Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Ottawa Senators 6 43-31-8
at Buffalo Sabres 3 39-31-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Ottawa Senators 1 0 5 6
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 3

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 9 12 31
Buffalo Sabres 10 10 12 32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:54 Ottawa Senators Christoph Schubert (8) Chris Neil (14), Anton Volchenkov (13) Even strength OTT 1, BUF 0
2nd 13:10 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (30) Thomas Vanek (26) Even strength OTT 1, BUF 1
3rd 02:38 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (31) Mike Weber (2), Maxim Afinogenov (17) Even strength OTT 1, BUF 2
3rd 03:03 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (27) Jochen Hecht (26), Henrik Tallinder (17) Even strength OTT 1, BUF 3
3rd 12:20 Ottawa Senators Dean McAmmond (8) Antoine Vermette (26), Anton Volchenkov (14) Shorthanded OTT 2, BUF 3
3rd 14:02 Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson (39) Jason Spezza (56), Dany Heatley (41) Even strength OTT 3, BUF 3
3rd 18:04 Ottawa Senators Anton Volchenkov (1) Daniel Alfredsson (47) Even strength OTT 4, BUF 3
3rd 18:20 Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson (40) Unassisted Even strength OTT 5, BUF 3
3rd 19:59 Ottawa Senators Antoine Vermette (20) Cory Stillman (40) Even strength, Empty net OTT 6, BUF 3

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 31 32
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 22 13
Blocked shots 16 12
Giveaways 6 12
Takeaways 0 4
Faceoffs won 30/56 (53.6%) 26/56 (46.4%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 S. Donovan R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:39
Number 11 D. Alfredsson R 2 1 3 +2 0 4 1 2 100% 20:38
Number 12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 2 50% 21:08
Number 15 D. Heatley L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 17:47
Number 19 J. Spezza C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 50% 17:35
Number 20 A. Vermette C 1 1 2 +1 2 1 0 0 71.4% 19:02
Number 25 C. Neil R 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 06:58
Number 27 R. Robitaille C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 66.7% 05:20
Number 28 M. Lapointe R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 11:58
Number 37 D. McAmmond C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 42.9% 13:51
Number 61 C. Stillman L 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 18:41
Number 2 L. Richardson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 11:29
Number 4 C. Phillips D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:41
Number 5 C. Schubert D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 10:42
Number 14 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 23:24
Number 24 A. Volchenkov D 1 2 3 +3 0 2 2 2 18:51
Number 44 M. Commodore D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 21:55
Number 55 B. Lee D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:02
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Gerber 32 29 3 .906 59:41 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 2 0 2 -1 2 3 0 0 35% 19:21
Number 12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 50% 19:12
Number 20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:23
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 07:17
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 66.7% 07:22
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 16:18
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 70% 18:12
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 100% 20:01
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 05:27
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 0 43.8% 21:42
Number 56 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 15:10
Number 61 M. Afinogenov R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 16:07
Number 4 N. Pratt D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 15:13
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 3 20:20
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 18:31
Number 34 M. Weber D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 20:19
Number 38 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:03
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 25:17
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 30 25 5 .833 58:45 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:42 Ottawa Senators Christoph Schubert Boarding 2
1st 16:46 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Hooking 2
2nd 07:46 Ottawa Senators Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 16:46 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman High sticking 2
2nd 16:46 Ottawa Senators Antoine Vermette Roughing 2
3rd 05:00 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Roughing 2
3rd 05:35 Ottawa Senators Andrej Meszaros Hooking 2
3rd 11:23 Ottawa Senators Cory Stillman Roughing 2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach
Bryan Murray
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Wes McCauley, Michael McGeough
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Ottawa Senators scratches
Wade Redden, Chris Kelly, Brian McGrattan, Lawrence Nycholat, Josh Hennessy, Brian Elliott, Alexander Nikulin, Cody Bass, Ilya Zubov, Nick Foligno, Jesse Winchester
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Marc-Andre Gragnani

2007-2008 season series

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