Short-handed Capitals beat Sabres 4-3 in SO in home opener
Read full article: Short-handed Capitals beat Sabres 4-3 in SO in home openerโI wasnโt thinking about it," Vanecek said of his first NHL shootout. โWe want to win hockey games in good ways and feel good about ourselves,โ Dowd said. Buffalo rookie Dylan Cozens scored his first NHL goal on a top-shelf snipe past Vanecek in the second period. The Capitals were fined $100,000 Wednesday for breaking league rules since those four players were together in a hotel room not wearing masks. Goaltender Carter Hutton didnโt travel with the team because of an apparent head injury from a collision Tuesday in Philadelphia.