Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Preseason Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Ottawa Senators	5	38-35-9
at Buffalo Sabres	2	35-36-11

Goals by period

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

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	6	13	7	26
Buffalo Sabres	12	13	17	42

Three stars

E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
A. Chiasson, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 1 assist)
R. Dzingel, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:00	Ottawa Senators	Max McCormick (1)	Ryan Dzingel (1), Tobias Lindberg (1)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 0
2nd	07:59	Ottawa Senators	Alex Chiasson (1)	Matt Puempel (1), Patrick Mullen (1)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 0
2nd	09:26	Ottawa Senators	Zack Stortini (1)	Chris Wideman (1), Colin Greening (1)	Even strength	OTT 3, BUF 0
3rd	02:23	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane (1)	Ryan O'Reilly (1)	Shorthanded	OTT 3, BUF 1
3rd	09:57	Ottawa Senators	Mika Zibanejad (1)	Ryan Dzingel (2), Alex Chiasson (1)	Even strength	OTT 4, BUF 1
3rd	16:26	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane (2)	Tyler Ennis (1), Ryan O'Reilly (2)	Power play	OTT 4, BUF 2
3rd	16:56	Ottawa Senators	Ryan Dzingel (1)	Max McCormick (1), Zack Stortini (1)	Even strength, Empty net	OTT 5, BUF 2

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	26	42
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	23	7
Hits	13	29
Blocked shots	19	9
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	3	3
Faceoffs won	36/62 (58.1%)	26/62 (41.9%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Prince	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	14:08
Number 14 C. Greening	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	10:07
Number 23 T. Lindberg	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	12:01
Number 26 M. Puempel	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	15:04
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17:27
Number 43 R. Dzingel	C	1	2	3	+3	0	2	1	2	14:19
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	15:33
Number 56 Z. Stortini	R	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	0	13:48
Number 84 T. Ewanyk	C	0	0	0	+1	17	0	2	0	11:02
Number 89 M. McCormick	L	1	1	2	+2	2	2	1	0	14:57
Number 90 A. Chiasson	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	18:47
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	16:21
Number 2 J. Cowen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	21:54
Number 21 M. Kostka	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	4	22:25
Number 45 C. Wideman	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	19:04
Number 54 G. Lepine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	15:28
Number 72 T. Chabot	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	0	22:00
Number 75 P. Mullen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	18:31

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. O'Connor	18	18	0	1.000	29:26	Win
Number 32 C. Driedger	24	22	2	.917	30:34

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	2	0	2	0	0	6	6	1	22:38
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	15:56
Number 17 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	1	12:43
Number 20 J. Akeson	R	0	0	0	-3	5	1	2	0	12:43
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	16:37
Number 49 J. D'Amigo	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	07:49
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0	21:27
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	2	1	17:50
Number 73 N. Baptiste	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	08:34
Number 86 E. Cornel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	09:04
Number 88 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	16:19
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	21:21
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	18:09
Number 5 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	19:54
Number 25 C. Colaiacovo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	23:51
Number 38 J. Leduc	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	17:20
Number 45 B. Guhle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	17:52
Number 65 M. Donovan	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	4	1	18:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Makarov	6	5	1	.833	19:18
Number 40 R. Lehner	19	16	3	.842	40:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:15	Ottawa Senators	Zack Stortini	Boarding	2
2nd	18:48	Ottawa Senators	Mika Zibanejad	Tripping	2
3rd	01:45	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Donovan	Hooking	2
3rd	07:49	Ottawa Senators	Travis Ewanyk	Instigator	2
3rd	07:49	Ottawa Senators	Travis Ewanyk	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:49	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Akeson	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:49	Ottawa Senators	Travis Ewanyk	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	15:22	Ottawa Senators	Max McCormick	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Dave Cameron
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dave Lewis
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Ottawa Senators scratches: Chris Phillips, Chris Neil, Craig Anderson, Vitali Atyushov, Milan Michalek, Igor Mirnov, Clarke MacArthur, Sergei Gimayev, Marc Methot, Kirill Lyamin, Bobby Ryan, Dimitri Megalinsky, Nicholas Tuzzolino, Danny Hobbs, Kyle Turris, Ruslan Bashkirov, Zack Smith, Erik Karlsson, Daultan Leveille, Eric O'Dell, Patrick Wiercioch, Mark Borowiecki, Patrick Killeen, Mike Hoffman, Brad Peltz, Michael Sdao, Dave Dziurzynski, Alexander Guptill, Troy Rutkowski, Mark Stone, Fredrik Claesson, Cole Schneider, Scott Greenham, Cody Ceci, Robert Baillargeon, Timothy Boyle, Mikael Wikstrand, Andrew Hammond, Buddy Robinson, Quentin Shore, Vincent Dunn, Chris Leblanc, Marcus Hogberg, Nick Paul, Ben Harpur, Andreas Englund, Miles Gendron, Shane Eiserman, Kelly Summers, Francis Perron, Matthew Zay, Colin White, Gabriel Gagne, Filip Ahl, Filip Chlapik, Alexander Wideman, Christian Wolanin, Christian Jaros, Joey Daccord, Ryan Penny, Chris Carlisle, Marcus Crawford, Chris Rumble
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Artem Kriukov, Denis Denisov, Vasily Bizyayev, Cody McCormick, Matt Ellis, Maxim Sheviev, Denis Ezhov, Pavel Voroshnin, Matt Moulson, Patrick Kaleta, Cody Franson, Cal O'Reilly, Vjateslav Buravchikov, Mike Weber, Chad Johnson, Bobby Sanguinetti, Zach Bogosian, Marcus Foligno, Nicolas Deslauriers, Phil Varone, Johan Larsson, Mark Pysyk, Jason Kasdorf, Nathan Lieuwen, Colin Jacobs, Daniel Catenacci, Zemgus Girgensons, Justin Kea, Jake McCabe, Linus Ullmark, Judd Peterson, Brady Austin, Tim Schaller, Cal Petersen, Gustav Possler, Anthony Florentino, Sean Malone, Hudson Fasching, Connor Hurley, Justin Bailey, William Carrier, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jean Dupuy, Jack Nevins, Vaclav Karabacek, Jonas Johansson, Brycen Martin, Max Willman, Christopher Brown, Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel, Matthew Prapavessis, Keegan Asmundson, Matt Garbowsky, Will Borgen, Devante Stephens, Giorgio Estephan, Ivan Chukarov, Joshua Chapman, Spiro Goulakos

2015-2016 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Sep 23, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Sep 26, 2015

Other NHL games on Sep 23

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Sep 23, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators, Wed, Sep 23, 2015
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Sep 23, 2015