Senators 5-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2023) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

15-19-4, 7-10-3 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	0	1
OTT	2	2	1	5

Ottawa Senators

14-18-0, 10-10-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Z. Benson#9
D. Cozens#24
Z. Girgensons#28
J. Greenway#12
P. Krebs#19
C. Mittelstadt#37
K. Okposo#21
J. Peterka#77
J. Quinn#22
J. Skinner#53
T. Thompson#72
A. Tuch#89
defensemen
C. Clifton#75
R. Dahlin#26
R. Johnson#33
H. Jokiharju#10
O. Power#25
M. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:55	2:02	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	6	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	13:57	2:00	0:38	11:19	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	16	9:26	0:02	0:20	9:04	2	1	66.7
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	16	15:58	0:00	0:38	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	1	10	0	0	0	15	10:14	0:02	0:20	9:52	0	4	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	20:20	3:56	0:00	16:24	10	9	52.6
0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	16	10:56	0:02	0:00	10:54	5	3	62.5
0	0	-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	14:50	2:04	0:00	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	15:22	2:04	0:00	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	22	19:31	3:53	0:00	15:38	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:22	3:56	0:00	15:26	8	4	66.7
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	1	22	19:23	3:54	0:00	15:29	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	14:14	0:00	0:38	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	6	1	2	1	2	4	0	2	29	25:44	4:33	0:20	20:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:25	0:00	0:00	17:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	24	16:51	0:02	0:20	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	18:03	1:30	0:00	16:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	19:27	0:00	0:38	18:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
D. Levi#27

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	4	26	.867	24	0	2	0	0	58:04	0

Ottawa Senators


forwards
D. Batherson#19
C. Giroux#28
R. Greig#71
M. Kastelic#12
P. Kelly#27
D. Kubalik#81
Z. MacEwen#17
J. Norris#9
T. Stutzle#18
V. Tarasenko#91
B. Tkachuk#7
defensemen
J. Bernard-Docker#24
E. Brannstrom#26
T. Chabot#72
J. Chychrun#6
T. Hamonic#23
J. Sanderson#85
A. Zub#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	21	16:52	0:38	0:00	16:14	0	4	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	18:58	0:20	3:50	14:48	8	8	50.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	13:07	0:00	1:47	11:20	5	3	62.5
1	0	2	5	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	18	10:45	0:00	0:00	10:45	6	6	50.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	23	15:27	0:00	4:11	11:16	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	10:42	0:20	0:00	10:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	16	11:31	0:00	0:00	11:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	23	14:24	0:38	2:08	11:38	6	2	75.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:15	0:38	0:02	18:35	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:14	0:20	0:00	13:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	3	14	2	0	1	22	12:11	0:38	0:02	11:31	1	3	25.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	17:01	0:00	1:48	15:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	21	15:13	0:00	2:11	13:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	27	21:01	0:38	0:00	20:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	25	21:18	0:20	0:05	20:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:56	0:00	0:04	16:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	26	19:15	0:20	3:47	15:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	26	21:50	0:00	4:05	17:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Forsberg#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
46	1	45	.978	36	8	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	0	0	1
	Senators	2	2	1	5

1st Period		BUF	OTT
6:51	Jakob Chychrun (7) (Power Play) Assists: Claude Giroux (20), Jake Sanderson (14)	0	1
12:38	Zack MacEwen (1) Assists: Jacob Bernard-Docker (4), Thomas Chabot (5)	0	2
19:46	Tage Thompson (10) Assists: Jeff Skinner (12)	1	2

2nd Period			BUF	OTT
7:18		Dominik Kubalik (8) Assists: Ridly Greig (7), Thomas Chabot (6)	1	3
19:44		Mark Kastelic (1) Assists: Erik Brannstrom (7)	1	4

3rd Period			BUF	OTT
15:16		Artem Zub (3) (Empty Net) Unassisted	1	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
6
Senators
4

Game 1

24/10

Sabres
1
Senators
5

Game 2

31/12

Senators
3
Sabres
5

Game 3

12/1

Senators
6
Sabres
2

Game 4

27/3

Canadian Tire Centre

11:00 PM, 31 December 2023

Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 19,421

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Justin Kea

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Travis Toomey

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	9	3	1	19
Toronto	7	5	2	16
Tampa Bay	7	6	0	14
Detroit	6	5	1	13
Boston	6	7	1	13
Ottawa	6	6	0	12
Buffalo	5	7	1	11
Montreal	4	7	2	10

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Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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