The Sabres found themselves in a playoff spot after the victory on Friday. Craig Anderson stopped 53 shots, tying a career high. At 41 years old, he became oldest goaltender in NHL history to make at least 50 saves in a game.
"Age is just a number," Anderson said. "Right now, it's just managing the rest and managing your time so that you can have the moments in a game like this and be able to give your team a chance."
Jeff Skinner scored twice and Tuch also tallied.
"That's about as good of a game as I've played in a while and as good mentally as far as being sharp and being in the moment," Anderson said. "That's always tough to do, to stay in the moment. Tonight was one of those nights where I was able to do it."
Read the full Postgame Report here.
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- Head-to-head against Washington
This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season. Buffalo defeated Washington 5-4 in overtime in Washington on January 3 thanks to a hat trick from Tage Thompson, and the teams will meet again on Saturday, March 15 in Washington.
Buffalo has earned at least one point in four of its last five games against Washington. Each of the last three meetings between the two clubs have been decided in overtime or a shootout.
Buffalo has held Washington without a power-play goal in six of the last seven meetings between the two teams, going 13-for14 (92.9 percent) on the penalty kill during that span.
Skinner has notched three points (2+1) in his last two games against the Capitals and a point in today's game would give him a three-game point streak against Washington.
The Sabres are 3-4-3 in their last 10 games against the Capitals; 3-5-2 at home.
This is the 175th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has a 93-58-24 series record. The Sabres are 49-27-11 at home against the Capitals all-time.
The Capitals snapped a six-game losing streak with their 6-3 win over the Rangers yesterday.
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- The latest in the Wild Card race
The Sabres found themselves in a playoff position after Friday's win and they'll look to take over the second Wild Card spot again with a point in today's game.
Here's how the standings are currently shaking out:
| Team | GP | Points | Points % | RW | ROW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WC1 - New York Islanders | 62 | 67 | .540 | 26 | 30 |
| WC2 - Pittsburgh Penguins | 58 | 65 | .560 | 22 | 27 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 57 | 64 | .561 | 22 | 29 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 58 | 64 | .552 | 22 | 26 |
| Florida Panthers | 61 | 64 | .525 | 25 | 27 |
| Washington Capitals | 61 | 64 | .525 | 23 | 28 |
In addition to Washington's win yesterday, the Penguins defeated St. Louis 3-2 in overtime and Detroit was shut out 3-0 by the Lightning.
Today, the Islanders are on the road in Winnipeg and Pittsburgh hosts Tampa Bay.
The Red Wings are back in action on Monday when they open a home-and-home set against Ottawa while the Panthers are off until Tuesday.
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- What lies ahead
After today's game, the Sabres play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. That game will stream nationally on ESPN+ and Hulu.
Then they'll hit the road to face Boston on Thursday.
The Trade Deadline is Friday at 3 p.m. Sabres.com will have full coverage of any moves the Sabres make.
