Bowen Byram scored the deciding goal in the shootout to give the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Alex Ovechkin was held without a goal for the fourth straight game and remains one shy of 900 for the Capitals who have lost four in a row.

" (Zach has) been struggling with the lower body (injury) for last couple of games, to the point where he's not able to play." Ruff said after the Sabres morning skate on Saturday. "I would say it's short-term. I'll lay this out there, maybe a week. But I'm not a doctor."

Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch scored, and Isak Rosen scored his first NHL goal for the Sabres (5-4-3), who ended a three-game losing streak (0-0-3). Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves and stopped all five shooters in the shootout.

The Sabres captain finished with a goal, an assist and the game-losing giveaway after losing an edge in overtime.

Bowen Byram scored the deciding goal and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped all five attempts he faced in a shootout to give the Sabres a 4-3 victory against the Washington

Marat Khusnutdinov scored 2:07 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3. Alex Tuch’s goal with 5:35 left in regulation tied it, wiping out Buffalo’s two-goal deficit in the third period.

Detroit eyes scoring prowess. With cap space and a hot start, the Red Wings consider acquiring Buffalo's proven sniper, Alex Tuch.

One area they won’t want to replicate is Tuesday’s start, which saw the Bruins spot New York a 2-0 lead before answering with three goals in the second. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 33 of 35 shots to get the win and will be back in net tonight, coach Marco Sturm announced after this morning’s skate.

Before the second intermission, after Mark Kastelic scored Boston’s third goal, chaos ensued on and off the ice. An extended scrum broke out with the 10 skaters, and Bowen Byram and Nikita Zadorov had a long talk from the ends of their benches.