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Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Saturday, March 18, 2006 at home.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 52-24-6
at Ottawa Senators 4 52-21-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 2
Ottawa Senators 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 4 13 22
Ottawa Senators 22 13 14 49

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:57 Ottawa Senators Peter Schaefer (18) Bryan Smolinski (25), Brian Pothier (22) Even strength BUF 0, OTT 1
1st 12:09 Ottawa Senators Zdeno Chara (13) Dany Heatley (47), Jason Spezza (53) Power play BUF 0, OTT 2
2nd 07:53 Ottawa Senators Bryan Smolinski (15) Peter Schaefer (28), Chris Neil (16) Even strength BUF 0, OTT 3
2nd 08:39 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov (18) Derek Roy (25), Dmitri Kalinin (14) Even strength BUF 1, OTT 3
3rd 09:31 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière (20) Maxim Afinogenov (35), Chris Drury (30) Power play BUF 2, OTT 3
3rd 19:47 Ottawa Senators Chris Kelly (7) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net BUF 2, OTT 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 22 49
Power play 1 of 7 1 of 10
Penalty minutes 24 18
Hits 18 24
Blocked shots 11 13
Giveaways 7 15
Takeaways 10 7
Faceoffs won 38/73 (52.1%) 35/73 (47.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 22.2% 17:33
12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 0 13:56
17 J. Dumont R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 16:05
23 C. Drury C 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 2 0 52.2% 20:43
24 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12:05
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 15:15
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 08:31
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 85.7% 08:21
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 10:26
48 D. Brière C 1 0 1 -1 4 5 0 0 1 71.4% 23:01
61 M. Afinogenov R 1 1 2 -1 2 4 0 0 0 14:37
76 A. Peters L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:56
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 20:47
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 21:30
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 23:57
45 D. Kalinin D 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 14:55
51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 16:59
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 16:28
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 48 45 3 .938 59:19 Loss

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
10 T. Arnason C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 09:06
11 D. Alfredsson R 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 100% 27:15
15 D. Heatley L 0 1 1 0 4 8 1 0 0 75% 22:01
19 J. Spezza C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 45.5% 21:06
20 A. Vermette C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 66.7% 15:00
21 B. Smolinski C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 50% 11:23
22 C. Kelly C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 25% 12:54
25 C. Neil R 0 1 1 +1 2 0 4 0 0 10:40
26 V. Varada R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 08:07
27 P. Schaefer L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 2 1 0 13:05
44 P. Eaves R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 11:51
2 B. Pothier D 0 1 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 12:08
3 Z. Chara D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 2 1 100% 25:37
4 C. Phillips D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 0 2 0 16:54
5 C. Schubert D 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 06:33
6 W. Redden D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 24:56
14 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 +1 4 3 0 2 0 16:11
24 A. Volchenkov D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 17:28
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
1 R. Emery 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:15 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury Slashing 2
1st 08:41 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Roughing 2
1st 08:41 Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley Roughing 2
1st 10:43 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin Hooking 2
1st 11:51 Buffalo Sabres Jay McKee Holding the stick 2
1st 13:30 Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley Hooking 2
1st 14:02 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Hooking 2
1st 17:18 Ottawa Senators Christoph Schubert Slashing 2
2nd 09:33 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Hooking 2
2nd 11:41 Ottawa Senators Chris Phillips Tripping 2
2nd 12:55 Ottawa Senators Andrej Meszaros Slashing 2
2nd 15:03 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Tripping 2
2nd 18:36 Ottawa Senators Chris Phillips Hooking 2
2nd 19:42 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Hooking 2
3rd 06:42 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik High sticking 2
3rd 06:49 Ottawa Senators Chris Neil Hooking 2
3rd 08:06 Ottawa Senators Andrej Meszaros Holding 2
3rd 12:08 Buffalo Sabres Brian Campbell Interference 2
3rd 12:38 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Tripping 2
3rd 15:00 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Diving 2
3rd 15:00 Ottawa Senators Brian Pothier Interference 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Ottawa Senators head coach
Bryan Murray
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Shane Heyer
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Rory Fitzpatrick, Jochen Hecht, Adam Mair, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Ottawa Senators scratches
Dominik Hasek, Brad Norton, Steve Martins, Denis Hamel, Mike Fisher, Martin Havlat, Brian McGrattan, Filip Novak, Tomas Malec, Billy Thompson

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 10 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 18

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Nashville Predators 9 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page

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