Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres

18-25-4, 9-11-3 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

16-25-8, 8-13-4 Home

Austin Watson scores winner, Senators beat Sabres 3-1

— Austin Watson scored the tiebreaker in the third period and Zach Sanford and Brady Tkachuk added goals as the Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Thursday night

Feb 18, 2022, 03:45 am - AP

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

1st Period			OTT	BUF
13:37		Kyle Okposo (11) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (24), Rasmus Asplund (12)	0	1

2nd Period			OTT	BUF
16:04		Zach Sanford (8) Assists: Tyler Ennis (14), Artem Zub (16)	1	1

3rd Period			OTT	BUF
10:49		Austin Watson (9) Assists: Nick Holden (14), Dylan Gambrell (4)	2	1
19:43		Brady Tkachuk (29) (Empty Net) Assists: Nick Holden (15)	3	1

SENATORS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

Sabres
3
Senators
1

Game 1

19/1

Sabres
0
Senators
5

Game 2

26/1

Senators
3
Sabres
1

Game 3

18/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Tampa Bay	16	11	2	34
Boston	17	13	0	34
Montreal	15	10	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	11	4	30
Buffalo	11	14	4	26

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Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Nick HoldenD - OTT

Zach SanfordLW - OTT

Game Information

Austin Watson scores winner, Senators beat Sabres 3-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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