Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Ottawa Senators
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1.
Game leaders
1Peyton KrebsPoints
1Shane Pinto
4Noah OstlundShots on goal
5Tim Stützle
28Colten EllisSaves
23Samuel Ersson
Three stars
- ★ First starShane PintoOttawa Senators · 1 G · 3 SOG
- ★ Second starPeyton KrebsBuffalo Sabres · 1 G · 1 SOG
★ Third starMichael AmadioOttawa Senators · 1 G · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Ottawa Senators
- Shane Pinto●1 G
- Michael Amadio●1 G
Assists: Philip Tomasino 1, Tim Stützle 1, Thomas Chabot 1, Fabian Zetterlund 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength23/25
- Against the power play5/5
- Even strength20/21
- Against the power play2/2
- Short-handed1/1
Key stats
- 24Shots on goal30
- 4.2Shooting %6.7
- 0Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Buffalo Sabres: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Ottawa Senators: 2 won, 3 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Ottawa Senators 2–3 Buffalo Sabres.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
- Buffalo Sabres
- Ottawa Senators
Shooting
- 24Shots on goal30
- 4.2Shooting %6.7
- 0Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 24Hits23
- 11Blocked shots16
Puck control
- 31.8Faceoffs won %75.1
- 5Takeaways2
- 12Giveaways20
Goaltending
- 28Saves23
- 93.3Save %95.8
Discipline
- 4Penalty minutes4
Shots and finishing
Buffalo Sabres took 44% of the shots on goal.
- Buffalo Sabres
- Ottawa Senators
2430
- Shooting %
- 4.2%6.7%
- Save %
- 93.3%95.8%
- Shooting + save %
- 97.5102.5
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Buffalo Sabres
- Owen Power26:27
- Mattias Samuelsson24:57
- Rasmus Dahlin24:23
- Olen Zellweger23:48
- Noah Ostlund21:27
- Jack Quinn20:32
- Zach Benson20:16
- Tage Thompson19:34
- Josh Doan16:45
- Peyton Krebs13:32
Ottawa Senators
- Jake Sanderson25:32
- Thomas Chabot24:18
- Tim Stützle23:03
- Jordan Spence21:57
- Shane Pinto21:41
- Artem Zub20:58
- Drake Batherson20:13
- Fabian Zetterlund16:19
- Claude Giroux16:17
- Dylan Cozens16:11
Skaters
| 8Olen ZellwegerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23:48 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10:40 |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 09:09 |
| 10Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 08:41 |
| 46Louis CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 08:05 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13:32 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13:16 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19:34 |
| 86Noah OstlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21:27 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24:57 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3 | 28 | 26:27 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 28 | 24:23 |
| 6Zach BensonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 22 | 20:16 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11:26 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20:32 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16:45 |
| 48Tyson KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11:21 |
| 17Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13:16 |
Goaltenders
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| 92Colten EllisG | 30 | 28 | 2 | 93.3% | 23/25 | 5/5 | 58:25 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |