WASHINGTON – With all eyes on No. 8 in red ... As has often been the case lately, JJ Peterka had his fingerprints all over Buffalo’s first goal 12:49 into the opening period.

The Capitals begin the quest for the franchise ... reach 900 wins in Buffalo’s victory over Philadelphia. Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn had a goal and assist each, and Peyton Krebs ...

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-2 win over the ...

Washington has already clinched the Metropolitan ... Bay for second place in the Atlantic Division. Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka had power-play goals for the Sabres. Peterka added an assist ...

The Sabres have earned at least one point in nine of their last 10 contests against the Capitals (5-1-4 ... 1993 (10 assists). JJ Peterka has tallied 25 points (13+12) in his last 23 games ...

Adam Fantilli scored twice and Jet Greaves stopped 22 shots for his first career shutout, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 7-0 win over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington ...

JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist in regulation before scoring the game-winning marker in a shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-3, on Monday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night. Tage Thompson also ...

Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka scored for the Sabres ... The loss clinched the Metropolitan Division title for the Washington Capitals. Thompson extended his goal streak to five games ...