Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators

18-14-4, 7-9-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	0	1	3
Senators OTT	1	1	0	0	2

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsOTT

18-13-5, 8-6-3 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. 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	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	12:24	0:48	0:36	11:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	13:28	0:49	0:00	12:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:13	0:00	0:00	13:13	6	6	50.0
0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	21	13:36	0:00	1:46	11:50	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	14:00	0:01	0:00	13:59	2	2	50.0
0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	23	16:11	0:00	2:28	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	16:36	1:11	2:27	12:58	4	8	33.3
0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	14:00	0:48	0:00	13:12	9	8	52.9
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	15:01	0:00	0:00	15:01	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:21	1:11	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	16:47	0:49	0:00	15:58	6	6	50.0
0	1	2	3	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	29	18:01	1:11	1:02	15:48	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	31	24:18	1:11	2:06	21:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	22:48	0:49	0:24	21:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	18	12:39	0:00	0:35	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	13	8:38	0:00	0:00	8:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	31	25:10	1:11	2:07	21:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	32	26:39	0:01	3:16	23:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	21	3	0	0	0	60:31	0

Ottawa Senators


forwards
Michael AmadioM. Amadio#22
Drake BathersonD. Batherson#19
Nick CousinsN. Cousins#21
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Claude GirouxC. Giroux#28
Ridly GreigR. Greig#71
Stephen HallidayS. Halliday#83
Kurtis MacDermidK. MacDermid#23
David PerronD. Perron#57
Tim StutzleT. Stutzle#18
Brady TkachukB. Tkachuk#7
Fabian ZetterlundF. Zetterlund#20
defensemen
Thomas ChabotT. Chabot#72
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Nikolas MatinpaloN. Matinpalo#33
Jake SandersonJ. Sanderson#85
Jordan SpenceJ. Spence#10
Artem ZubA. 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	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:20	0:04	1:35	14:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	28	20:42	3:23	0:00	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	8:27	0:00	0:00	8:27	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	19:32	3:24	0:00	16:08	13	9	59.1
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	16:10	0:53	0:25	14:52	4	2	66.7
1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	15:11	0:04	1:11	13:56	3	5	37.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	7:46	0:19	0:00	7:27	3	3	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2:40	0:00	0:00	2:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	15:21	1:16	0:00	14:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	28	21:41	3:18	0:49	17:34	7	4	63.6
0	0	-2	6	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	28	18:42	3:12	0:00	15:30	5	5	50.0
0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	18:03	0:41	0:00	17:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	28	23:23	0:49	1:11	21:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	17:47	0:00	1:11	16:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	27	15:17	0:00	0:00	15:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	29	22:25	3:25	0:49	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	25	19:33	0:00	0:00	19:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	26	19:04	0:13	0:49	18:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
Linus UllmarkL. Ullmark#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	3	22	.880	20	2	0	0	0	60:31	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	OT	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	1	3
	Senators	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			BUF	OTT
15:22		Bowen Byram (7) Assists: Jordan Greenway (3), Josh Dunne (3)	1	0
17:13		Ridly Greig (3) Assists: Claude Giroux (18)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	OTT
6:11		Noah Ostlund (6) Assists: Bowen Byram (9), Alex Tuch (19)	2	1
9:27		Tim Stutzle (18) (Power Play) Assists: Drake Batherson (22), Dylan Cozens (17)	2	2

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary			BUF	OTT
0:31		Bowen Byram (8) Assists: Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)	3	2

Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

1:17

Tim Stutzle scores on the power play for Ottawa Senators

0:52

Noah Ostlund scores goal for Sabres

0:55

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

Senators
4
Sabres
8

Game 1

16/10

Sabres
3
Senators
2

Game 2

24/12

Sabres
Senators

Game 3

3/4

Canadian Tire Centre

12:00 AM, 24 December 2025

Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 17,753

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Shawn Oliver

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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