Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 5–4 in overtime on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Ottawa Senators	4	52-21-9
at Buffalo Sabres	5	52-24-6

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Ottawa Senators	1	2	1	0	4
Buffalo Sabres	1	2	1	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Ottawa Senators	8	14	9	3	34
Buffalo Sabres	14	12	11	2	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:11	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (21)	Brian Campbell (29), Martin Biron (1)	Power play	OTT 0, BUF 1
1st	19:29	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson (40)	Mike Fisher (20), Jason Spezza (63)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 1
2nd	05:18	Ottawa Senators	Christoph Schubert (4)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	OTT 2, BUF 1
2nd	06:08	Ottawa Senators	Patrick Eaves (18)	Jason Spezza (64), Brian Pothier (27)	Power play	OTT 3, BUF 1
2nd	06:29	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (18)	Mike Grier (13), Chris Drury (34)	Even strength	OTT 3, BUF 2
2nd	11:03	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick (4)	Daniel Brière (29), Maxim Afinogenov (41)	Power play	OTT 3, BUF 3
3rd	14:48	Ottawa Senators	Chris Kelly (9)	Vaclav Varada (14), Brian Pothier (28)	Even strength	OTT 4, BUF 3
3rd	19:20	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (23)	Brian Campbell (30), Maxim Afinogenov (42)	Even strength	OTT 4, BUF 4
OT	04:13	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (24)	Maxim Afinogenov (43), Ales Kotalik (35)	Power play	OTT 4, BUF 5

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

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	57.1%	11:54
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	1	0	1	0	2	7	0	1	0		21:57
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	1	0	66.7%	19:12
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-2	4	1	1	2	0	100%	20:06
Number 16 B. McGrattan	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		00:22
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	0	2	2	-1	2	1	0	1	0	64.3%	18:35
Number 20 A. Vermette	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	63.6%	17:08
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	36.4%	12:54
Number 22 C. Kelly	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	44.4%	15:15
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		07:47
Number 26 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		08:52
Number 27 P. Schaefer	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		17:05
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		11:14
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	2	2	+1	4	1	0	5	0		17:58
Number 5 C. Schubert	D	1	0	1	+2	4	2	1	2	0		24:35
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		18:54
Number 17 F. Novak	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		11:15
Number 33 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		12:48

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Emery	39	34	5	.872	64:03	OT loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0	0	57.1%	18:11
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	-3	0	4	0	0	0		20:49
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		17:45
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	40%	20:57
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		08:09
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	1	2	0	37.5%	18:33
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0		16:20
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		11:11
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	81.8%	10:11
Number 48 D. Brière	C	2	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	9.1%	21:17
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	3	4	-2	0	5	1	0	1		20:14
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		05:14
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2	0		21:59
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	1	0	1	-3	0	2	1	0	1		18:53
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		24:41
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:41
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	2	0		22:06
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		13:58

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	34	30	4	.882	63:37	Win

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:26	Ottawa Senators	Christoph Schubert	Roughing	2
1st	13:00	Ottawa Senators	Dany Heatley	Hooking	2
1st	14:11	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson	Hooking	2
1st	16:38	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:38	Ottawa Senators	Brian McGrattan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:46	Ottawa Senators	Brian Pothier	Hooking	2
2nd	05:49	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
2nd	10:22	Ottawa Senators	Dany Heatley	Elbowing	2
2nd	14:00	Ottawa Senators	Christoph Schubert	Tripping	2
2nd	16:02	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2
2nd	16:02	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza	Diving	2
2nd	16:53	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
3rd	11:39	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	High sticking	2
OT	03:55	Ottawa Senators	Brian Pothier	Hooking	2

Ottawa Senators head coach: Bryan Murray
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Derek Amell
Ottawa Senators scratches: Dominik Hasek, Steve Martins, Wade Redden, Denis Hamel, Chris Phillips, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Anton Volchenkov, Tomas Malec, Billy Thompson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Jochen Hecht, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

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

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
New York Islanders 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Wed, Apr 5, 2006