Senators 5-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

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

Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Parker Kelly hit Connor Clifton
Zack MacEwen hit Rasmus Dahlin
Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk
Artem Zub Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Takeaway by Dominik Kubalik
Parker Kelly hit Connor Clifton
Giveaway by Ridly Greig
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Mark Kastelic hit Zach Benson
Giveaway by Zack MacEwen
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Jakob Chychrun Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (20), Jake Sanderson (14)
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Owen Power shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Parker Kelly hit Henri Jokiharju
Mark Kastelic hit Dylan Cozens
Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Zack MacEwen hit Connor Clifton
Josh Norris hit Ryan Johnson
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Josh Norris faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Drake Batherson hit Owen Power
Jake Sanderson hit Jack Quinn
Takeaway by Erik Brannstrom
Zack MacEwen Tip-In Wide Left
Thomas Chabot Snap Shot Wide Left
Zack MacEwen Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jacob Bernard-Docker (4), Thomas Chabot (5)
Giveaway by Claude Giroux
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Josh Norris Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Erik Brannstrom Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Mark Kastelic
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Mark Kastelic Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Thomas Chabot Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Josh Norris faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Brady Tkachuk
Jake Sanderson hit Jordan Greenway
Drake Batherson Tip-In Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker
Giveaway by Tim Stützle
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Tim Stützle
Giveaway by Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Takeaway by Artem Zub
Josh Norris faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Josh Norris faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Josh Norris
Giveaway by Josh Norris
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Brady Tkachuk
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Dominik Kubalik Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Ridly Greig (7), Thomas Chabot (6)
Drake Batherson hit Henri Jokiharju
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Owen Power shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
Parker Kelly Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Giveaway by Ridly Greig
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Brady Tkachuk hit Rasmus Dahlin
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Thomas Chabot Holding against JJ Peterka
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Jake Sanderson hit Casey Mittelstadt
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Parker Kelly Poke saved by Devon Levi
Artem Zub hit Jack Quinn
Zach Benson shot blocked by Artem Zub
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Giveaway by Travis Hamonic
Zack MacEwen hit Owen Power
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Drake Batherson Holding against JJ Peterka
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Takeaway by Erik Brannstrom
Mark Kastelic Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Erik Brannstrom (7)
Artem Zub Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Zack MacEwen shot blocked by Mark Kastelic
Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Josh Norris
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Jake Sanderson hit Casey Mittelstadt
Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker
Brady Tkachuk Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
Josh Norris Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Thomas Chabot Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Brady Tkachuk Roughing against Zemgus Girgensons
Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Rasmus Dahlin
Brady Tkachuk hit Zach Benson
Artem Zub hit Dylan Cozens
Drake Batherson hit Jack Quinn
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Takeaway by Zack MacEwen
Travis Hamonic hit Peyton Krebs
Mark Kastelic Roughing against Kyle Okposo
Takeaway by Drake Batherson
Jakob Chychrun hit Tage Thompson
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot Wide Left
Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Artem Zub
Artem Zub Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none
Brady Tkachuk Misconduct
Tim Stützle Poke saved by Devon Levi
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Takeaway by Erik Brannstrom
Erik Brannstrom Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Drake Batherson
Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Drake Batherson
Erik Brannstrom Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Jack Quinn
Henri Jokiharju hit Drake Batherson
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
Giveaway by Ryan Johnson
Icing
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Zemgus Girgensons hit Zack MacEwen
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Dylan Cozens hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Kyle Okposo Tripping against Josh Norris
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Puck in Crowd
Puck in Benches
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
Artem Zub shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Off-side
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Parker Kelly
Dominik Kubalik shot blocked by Connor Clifton
Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
Goalie Stopped
Josh Norris shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Icing
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Rasmus Dahlin hit Vladimir Tarasenko
Goalie Stopped
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Drake Batherson
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Jordan Greenway hit Travis Hamonic
Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Connor Clifton Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Takeaway by Tage Thompson
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Off-side
Dylan Cozens hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goalie Stopped
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Jordan Greenway hit Travis Hamonic
Jeff Skinner Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Tim Stützle shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch hit Drake Batherson
Goalie Stopped
Peyton Krebs Slap Shot Wide Right
Rasmus Dahlin hit Drake Batherson
Rasmus Dahlin hit Drake Batherson
Tage Thompson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (12)
Jack Quinn hit Claude Giroux
JJ Peterka Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
Connor Clifton hit Dominik Kubalik
Icing
Zemgus Girgensons hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
Henri Jokiharju hit Brady Tkachuk
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Kyle Okposo Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Jordan Greenway hit Jakob Chychrun
Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Zemgus Girgensons hit Parker Kelly
Icing
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Connor Clifton
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
TV Timeout
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Puck in Benches
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Drake Batherson
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Henri Jokiharju hit Zack MacEwen
Rasmus Dahlin hit Claude Giroux
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Alex Tuch hit Parker Kelly
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Mattias Samuelsson hit Dominik Kubalik
Off-side
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Josh Norris
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
JJ Peterka Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Owen Power hit Ridly Greig
Kyle Okposo hit Jake Sanderson
Erik Brannstrom shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
Puck in Netting
Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Greenway hit Artem Zub
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot Wide Right
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Puck in Benches
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Drake Batherson
Alex Tuch hit Drake Batherson
Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
Off-side
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Rasmus Dahlin Roughing against Brady Tkachuk
TV Timeout
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Alex Tuch hit Tim Stützle
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Jack Quinn hit Ridly Greig
Puck in Benches
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Zach Benson Deflected saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Puck in Benches
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Right
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Kyle Okposo Roughing against Mark Kastelic
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Drake Batherson
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Puck in Netting
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Icing
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Giveaway by Owen Power
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Peyton Krebs Misconduct
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Connor Clifton Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by JJ Peterka
Zach Benson hit Thomas Chabot
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Goalie Stopped
Parker Kelly shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson

SABRES

SENATORS

TIME		BUF	OTT
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	0
0:11	Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Jack Quinn	0	0
0:14	Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
1:01	Henri Jokiharju hit Drake Batherson	0	0
1:02	Giveaway by Jeff Skinner	0	0
1:36	Giveaway by Ryan Johnson	0	0
1:43	Parker Kelly hit Connor Clifton	0	0
2:03	Icing	0	0
2:03	Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Ridly Greig	0	0
2:05	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	0
2:08	Zack MacEwen hit Rasmus Dahlin	0	0
2:44	Zemgus Girgensons hit Zack MacEwen	0	0
2:57	Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
3:06	JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	0
3:07	Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	0
3:22	Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk	0	0
3:27	Dylan Cozens hit Jacob Bernard-Docker	0	0
3:45	Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Dylan Cozens	0	0
4:23	Artem Zub Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
4:33	Takeaway by Alex Tuch	0	0
4:44	Takeaway by Dominik Kubalik	0	0
4:53	Parker Kelly hit Connor Clifton	0	0
5:09	Giveaway by Ridly Greig	0	0
5:15	Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	0
5:17	Goalie Stopped	0	0
5:17	Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	0	0
5:31	Mark Kastelic hit Zach Benson	0	0
5:32	Giveaway by Zack MacEwen	0	0
5:41	Icing	0	0
5:41	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk	0	0
5:53	Kyle Okposo Tripping against Josh Norris	0	0
5:53	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk	0	0
6:06	Giveaway by Thomas Chabot	0	0
6:11	Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	0
6:31	Puck in Crowd	0	0
6:31	Claude Giroux faceoff won against Peyton Krebs	0	0
6:51	Jakob Chychrun Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (20), Jake Sanderson (14)	0	1
6:51	Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	1
7:02	Puck in Benches	0	1
7:02	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Tim Stützle	0	1
7:05	Giveaway by Jeff Skinner	0	1
7:09	Artem Zub shot blocked by Alex Tuch	0	1
7:14	Giveaway by Alex Tuch	0	1
7:47	Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju	0	1
7:57	Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	1
8:10	Off-side	0	1
8:10	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Parker Kelly	0	1
8:17	Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun	0	1
8:18	Owen Power shot blocked by Parker Kelly	0	1
8:23	Parker Kelly hit Henri Jokiharju	0	1
8:53	Dominik Kubalik shot blocked by Connor Clifton	0	1
8:57	Mark Kastelic hit Dylan Cozens	0	1
8:59	Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	1
9:07	Zack MacEwen hit Connor Clifton	0	1
9:34	Josh Norris hit Ryan Johnson	0	1
9:35	Giveaway by Jordan Greenway	0	1
9:37	Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	1
9:39	Goalie Stopped	0	1
9:39	Josh Norris faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	0	1
9:42	Josh Norris shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin	0	1
9:52	Icing	0	1
9:52	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk	0	1
10:26	Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	1
10:28	Rasmus Dahlin hit Vladimir Tarasenko	0	1
10:29	Goalie Stopped	0	1
10:29	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Drake Batherson	0	1
10:46	Drake Batherson hit Owen Power	0	1
11:17	Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson	0	1
11:33	Jake Sanderson hit Jack Quinn	0	1
11:52	Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	1
12:05	Takeaway by Erik Brannstrom	0	1
12:21	Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin	0	1
12:24	Zack MacEwen Tip-In Wide Left	0	1
12:26	Thomas Chabot Snap Shot Wide Left	0	1
12:38	Zack MacEwen Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jacob Bernard-Docker (4), Thomas Chabot (5)	0	2
12:38	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Josh Norris	0	2
12:58	Giveaway by Claude Giroux	0	2
12:59	Jordan Greenway hit Travis Hamonic	0	2
13:02	Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	2
13:06	Connor Clifton Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	2
13:15	Claude Giroux Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	2
13:25	Takeaway by Tage Thompson	0	2
13:31	Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	2
13:34	Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg	0	2
13:43	Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Jake Sanderson	0	2
14:30	Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	2
14:40	Off-side	0	2
14:40	Claude Giroux faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	2
14:51	Dylan Cozens hit Jacob Bernard-Docker	0	2
15:00	Josh Norris Tip-In saved by Devon Levi	0	2
15:02	Goalie Stopped	0	2
15:02	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mark Kastelic	0	2
15:07	Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	2
15:09	Erik Brannstrom Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	2
15:23	Jordan Greenway hit Travis Hamonic	0	2
15:24	Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Mark Kastelic	0	2
15:33	Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	2
15:39	Mark Kastelic Tip-In saved by Devon Levi	0	2
16:03	Jeff Skinner Snap Shot Hit Right Post	0	2
16:18	Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	2
16:25	Tim Stützle shot blocked by Alex Tuch	0	2
16:35	Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	2
16:44	Alex Tuch hit Drake Batherson	0	2
17:30	Thomas Chabot Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	2
17:31	Goalie Stopped	0	2
17:31	Josh Norris faceoff won against Kyle Okposo	0	2
17:35	Claude Giroux shot blocked by Brady Tkachuk	0	2
18:01	Peyton Krebs Slap Shot Wide Right	0	2
18:30	Jake Sanderson hit Jordan Greenway	0	2
19:19	Rasmus Dahlin hit Drake Batherson	0	2
19:29	Drake Batherson Tip-In Wide Left	0	2
19:33	Rasmus Dahlin hit Drake Batherson	0	2
19:46	Tage Thompson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (12)	1	2
19:46	Ridly Greig faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	1	2
19:51	Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	1	2
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	2

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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