Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, March 10, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	39-32-11
at Ottawa Senators	3	41-31-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	13	12	4	0	41
Ottawa Senators	7	21	7	1	0	36

Three stars

R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
B. Bishop, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)
E. Karlsson, Ottawa Senators (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:27	Ottawa Senators	Erik Condra (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BUF 0, OTT 1
2nd	09:28	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe (1)	Christian Ehrhoff (1), Derek Roy (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 1
2nd	11:42	Ottawa Senators	Erik Karlsson (1)	Chris Neil (1), Nick Foligno (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 2
2nd	19:41	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Jordan Leopold (1), Ville Leino (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 2
3rd	07:14	Ottawa Senators	Erik Karlsson (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 3
3rd	14:06	Buffalo Sabres	Marcus Foligno (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Ottawa Senators	Milan Michalek	Saved
1	Buffalo Sabres	Brad Boyes	Saved
2	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Goal
3	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson	Goal
3	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal	41	36
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	8
Hits	32	35
Blocked shots	13	13
Giveaways	13	10
Takeaways	11	12
Faceoffs won	29/52 (55.8%)	23/52 (44.2%)

Box score

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 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	64.7%	21:02
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	50%	21:48
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		19:07
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		17:35
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		21:17
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	100%	22:08
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		05:10
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	05:48
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	100%	15:23
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	55.6%	18:33
Number 78 C. Tropp	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		07:19
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	1		16:00
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2		21:07
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	6	1		18:29
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	+2	0	6	1	1		26:22
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		18:16
Number 52 A. Sulzer	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	2		22:08
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		20:28

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	36	33	3	.917	65:00	Win

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 7 K. Turris	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	35.7%	18:23
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		17:55
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	2		21:23
Number 14 C. Greening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	100%	14:36
Number 15 Z. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	44.4%	10:43
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	42.9%	19:17
Number 22 E. Condra	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	1		09:06
Number 23 K. Daugavins	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		09:46
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0		13:48
Number 36 R. Klinkhammer	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		18:33
Number 42 J. O'Brien	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	50%	16:19
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0		15:04
Number 2 J. Cowen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		15:27
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1		24:17
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		25:33
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		20:46
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	2	0	2	+1	4	6	0	2		25:13
Number 97 M. Gilroy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		18:44

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Bishop	41	38	3	.927	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:46	Ottawa Senators	Milan Michalek	Interference	2
1st	16:19	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Slashing	2
3rd	08:37	Ottawa Senators	Milan Michalek	High sticking	2
OT	03:53	Ottawa Senators	Erik Karlsson	Tripping	2
OT	03:53	Ottawa Senators	Erik Karlsson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Ottawa Senators head coach: Paul MacLean
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Cody McCormick, Thomas Vanek, Andrej Sekera
Ottawa Senators scratches: Matt Carkner, Zenon Konopka, Bobby Butler

2011-2012 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 5, 2011
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 11, 2011
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Dec 20, 2011
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 10, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 10

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 10, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
San Jose Sharks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 10, 2012