\n<p>Lyon<br \/>Luukkonen<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/search?q=Buffalo&amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get Your Buffalo Hockey Merchandise here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Ovechkin-Strome-McMichael<br \/>Lapierre-Dubois-Wilson<br \/>Beauvillier-Sourdif-Leonard<br \/>Duhaime-Kampf-Miroshnichenko<\/p>\n<p>Fehervary-Sandin<br \/>Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk<br \/>Hutson-Roy<\/p>\n<p>Thompson<br \/>Lindgren<\/p>\n<p>Buy Washington Hockey Gear Below!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/search?q=florida&amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/florida-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=florida&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/washington-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=was&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Hockey \u2013 Inside The Rink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Tage%20Thomp&amp;post_tag=tage-thompson\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Tage%20Thomp&amp;post_tag=tage-thompson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tage Thompson<\/a> had a goal on four shots in the 4-3 shootout win over the Capitals back on November 1st.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Dylan%20Strome&amp;post_tag=dylan-strome\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Dylan%20Strome&amp;post_tag=dylan-strome\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Strome<\/a> had a goal for the Capitals on six shots in the 4-3 shootout loss to the Sabres on November 1st.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">F Noah Ostlund\u00a0\u2013 DTD<br \/>F\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/jiri-kulich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jiri Kulich<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>F\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/justin-danforth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Danforth<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>F Sam Carrick \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">F Aliaksei Protas \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>Next Game<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775349804_120_8db68b5dc1a6417474926df3f6d3c47ad5c5859e11a1a42050a5fdf654aba77b.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JC Giff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. 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