[6] BUF Sabres 1-2 WAS Capitals [8] 2018-09-16 08:00
Stadium: Capital One Arena Round: 1
Home Manager: Todd Reirden Away Manager: Phil Housley
Head to Head
| NHL | 2018/02/25 00:00 | BUF Sabres v WAS Capitals | L | 1-5 |
| NHL | 2018/02/19 20:00 | WAS Capitals v BUF Sabres | L | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/11/08 00:00 | WAS Capitals v BUF Sabres | W | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2016/12/10 00:00 | WAS Capitals v BUF Sabres | L | 4-1 |
| NHL | 2016/12/06 00:00 | BUF Sabres v WAS Capitals | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2016/11/25 22:00 | BUF Sabres v WAS Capitals | L | 1-3 |
Home History
| NHL | 2018/04/07 23:00 | BUF Sabres v FLA Panthers | L | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2018/04/06 23:30 | BUF Sabres v TB Lightning | L | 5-7 |
| NHL | 2018/04/04 23:30 | OTT Senators v BUF Sabres | L | 4-2 |
| NHL | 2018/04/02 23:00 | BUF Sabres v TOR Maple Leafs | L | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2018/04/01 00:00 | BUF Sabres v NSH Predators | W | 7-4 |
| NHL | 2018/03/29 23:00 | DET Red Wings v BUF Sabres | L | 6-3 |
| NHL | 2018/03/26 23:00 | BUF Sabres v TOR Maple Leafs | W | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2018/03/24 23:00 | BUF Sabres v NY Rangers | L | 1-5 |
Away History
| NHL | 2018/06/08 00:00 | WAS Capitals v VGS Golden Knights | W | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2018/06/05 00:00 | VGS Golden Knights v WAS Capitals | W | 2-6 |
| NHL | 2018/06/03 00:00 | VGS Golden Knights v WAS Capitals | W | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2018/05/31 00:00 | WAS Capitals v VGS Golden Knights | W | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2018/05/29 00:00 | WAS Capitals v VGS Golden Knights | L | 4-6 |
| NHL | 2018/05/24 00:00 | WAS Capitals v TB Lightning | W | 4-0 |
| NHL | 2018/05/22 00:00 | TB Lightning v WAS Capitals | W | 0-3 |
| NHL | 2018/05/19 23:15 | WAS Capitals v TB Lightning | L | 2-3 |