The Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres face off tonight for the third and final time this season, with this matchup in western New York. The Capitals have lost their last two games, both on home ice, in regulation, and the Sabres have won three in a row, two in OT and one in the shootout. The Caps are wearing their home reds in Buffalo tonight because the Sabres are wearing their Heritage Classic sweaters, giving the Caps the unusual opportunity to Rock the Red away from Capital One Arena.
The Capitals have four former Sabres on their roster: Conor Sheary, Marcus Johansson, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, and Johan Larsson, who has yet to make his post-deadline debut.