Ascending Capitals match up against sliding Sabres

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The past few weeks at home have not been kind to the Buffalo Sabres. On an eight-game losing streak, they will strive to turn things around when they kick off a three-game road trip with a visit to the Washington Capitals on Saturday.

The Sabres are 0-5-3 during their skid, with seven of those losses coming on home ice. Six have been by one goal. Three times they've held a l