Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Saturday, February 7, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	41-32-9
at Ottawa Senators	3	36-35-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	7	10	2	0	30
Ottawa Senators	12	18	7	5	0	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	10:28	Ottawa Senators	Nick Foligno (8)	Brendan Bell (4), Jason Spezza (22)	Power play	BUF 0, OTT 1
2nd	17:08	Ottawa Senators	Antoine Vermette (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, OTT 2
3rd	01:06	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair (6)	Tim Connolly (9), Matt Ellis (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 2
3rd	07:25	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (15)	Derek Roy (30), Jason Pominville (30)	Power play	BUF 2, OTT 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza	Saved
1	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Goal
2	Ottawa Senators	Jarkko Ruutu	Goal
2	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Saved
3	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson	Goal
3	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Goal
4	Ottawa Senators	Mike Fisher	Goal
4	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Saved

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	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	43.8%	22:27
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		15:58
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	21.4%	19:49
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		15:46
Number 22 A. Mair	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	4	2	0	37.5%	16:50
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:07
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		21:48
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:58
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0	25%	16:24
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:10
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	57.1%	20:15
Number 4 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		13:36
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		23:11
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	1	0		23:32
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:22
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		22:33
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		14:14
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0		22:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	42	40	2	.952	65:00	OT loss

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 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0		19:27
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	53.8%	20:35
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	6	2	0	0		19:43
Number 18 J. Winchester	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:06
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	71.4%	19:40
Number 20 A. Vermette	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	53.8%	15:27
Number 22 C. Kelly	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		12:37
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		07:58
Number 26 R. Shannon	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		17:40
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	10:55
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	1		20:29
Number 73 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:32
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		19:54
Number 9 B. Bell	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		20:30
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		26:01
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	6	0		20:05
Number 24 A. Volchenkov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:16
Number 55 B. Lee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		25:14

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Elliott	30	28	2	.933	64:07	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	09:17	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Roughing	2
3rd	06:41	Ottawa Senators	Nick Foligno	Tripping	2
3rd	10:47	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Ottawa Senators head coach: Cory Clouston
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Andrej Sekera, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy
Ottawa Senators scratches: Luke Richardson, Shean Donovan, Matt Carkner, Christoph Schubert, Martin Gerber, Josh Hennessy, Alexandre Picard, Peter Regin, Cody Bass, Ilya Zubov, Zack Smith

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators 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 Saturday, February 7, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 8	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
New York Islanders 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 7, 2009