Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Monday, December 29, 2014, 7:30 PM ET Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Monday, December 29, 2014 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	23-51-8
at Ottawa Senators	5	43-26-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	0	2
Ottawa Senators	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	11	2	21
Ottawa Senators	16	10	9	35

Three stars

B. Ryan, Ottawa Senators (3 goals)
E. Karlsson, Ottawa Senators (2 assists)
J. Pageau, Ottawa Senators (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:24	Ottawa Senators	Bobby Ryan (8)	Kyle Turris (17), Erik Karlsson (17)	Even strength	BUF 0, OTT 1
2nd	01:53	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Pysyk (1)	Chris Stewart (5)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 1
2nd	08:37	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (11)	Matt Moulson (9), Nikita Zadorov (3)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 1
2nd	18:41	Ottawa Senators	Bobby Ryan (9)	Mike Hoffman (7), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 2
3rd	03:02	Ottawa Senators	Bobby Ryan (10)	Erik Karlsson (18)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 3
3rd	11:54	Ottawa Senators	Clarke MacArthur (11)	Chris Phillips (3), Mark Stone (9)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 4
3rd	19:58	Ottawa Senators	Colin Greening (1)	Mika Zibanejad (9), Erik Condra (3)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal	21	35
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	13	15
Hits	36	26
Blocked shots	23	7
Giveaways	6	10
Takeaways	5	4
Faceoffs won	28/60 (46.7%)	32/60 (53.3%)

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	8	1	53.8%	12:09
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		16:30
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		16:16
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		10:27
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50%	17:36
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0		17:32
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	0	1	0	2	5	2	0	33.3%	18:25
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	1		08:23
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	1		13:39
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		20:06
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	58.3%	13:01
Number 80 C. Stewart	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		19:14
Number 3 M. Pysyk	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	1		14:40
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	4		23:51
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3		15:41
Number 41 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2		19:30
Number 51 N. Zadorov	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2		24:18
Number 61 A. Benoit	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	3	6		17:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	35	31	4	.886	57:03	Loss

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 6 B. Ryan	R	3	0	3	+2	0	8	0	0		16:15
Number 7 K. Turris	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	44.4%	18:13
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	15:20
Number 14 C. Greening	C	1	0	1	+1	4	2	3	1		08:23
Number 16 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	0		15:28
Number 17 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	60%	13:57
Number 22 E. Condra	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		12:57
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	5	0	37.5%	15:46
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		16:39
Number 68 M. Hoffman	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	100%	13:15
Number 90 A. Chiasson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		15:00
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	71.4%	12:40
Number 2 J. Cowen	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	5	1		15:50
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1		21:09
Number 5 C. Ceci	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0		16:24
Number 46 P. Wiercioch	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	1	0		18:59
Number 62 E. Gryba	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	3		19:20
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1		26:25

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:52	Ottawa Senators	Colin Greening	Hooking	2
1st	17:23	Ottawa Senators	Jared Cowen	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:23	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:19	Ottawa Senators	Chris Phillips	Hooking	2
2nd	10:09	Ottawa Senators	David Legwand	Hooking	2
2nd	18:45	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	Tripping	2
3rd	08:42	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Stewart	Hooking	2
3rd	13:00	Ottawa Senators	David Legwand	Hooking	2
3rd	20:00	Ottawa Senators	Colin Greening	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Cross checking	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Roughing	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Ottawa Senators head coach: Dave Cameron
Referees: Paul Devorski, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Don Henderson, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Brian Gionta, Tyson Strachan, Rasmus Ristolainen
Ottawa Senators scratches: Mark Borowiecki

2014-2015 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 15, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 10, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Mar 6, 2015

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Other NHL games on Monday, December 29, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Colorado Avalanche 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Nashville Predators 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Dec 29, 2014

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