Oshie has 3 points, Capitals open with 6-4 win at Buffalo

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Pete Laviolette was more pleased for his players - young and old - for kicking off the season on the right foot than he was getting a win in his debut as Washington's coach. ''It is a lot more than just me,'' Laviolette said after earning his 638th career win and first in Washington, a 6-4 season-opening victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. T.J. Oshie had a goal and two assists in a game the Capitals never trailed but were in jeopardy of squandering a 4-1 lead before Jakub Vrana scored 46 seconds into the third period.

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