Peterka's 23:37 of ice time was the most that he's played in his 200 NHL games. The winger totaled five shots on goal with eight shot attempts, and he had two assists.

Two-point effort against Caps

Sabres forward JJ Peterka played a significant role in the win, as he had a big night. The 22-year-old forward made a big differen

JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist in regulation before scoring the game-winning marker in a shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-3, on Monday night.

Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night.

After Tuch's marker in the third round of the shootout, JJ Peterka scored the clinching goal in the next round. Following Peterka's goal, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made the save on Jakob Chychrun's attempt to seal the win for Buffalo, which had lost three straight games (0-2-1) after winning three in a row.

Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and stopped three of four shooters in the shootout to end their three-game losing skid. Tuch also scored during the shootout.

After Tuch's marker in the third round of the shootout, JJ Peterka scored the clinching ... putting him at 700 points in his NHL career, and Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves. Alex Ovechkin was ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal ... Aliaksei Protas added a goal and an assist, and Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves for the Capitals.