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

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
Buffalo	44	20	7	95
Tampa Bay	44	21	5	93
Montreal	39	21	10	88
Boston	39	24	8	86
Ottawa	38	24	9	85
Detroit	38	25	8	84
Florida	35	32	3	73
Toronto	30	29	13	73

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Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Lightning's Victor Hedman taking temporary leave of absence

NHL playoff watch: Projecting the Sabres' first-round opponent

USA Hockey names Don Granato coach for world championships