Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 4–2 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Ottawa Senators	2	36-35-11
at Buffalo Sabres	4	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	9	13	11	33
Buffalo Sabres	11	11	4	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:15	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis (4)	Paul Gaustad (6), Jaroslav Spacek (20)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 1
1st	16:01	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (9)	Derek Roy (23), Thomas Vanek (10)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 2
2nd	05:29	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 3
2nd	07:02	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza (16)	Daniel Alfredsson (24)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 3
2nd	07:34	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza (17)	Dany Heatley (20), Daniel Alfredsson (25)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 3
3rd	19:33	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (27)	Drew Stafford (14), Derek Roy (24)	Power play, Empty net	OTT 2, BUF 4

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		05:59
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	2	0		21:14
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	50%	17:27
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1		21:38
Number 18 J. Winchester	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	12:51
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0	0	50%	18:47
Number 20 A. Vermette	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	56.3%	14:44
Number 22 C. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1		16:00
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		12:46
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	44.4%	09:14
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		12:53
Number 73 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		09:52
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		20:32
Number 5 C. Schubert	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		24:20
Number 9 B. Bell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:58
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		15:36
Number 45 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		18:10
Number 55 B. Lee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		23:27

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Auld	25	22	3	.880	59:17	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	2	3	+2	0	4	1	0	0	38.9%	22:15
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	100%	12:44
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		08:26
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	4	0	0		15:07
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	41.7%	13:28
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	1		18:04
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	62.5%	18:58
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		18:16
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	50%	09:45
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	10:07
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	50%	18:45
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		04:40
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0	0		23:52
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		20:08
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		16:50
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	2	0		13:00
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		24:01
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	3	0		19:34

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:40	Ottawa Senators	Antoine Vermette	Tripping	2
1st	03:10	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Tripping	2
1st	03:53	Ottawa Senators	Dany Heatley	Slashing	2
1st	13:13	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	16:55	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	High sticking	2
2nd	01:34	Ottawa Senators	Mike Fisher	Interference	2
2nd	08:58	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis	Hooking	2
2nd	09:05	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	08:53	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2
3rd	13:33	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
3rd	13:33	Ottawa Senators	Chris Phillips	Roughing	2
3rd	18:18	Ottawa Senators	Alexandre Picard	Tripping	2

Ottawa Senators head coach: Craig Hartsburg
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Greg Devorski
Ottawa Senators scratches: Luke Richardson, Filip Kuba, Matt Carkner, Anton Volchenkov, Josh Hennessy, Brian Elliott, Peter Regin, Ryan Shannon, Cody Bass, Ilya Zubov, Zack Smith
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Toni Lydman, Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 17, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Florida Panthers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Jan 6, 2009