The Washington Capitals opened the season with a 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres. T.J. Oshie led the Capitals with a goal and 2 assists. Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson had a goal each had a goal and assist. Alex Ovechkin notched two assists. Goalie Ilya Samsonov stopped 22 shots and is expected to get the start again.

The Buffalo Sabres played their first game in 311 days and although they gave up 6 goals they did find the back of the net four times. Taylor Hall, Tobias Rieder, Jake McCabe, and Victor Olofsson all scored for Buffalo. 3 from time. Goalie Carter Hutton stopped 22 shots for Buffalo, but Linus Ullmark is expected to get the start. Last season he was 17-14-3 with a 2.69 GAA and a .915 save percentage.

I like Washington in this one. Buffalo looked rusty and can't shake that off in 24 hours. Washington has too much firepower and will come away with another win.

Play on Washington.