Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, February 25, 2011, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 4–2 on Friday, February 25, 2011 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Ottawa Senators	2	32-40-10
at Buffalo Sabres	4	43-29-10

Goals by period

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

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	8	11	12	31
Buffalo Sabres	10	18	11	39

Three stars

C. McCormick, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
P. Kaleta, Buffalo Sabres
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:25	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier (1)	Cody McCormick (1)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 1
2nd	09:45	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick (1)	Steve Montador (1), Jordan Leopold (1)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 2
2nd	14:24	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza (1)	Erik Condra (1), Milan Michalek (1)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 2
3rd	07:35	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Tyler Ennis (1)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 3
3rd	18:05	Ottawa Senators	Milan Michalek (1)	Jason Spezza (1), Matt Carkner (1)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 3
3rd	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Steve Montador (2), Ryan Miller (1)	Even strength, Empty net	OTT 2, BUF 4

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	39
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	9	24
Blocked shots	18	11
Giveaways	11	7
Takeaways	2	5
Faceoffs won	18/42 (42.9%)	24/42 (57.1%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	1	1	2	-1	2	4	0	0		20:39
Number 15 Z. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	53.3%	16:12
Number 16 B. Butler	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	1		19:31
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	1	1	2	-1	0	4	0	1	46.2%	22:34
Number 20 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		14:32
Number 26 R. Shannon	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:57
Number 37 C. Locke	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	12:21
Number 38 E. Condra	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2		14:39
Number 43 R. Wick	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:38
Number 49 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		05:53
Number 52 C. Greening	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:54
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	50%	16:54
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		20:55
Number 5 B. Lee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		20:30
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		16:43
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		23:42
Number 39 M. Carkner	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2		12:36
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		22:35

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	38	35	3	.921	59:15	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	2	33.3%	10:32
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	57.1%	15:49
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	50%	10:25
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0		14:12
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		13:04
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0	100%	17:53
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72.2%	17:27
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2		17:55
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-2	2	6	7	0		13:27
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		13:00
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	1	50%	17:11
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		13:35
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	+3	2	1	1	1		21:10
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	1	0		18:30
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1		19:41
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		18:22
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		19:16
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		21:13

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	29	2	.936	59:18	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:06	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Boarding	2
1st	12:43	Ottawa Senators	Francis Lessard	Cross checking	2
1st	17:18	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold	Interference	2
2nd	07:08	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Niedermayer	Hooking	2
2nd	11:57	Ottawa Senators	Milan Michalek	Boarding	2
2nd	18:26	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Interference goalkeeper	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Cory Clouston
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Scott Driscoll
Ottawa Senators scratches: Chris Neil, Pascal Leclaire, Peter Regin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andrej Sekera

2010-2011 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 25, 2011
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 13, 2011

Other NHL games on Feb 25

Other NHL games on Friday, February 25, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 6 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Florida Panthers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
New Jersey Devils 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
San Jose Sharks 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
St. Louis Blues 5 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Minnesota Wild 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Feb 25, 2011

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