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

		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

Ridly Greig Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Nick Cousins hit Mattias Samuelsson
Nick Cousins faceoff won against Josh Dunne
Stephen Halliday hit Jordan Greenway
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson
Takeaway by Drake Batherson
Zach Metsa shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Drake Batherson Backhand Wide Left
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Giveaway by Nick Cousins
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Brady Tkachuk hit Bowen Byram
David Perron Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Stephen Halliday faceoff won against Josh Dunne
Nikolas Matinpalo Snap Shot Wide Right
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot Wide Right
Artem Zub hit Peyton Krebs
Tim Stützle hit Rasmus Dahlin
Fabian Zetterlund Snap Shot Wide Left
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Nikolas Matinpalo Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Nick Cousins hit Josh Dunne
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
David Perron Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Dylan Cozens hit Josh Norris
Giveaway by Michael Amadio
Artem Zub hit Peyton Krebs
Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Tim Stützle
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Ridly Greig Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Claude Giroux (18)
Brady Tkachuk Roughing against Michael Kesselring
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Thomas Chabot Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Brady Tkachuk hit Mattias Samuelsson
Claude Giroux hit Michael Kesselring
Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Artem Zub
Takeaway by Artem Zub
Giveaway by Artem Zub
Owen Power shot blocked by Ridly Greig
Tim Stützle Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Nikolas Matinpalo Interference against Josh Dunne
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Josh Dunne
Giveaway by Jordan Spence
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Michael Amadio
Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
Takeaway by Jordan Spence
Tim Stützle Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (22), Dylan Cozens (17)
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Josh Norris
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Giveaway by Tim Stützle
Jordan Spence hit Jordan Greenway
Thomas Chabot hit Beck Malenstyn
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Claude Giroux
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Michael Amadio Wrap-around saved by Alex Lyon
Ridly Greig hit Rasmus Dahlin
Michael Amadio Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Nikolas Matinpalo Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Josh Norris
Jordan Spence Wrist Shot Wide Left
Thomas Chabot Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jordan Spence Wrist Shot Wide Right
Zach Metsa shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo
Drake Batherson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Josh Dunne
Takeaway by Drake Batherson
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Josh Norris
Dylan Cozens Tip-In Wide Left
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
David Perron hit Rasmus Dahlin
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Giveaway by Artem Zub
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tim Stützle Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Fabian Zetterlund hit Ryan McLeod
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Josh Norris
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Josh Norris
Thomas Chabot Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jordan Spence Slap Shot Wide Left
Tim Stützle hit Bowen Byram
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
Stephen Halliday hit Tage Thompson
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Stephen Halliday faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
Stephen Halliday hit Zach Metsa
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Josh Norris
Tim Stützle Snap Shot Wide Right
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot Short
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Josh Dunne
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Josh Norris
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
Fabian Zetterlund hit Rasmus Dahlin
Takeaway by Nikolas Matinpalo
Drake Batherson Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Giveaway by Tim Stützle
Jake Sanderson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Owen Power hit Michael Amadio
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
Giveaway by Zach Metsa
Hand Pass
Beck Malenstyn hit Nikolas Matinpalo
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Left
Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
Puck in Netting
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Josh Doan
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Peyton Krebs hit Brady Tkachuk
Giveaway by Zach Metsa
Michael Kesselring Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Puck in Netting
Owen Power hit Drake Batherson
Puck in Netting
Josh Dunne Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Off-side
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Artem Zub shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
Icing
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
Takeaway by Zach Metsa
Puck in Netting
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Michael Kesselring
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Owen Power
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Jordan Greenway hit Jordan Spence
Bowen Byram Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Greenway (3), Josh Dunne (3)
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Tage Thompson
Peyton Krebs hit Ridly Greig
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Michael Kesselring High-sticking against Brady Tkachuk
Owen Power Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
Josh Norris Slap Shot Wide Right
Alex Tuch hit Dylan Cozens
Peyton Krebs hit Jake Sanderson
Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Stephen Halliday
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Puck in Crowd
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Icing
Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Icing
Icing
Josh Norris faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Noah Ostlund Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (9), Alex Tuch (19)
Puck in Netting
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Tage Thompson
Josh Dunne hit Jake Sanderson
Puck in Netting
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Zach Metsa hit Drake Batherson
Noah Ostlund Tip-In saved by Linus Ullmark
Michael Kesselring Tripping against Fabian Zetterlund
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Mattias Samuelsson hit Fabian Zetterlund
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn hit Jordan Spence
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Icing
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Icing
Puck in Benches
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Icing
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Stephen Halliday
Zach Benson High-sticking against Drake Batherson
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Hand Pass
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Josh Doan
Puck in Netting
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Josh Dunne Slap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Goalie Stopped
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Puck in Crowd
Josh Dunne hit Drake Batherson
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
Jordan Spence shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Hand Pass
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Off-side
Beck Malenstyn hit Jordan Spence
Goalie Stopped
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Puck in Crowd
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Beck Malenstyn hit Stephen Halliday
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Josh Dunne faceoff won against Stephen Halliday
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Puck in Crowd
Josh Norris faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Josh Doan Tip-In saved by Linus Ullmark
Hand Pass
Giveaway by Zach Metsa
Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Puck in Netting
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jordan Spence shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Alex Tuch Hooking against David Perron
Puck in Crowd
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Off-side
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Bowen Byram Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)

SABRES

SENATORS

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

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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Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators

Stars of the Game

Bowen ByramD - BUF

Ridly GreigC - OTT

Alex LyonG - BUF

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Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

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