Alex Tuch gets the overtime winner.

Sabres tie the game with a greasy one. Looks like Noah Ostlund is going to get credit for the goal. 3-3. "Let's go Buffalo!" chants ringing out in D.C. again.

Dylan Strome at the net front again, and the Capitals have a 3-2 lead.

Capitals have tied the game. Dylan Strome gets one at the net front. Sabres and Caps tied at 2.

Alex Tuch's centering pass deflects off Tage Thompson's stick and into Buffalo's net. Tuch to Thompson just like old times. Capitals cut the Sabres' lead to 2-1.

There was just a loud,"Let's go Buffalo!" chant at Capital One Arena. Sabres fans are well represented in the nation's capital tonight.

Sabres go up 2-0 on a goal from Josh Doan. Nice forecheck from Konsta Helenius to create a loose puck, and Ryan McLeod set up Doan for the goal.

Jack Quinn opens the scoring for the Sabres. Great play by Zellweger to find him. Sabres have had tons of o-zone time early in this game.

How the Sabres look in warmups here in D.C. Zucker-Norris-Thompson Benson-Ostlund-Quinn Doan-McLeod-Helenius Krebs-Kozak-Malenstyn Dahlin-Samuelsson Zellweger-Power Gilbert-Crevier

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen leads the Sabres onto the ice in D.C.

“Up until the day I got traded and signed with Washington, I thought I was going to be a Sabre for life." Alex Tuch is getting set to face the Sabres for the first time since signing in Washington this summer. I caught up with Tuch earlier this week to talk about that and a lot more. Free to read: nytimes.com/athletic/7714431…

Jiri Kulich is not with the Sabres in Washington. He is going through some more testing in Buffalo. There’s still a chance he could join the team later in the trip. Alex Lyon did not join the team on the road. Colten Ellis will likely get a game in California, Lindy Ruff said.

Optional morning skate for the Sabres in DC. Don’t see Jiri Kulich out there. We’ll get an update from Lindy Ruff shortly. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the visitor’s net.

10 thoughts on the Sabres not trading for Connor Hellebuyck and where they go from here. nytimes.com/athletic/7718108…

Winnipeg getting a scoring winger in Dawson Mercer leads me to believe the Sabres would have needed to include Jack Quinn in the deal to get Hellebuyck on top of some other good assets. That wouldn't have been easy to do given Buffalo's lack of scoring wingers right now.

Sabres coach Lindy Ruff doesn't have an update on Jiri Kulich yet. He's at the doctor now.