Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres

1-3-0, 1-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Senators OTT	1	1	2	4
Sabres BUF	1	4	3	8

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

1-3-0, 1-2-0 Home

Ottawa Senators


forwards
Michael AmadioM. Amadio#22
Drake BathersonD. Batherson#19
Nick CousinsN. Cousins#21
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Lars EllerL. Eller#89
Claude GirouxC. Giroux#28
Ridly GreigR. Greig#71
Olle LycksellO. Lycksell#15
David PerronD. Perron#57
Shane PintoS. Pinto#12
Tim StutzleT. Stutzle#18
Fabian ZetterlundF. Zetterlund#20
defensemen
Thomas ChabotT. Chabot#72
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Tyler KlevenT. Kleven#43
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	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	13:43	0:03	2:02	11:38	2	0	100.0
0	0	-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	24	17:27	4:20	1:19	11:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:10	0:00	1:37	9:33	1	1	50.0
0	1	-3	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	15:59	4:20	1:30	10:09	9	4	69.2
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:36	5:06	2:27	10:03	5	6	45.5
0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	20	15:41	5:18	0:00	10:23	4	1	80.0
0	1	-2	0	1	1	1	2	3	1	0	22	16:25	4:30	1:12	10:43	5	2	71.4
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:59	0:00	1:50	10:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	16:50	4:43	1:34	10:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	24	17:44	5:04	2:02	10:38	3	3	50.0
1	0	-2	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	21:12	4:30	2:06	14:36	8	3	72.7
0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	20	14:38	0:06	1:23	13:09	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	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	21:56	4:54	2:44	14:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	16:11	0:00	2:45	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	23	15:58	0:07	1:49	14:02	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	28	22:07	4:26	2:42	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	25	17:59	0:08	1:50	16:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	24	14:40	0:00	2:39	12:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Leevi MerilainenL. Merilainen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	7	19	.731	14	3	2	0	0	58:06	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	23	16:52	3:43	1:24	11:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:14	0:00	2:12	4:02	1	2	33.3
0	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	21	13:55	2:51	0:00	11:04	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:40	1:30	2:29	10:41	1	5	16.7
0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	18	12:52	0:59	0:04	11:49	4	5	44.4
1	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:45	1:10	0:00	12:35	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:10	1:01	3:19	7:50	0	1	0.0
2	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	17:28	2:24	4:01	11:03	6	11	35.3
2	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	15:49	1:15	0:36	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	-2	0	1	2	0	0	5	1	2	24	16:46	4:05	0:20	12:21	6	5	54.5
1	1	2	4	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	28	20:00	2:46	4:22	12:52	0	1	0.0
2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	15	11:43	2:13	0:02	9:28	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	22	12:47	1:29	0:00	11:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	30	25:54	2:28	2:55	20:31	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	31	25:21	3:32	3:24	18:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	9	5:12	1:26	0:00	3:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	1	33	24:15	2:15	6:02	15:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	1	2	1	0	1	30	24:36	1:03	6:44	16:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	4	32	.889	22	9	1	0	0	60:00	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.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Senators	1	1	2	4
	Sabres	1	4	3	8

1st Period			OTT	BUF
8:01		Jack Quinn (1) (Power Play) Assists: Bowen Byram (1), Rasmus Dahlin (2)	0	1
16:09		Tim Stutzle (1) Assists: Fabian Zetterlund (1), Jordan Spence (1)	1	1

2nd Period		OTT	BUF
3:58	Jake Sanderson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Ridly Greig (2), Dylan Cozens (2)	2	1
6:46	Ryan McLeod (1) (Shorthanded) Assists: Zach Benson (1), Owen Power (1)	2	2
10:17	Alex Tuch (1) Assists: Jacob Bryson (1), Josh Doan (1)	2	3
11:46	Jason Zucker (2) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (2)	2	4
13:43	Jason Zucker (3) (Power Play) Assists: Josh Doan (2), Tage Thompson (1)	2	5

3rd Period		OTT	BUF
0:40	Shane Pinto (5) Assists: Jordan Spence (2), Jake Sanderson (4)	3	5
2:15	Lars Eller (1) Assists: Nick Cousins (1), Jordan Spence (3)	4	5
2:32	Ryan McLeod (2) Assists: Alex Tuch (2), Josh Doan (3)	4	6
3:17	Jack Quinn (2) Assists: Peyton Krebs (1), Zach Benson (3)	4	7
16:44	Jiri Kulich (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Tage Thompson (2), Zach Benson (4)	4	8

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Senators
4
Sabres
8

Game 1

10/15

Sabres
Senators

Game 2

12/23

Sabres
Senators

Game 3

4/2

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, October 15, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 13,993

Referees:
Justin Kea
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Caleb Apperson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	3	1	0	6
Boston	3	1	0	6
Montreal	3	1	0	6
Florida	3	2	0	6
Toronto	2	2	0	4
Tampa Bay	1	2	1	3
Buffalo	1	3	0	2
Ottawa	1	3	0	2

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