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Buffalo Sabres Opponent Outlook: Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres forwards Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, Ryan O’Reilly and Evander Kane, meet Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin. You’ll be seeing a lot of each other this season in what should be some offensively strong games between the two teams.

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The Caps finished last season fourth overall in the Eastern Conference with 101 points and a record of 45-26-11. They went 23-13-5 at the Verizon Center and 22-13-6 at home.

The Capitals won two of three meetings with the Buffalo Sabres last season — but it all began with a Sabres win, 2-1, in the first meeting of the season.