Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Saturday, March 7, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	41-32-9
at Ottawa Senators	6	36-35-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	14	8	8	30
Ottawa Senators	7	15	14	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:44	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson (19)	Filip Kuba (28), Jason Spezza (30)	Power play	BUF 0, OTT 1
1st	10:38	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (19)	Craig Rivet (18), Toni Lydman (14)	Power play	BUF 1, OTT 1
2nd	10:46	Ottawa Senators	Chris Kelly (8)	Shean Donovan (5), Jarkko Ruutu (11)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 2
2nd	18:15	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (33)	Unassisted	Power play	BUF 2, OTT 2
2nd	19:28	Ottawa Senators	Nick Foligno (12)	Mike Fisher (15), Ryan Shannon (4)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 3
3rd	08:16	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (8)	Henrik Tallinder (7), Toni Lydman (15)	Power play	BUF 3, OTT 3
3rd	09:35	Ottawa Senators	Chris Campoli (8)	Chris Kelly (11), Peter Regin (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 4
3rd	15:16	Ottawa Senators	Nick Foligno (13)	Ryan Shannon (5), Mike Fisher (16)	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 5
3rd	16:37	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson (20)	Chris Campoli (16)	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 6

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

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	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	0	64.3%	16:30
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	56.3%	16:27
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	25%	17:57
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	0	1		14:12
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	100%	10:40
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	1		14:16
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0	0	50%	18:21
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	1	0	0		18:19
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:43
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	40%	08:23
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		10:18
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	-3	0	1	0	0	1		17:36
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	2	2	-2	2	2	2	2	0		22:35
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	4	1	0		19:47
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	3	2	0		22:01
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		14:29
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		21:44
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0		16:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	36	30	6	.833	59:52	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 10 S. Donovan	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0		08:23
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1	1	1		19:43
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	2	2	+2	2	2	4	0	0	47.1%	16:54
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0	0	50%	17:23
Number 18 J. Winchester	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	07:57
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	0	0	57.9%	18:46
Number 22 C. Kelly	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	15:38
Number 26 R. Shannon	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0		14:39
Number 43 P. Regin	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0	46.2%	12:58
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	100%	17:47
Number 73 J. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	2	0		11:31
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:46
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	2	1	0		21:44
Number 9 B. Bell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		22:04
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	1	1	2	+3	0	5	2	1	0		25:44
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	3	0		24:04
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:59
Number 24 A. Volchenkov	D	0	0	0	+2	2	3	2	3	0		21:43

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Elliott	30	27	3	.900	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:36	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2
1st	06:42	Ottawa Senators	Shean Donovan	High sticking	2
1st	09:14	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza	Roughing	2
2nd	05:14	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
2nd	12:38	Ottawa Senators	Anton Volchenkov	Boarding	2
2nd	18:12	Ottawa Senators	Peter Regin	Hooking	2
2nd	19:52	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Interference	2
3rd	06:07	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Interference	2
3rd	06:26	Ottawa Senators	Mike Fisher	Interference	2
3rd	10:13	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Butler	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	18:54	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Ottawa Senators head coach: Cory Clouston
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Mark Pare
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Ryan Miller, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth
Ottawa Senators scratches: Luke Richardson, Chris Neil, Matt Carkner, Christoph Schubert, Josh Hennessy, Alexandre Picard, Brian Lee, 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, March 7, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 7	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Minnesota Wild 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Nashville Predators 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 7, 2009