Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Friday, March 24, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Ottawa Senators 3 52-21-9
at Buffalo Sabres 1 52-24-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Ottawa Senators 2 0 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Ottawa Senators 10 8 6 24
Buffalo Sabres 10 10 9 29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:32 Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson (39) Tyler Arnason (32), Andrej Meszaros (27) Even strength OTT 1, BUF 0
1st 06:56 Ottawa Senators Antoine Vermette (19) Brian McGrattan (3), Chris Kelly (16) Even strength OTT 2, BUF 0
2nd 09:54 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière (21) J-P Dumont (16), Brian Campbell (28) Even strength OTT 2, BUF 1
3rd 04:56 Ottawa Senators Patrick Eaves (15) Jason Spezza (55), Wade Redden (38) Even strength OTT 3, BUF 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 24 29
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 15 18
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 17 18
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 25/56 (44.6%) 31/56 (55.4%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 T. Arnason C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 36.4% 13:31
Number 11 D. Alfredsson R 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19:25
Number 15 D. Heatley L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19:10
Number 16 B. McGrattan R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 06:50
Number 19 J. Spezza C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 33.3% 18:03
Number 20 A. Vermette C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 71.4% 11:23
Number 21 B. Smolinski C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 60% 12:42
Number 22 C. Kelly C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 33.3% 13:09
Number 25 C. Neil R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 12:55
Number 26 V. Varada R 0 0 0 +1 2 1 4 0 11:32
Number 27 P. Schaefer L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 16:57
Number 44 P. Eaves R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 1 1 100% 19:12
Number 2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 20:40
Number 4 C. Phillips D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24:16
Number 5 C. Schubert D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 15:09
Number 6 W. Redden D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 3 23:58
Number 14 A. Meszaros D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 1 25:18
Number 17 F. Novak D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 05:49
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 R. Emery 29 28 1 .966 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 50% 17:46
Number 12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 14:51
Number 13 J. Novotny C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 1 55.6% 12:59
Number 17 J. Dumont R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13:27
Number 23 C. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 68.2% 19:19
Number 24 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 08:54
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -2 2 4 2 0 14:49
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 19:02
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 08:07
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 13:12
Number 48 D. Brière C 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 25% 20:42
Number 61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 15:41
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 20:36
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 19:54
Number 27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 22:51
Number 45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 15:41
Number 51 B. Campbell D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 18:51
Number 74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 1 13:31
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 24 21 3 .875 59:34 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:15 Buffalo Sabres Mike Grier Holding 2
1st 15:09 Ottawa Senators Vaclav Varada Interference 2
2nd 03:55 Ottawa Senators Antoine Vermette Hooking 2
2nd 05:49 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Interference 2
2nd 07:51 Ottawa Senators Chris Neil Hooking 2
2nd 13:59 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Roughing 2
3rd 01:38 Ottawa Senators Filip Novak Interference 2
3rd 12:10 Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley Cross checking 2
3rd 14:00 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Hooking 2
3rd 16:35 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin High sticking 2
3rd 18:09 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Hooking 2
3rd 18:09 Ottawa Senators Patrick Eaves Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach
Bryan Murray
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Rob Shick, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
Ottawa Senators scratches
Dominik Hasek, Brad Norton, Steve Martins, Denis Hamel, Zdeno Chara, Mike Fisher, Martin Havlat, Anton Volchenkov, Tomas Malec, Billy Thompson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Rory Fitzpatrick, Jochen Hecht, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

2005-2006 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Ottawa Senators 10 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 2, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 12, 2005
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 4, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 24, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final/OT Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final/OT Playoffs Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Fri, May 5, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Playoffs Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Mon, May 8, 2006
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, May 10, 2006
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Playoffs Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, May 11, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, May 13, 2006

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