Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 5–4 in a shootout on Monday, December 15, 2014 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Ottawa Senators |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Ottawa Senators |
6 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
33 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
10 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
33 |
Three stars
- B. Flynn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:24 |
Ottawa Senators |
Bobby Ryan (7) |
Mike Hoffman (6), Mika Zibanejad (7) |
Even strength |
OTT 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
04:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen (2) |
Chris Stewart (2), Brian Gionta (7) |
Power play |
OTT 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
07:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Moulson (7) |
Andrej Meszaros (4), Tyler Ennis (14) |
Even strength |
OTT 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
07:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno (5) |
Brian Flynn (3), Tyler Myers (7) |
Even strength |
OTT 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
13:42 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mark Stone (7) |
Kyle Turris (15), Cody Ceci (8) |
Even strength |
OTT 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
02:02 |
Ottawa Senators |
Curtis Lazar (1) |
Erik Condra (2), Alex Chiasson (8) |
Even strength |
OTT 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
05:04 |
Ottawa Senators |
Alex Chiasson (7) |
Mark Borowiecki (2) |
Even strength |
OTT 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
16:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Flynn (4) |
Marcus Foligno (4), Andre Benoit (2) |
Even strength |
OTT 4, BUF 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Moulson |
Goal (winner) |
| 1 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mika Zibanejad |
Saved |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
Saved |
| 2 |
Ottawa Senators |
Kyle Turris |
Saved |
| 3 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Saved |
| 3 |
Ottawa Senators |
Bobby Ryan |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Ottawa Senators |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 5 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
15 |
29 |
| Hits |
17 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
4 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
2 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/63 (54%) |
29/63 (46%) |
Box score
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 B. Ryan |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:17 |
| Number 7 K. Turris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
22:03 |
| Number 9 M. Michalek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:35 |
| Number 14 C. Greening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:12 |
| Number 16 C. MacArthur |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 17 D. Legwand |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
14:31 |
| Number 22 E. Condra |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:23 |
| Number 27 C. Lazar |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
11:11 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 68 M. Hoffman |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 90 A. Chiasson |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
18:28 |
| Number 2 J. Cowen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:17 |
| Number 5 C. Ceci |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 46 P. Wiercioch |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:00 |
| Number 62 E. Gryba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:23 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
34:02 |
| Number 74 M. Borowiecki |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
Ottawa Senators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
33 |
29 |
4 |
.879 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
19:23 |
| Number 17 T. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
04:04 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
13:24 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
16:03 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
21:01 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:48 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:35 |
| Number 65 B. Flynn |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
19:00 |
| Number 80 C. Stewart |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:08 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
16:59 |
| Number 24 T. Strachan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:55 |
| Number 41 A. Meszaros |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:52 |
| Number 51 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:44 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
25:24 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
31:09 |
| Number 61 A. Benoit |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Enroth |
33 |
29 |
4 |
.879 |
64:29 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyson Strachan |
Instigator |
2 |
| 1st |
10:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyson Strachan |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
10:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyson Strachan |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 1st |
10:05 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mark Borowiecki |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
12:05 |
Ottawa Senators |
Kyle Turris |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:31 |
Ottawa Senators |
Eric Gryba |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Andrej Meszaros |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:31 |
Ottawa Senators |
Jared Cowen |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:57 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mika Zibanejad |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nikita Zadorov |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:57 |
Ottawa Senators |
Alex Chiasson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Ottawa Senators head coach
- Dave Cameron
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ted Nolan
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Steve Miller
- Ottawa Senators scratches
- Chris Phillips, Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Cody McCormick, Josh Gorges, Mike Weber
2014-2015 season series
Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2014-2015 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Ottawa Senators
4
 at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final/SO
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Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 15, 2014
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Buffalo Sabres
2
at Ottawa Senators
5
|
Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
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Ottawa Senators
2
at Buffalo Sabres
1
|
Final
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Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 10, 2015
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Buffalo Sabres
2
at Ottawa Senators
3
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Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Mar 6, 2015
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