Buffalo110 -- 2Washington112 -- 4

First Period_1, Buffalo, Zucker 8 (McLeod, Greenway), 1:36. 2, Washington, Wilson 12 (Carlson, McMichael), 17:09 (pp).

Second Period_3, Washington, Wilson 13 (Chychrun), 5:11 (pp). 4, Buffalo, Kulich 4 (Byram, Thompson), 7:24.

Third Period_5, Washington, Strome 10 (Carlson, Raddysh), 11:05. 6, Washington, Chychrun 9 (Dubois, Carlson), 18:30 (en).

Shots on Goal_Buffalo 6-10-5_21. Washington 12-13-6_31.

Power-play opportunities_Buffalo 0 of 2; Washington 2 of 3.

Goalies_Buffalo, Luukkonen 8-9-3 (30 shots-27 saves). Washington, Thompson 12-1-2 (21-19).

A_18,573 (18,277). T_2:32.

Referees_Mitch Dunning, TJ Luxmore. Linesmen_Kilian McNamara, Derek Nansen.