In Washington, DC, the Capitals struck for four goals, including two from Jakub Vrana, in the first period as they sauntered past the visiting Buffalo Sabres, 6-1.
“Obviously, in that moment that was a feeling of happiness and it was fun to score, but after this kind of game, it’s not that big [of a] memory right now, but probably a little bit later,” Jokiharju said.
Braden Holtby made 29 saves top get the easy win.
Henri Jokiharju was the lone Sabres goal scorer.
“I just didn’t think we were good enough, especially against a team like that,” the Sabres Jack Eichel said. “They’re one of the best teams in the League for a reason, and I thought we were just sloppy with the puck. I thought we just gave them a lot of chances that we shouldn’t have, and they capitalized.”
Tom Wilson (three points) and Brendan Leipsic (two points) had a goal each in the win.
“It was a good four-line game for us,” Capitals coach Todd Reirden said. “Got contributions from a lot of different people. I thought when we did have breakdowns, Braden was really solid tonight, so that allowed us to take advantage of the opportunities we had in the opposite direction.”
Chandler Stephenson and T.J. Oshie also scored for the Caps.
“It’s obviously nice to get up early,” Wilson said. “Those games can be a little tough for the rest of the night, but I thought we did a good job for the most part just keeping our skating and keeping the momentum.
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Linus Ullmark made 28 saves in the loss; the Sabres are 1-2-1 in their last four goals.
“We got away from the game, the simple game, and the decisions we needed to make with the puck,” Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. “We gave them really everything they got in the first period, and we had some excellent opportunities that we didn’t capitalize on.”
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