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Braden Holtby and Tom Wilson gave the Washington Capitals another two points in the standings.Holby made 36 saves Michael Hutchinson Jersey Womens , Wilson broke a tie with seven minutes left and the Stanley Cup champion Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Friday night.Evgeny Kuznetsov started the winning play when he stole the puck from goalie Carter Hutton behind the net. The center quickly fed Wilson just outside of the crease. Wilson has 10 goals in 15 games this season.“Whenever the goalie is behind the net, you just try and get open, just in case,” Wilson said. “(Kuznetsov) makes a great play, and you’ve just got to try and get it there before the goalie gets back in the net. It was good timing.”Still, the Capitals needed Holtby as Buffalo held a 37-24 edge in shots. The Sabres had 17 third-period shots http://www.officialdevils.com/authentic-...ood-jersey , and Holtby made 16 saves in the final 20 minutes and came up big at the endWashington was under pressure late as Nic Dowd was called for tripping with 2:12 left in the game. The Capitals then spent most of the final two minutes killing off that penalty, dealing with a six-on-four situation for nearly a minute as Buffalo pulled Hutton in favor of an extra attacker.“(Holtby) was a big reason we were able to get two points tonight,” Washington coach Todd Reirden said. “He was outstanding all game long. He had a huge role in us winning that game.”Holtby made a big play late in the second period by coming far out of his net to beat Rasmus Ristolainen to a loose puck and prevent a breakaway.The goalie raced out past the circle to nearly the blue line and even swatted the puck away from Ristolainen and Buffalo teammate Conor Sheary.“I thought I could get there,” Holtby said. “I was thinking I’d kind of have to get down to try and seal the ice and get it out of the blue line there. I didn’t really see the second guy coming so after that you just try and do whatever you can to keep it up.”Washington has won six of its last seven games and has beaten the Sabres twice at home in less than a week. Buffalo is 0-5-2 in its last seven games in Washington.The first period was scoreless, and Buffalo could not convert on three good scoring chances in the first 1:30 of the second.The Sabres then went on a power play 2:37 into the period, but Washington scored 13 seconds later with its second short-handed goal of the season. Dowd flipped a puck in the air from the Capitals’ zone that sprung Chandler Stephenson on a breakaway Nico Hischier Jersey , and he beat Hutton for his first career short-handed score.Johan Larsson tied it for Buffalo at 9:01 of the third period, scoring from in close.Buffalo coach Phil Housley thought his team played well and came up with many scoring chances but agreed that Holtby might have been the difference.“Holtby played terrific,” Housley said. “Give Holtby credit. He’s a pretty good goaltender, and there’s a reason why he won the Stanley Cup.”NOTES: Andre Burakovsky returned to the Washington lineup after missing the past four games as a healthy scratch but did not score a point. … Housley played two seasons for Washington. … Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner of Buffalo had seven-game points streaks end.UP NEXTSabres: Host Anaheim on Saturday night.Capitals: At Ottawa on Saturday night. Ottawa Senators (25-41-6, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Calgary Flames (45-21-7, first in the Pacific Division)Calgary Dan Hamhuis Jersey Womens , Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the top team in the Western Conference, the Calgary Flames.The Flames have gone 24-7-5 in home games. Calgary leads the Western Conference with 17 shorthanded goals, led by Mark Jankowski with five.The Senators are 9-25-2 on the road. Ottawa has given up 40 power-play goals, killing 79.5 percent of opponent chances. In their last meeting on Feb. 24, Calgary won 2-1.TOP PERFORMERS: Johnny Gaudreau leads the Flames with 35 goals Youth Pavel Zacha Jersey , adding 57 assists and totaling 92 points. Matthew Tkachuk has eight goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Calgary.LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .904 save percentage.Flames: 5-5-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.9 assists Authentic Taylor Hall Jersey , 3.3 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .900 save percentage.Flames Injuries: Sam Bennett: day to day (lower body), Sean Monahan: day to day (illness), James Neal: day to day (lower body).Senators Injuries: Colin White: out (upper body).