Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Saturday, September 26, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Preseason Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 6–4 on Saturday, September 26, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Buffalo Sabres	6	35-36-11
at Ottawa Senators	4	38-35-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	3	1	2	6
Ottawa Senators	2	1	1	4

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	9	13	9	31
Ottawa Senators	8	12	14	34

Three stars

T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals, 1 assist)
B. Ryan, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:59	Ottawa Senators	Mark Stone (1)	Erik Karlsson (3), Clarke MacArthur (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, OTT 1
1st	07:36	Ottawa Senators	Marc Methot (1)	Shane Prince (1), Zack Smith (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, OTT 2
1st	08:26	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Jack Eichel (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 2
1st	12:57	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane (3)	Tyler Ennis (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 2
1st	15:49	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (1)	Jake McCabe (2), Jason Akeson (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 2
2nd	12:54	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (2)	Jack Eichel (3), Jamie McGinn (1)	Even strength	BUF 4, OTT 2
2nd	19:02	Ottawa Senators	Nick Paul (1)	Chris Neil (2), Dave Dziurzynski (1)	Even strength	BUF 4, OTT 3
3rd	13:41	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 5, OTT 3
3rd	14:12	Ottawa Senators	Bobby Ryan (2)	Clarke MacArthur (2), Mark Stone (1)	Power play	BUF 5, OTT 4
3rd	19:49	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson (1)	Zemgus Girgensons (2)	Shorthanded, Empty net	BUF 6, OTT 4

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	31	34
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	4
Hits	29	37
Blocked shots	14	8
Giveaways	5	13
Takeaways	10	10
Faceoffs won	30/64 (46.9%)	34/64 (53.1%)

Box score

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	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	22:10
Number 20 J. Akeson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	15:26
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	17:27
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	18:22
Number 41 J. Eichel	C	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0	0	20:09
Number 48 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	+1	4	0	3	0	09:52
Number 49 J. D'Amigo	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	09:14
Number 51 J. Nevins	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	06:10
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	3	1	4	+2	0	4	4	1	20:28
Number 73 N. Baptiste	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	12:19
Number 84 P. Varone	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	08:24
Number 88 J. McGinn	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	1	16:14
Number 5 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	1	21:31
Number 25 C. Colaiacovo	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	19:22
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	22:52
Number 38 J. Leduc	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	17:49
Number 46 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	5	1	1	18:47
Number 65 M. Donovan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	16:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	34	30	4	.882	60:00	Win

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Time on ice
Number 6 B. Ryan	R	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	18:24
Number 7 K. Turris	C	0	0	0	-3	0	5	3	0	17:58
Number 10 S. Prince	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	16:14
Number 13 N. Paul	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	12:56
Number 15 Z. Smith	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	13:14
Number 16 C. MacArthur	L	0	2	2	-4	0	2	0	0	16:06
Number 22 E. O'Dell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	16:28
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	11	0	11:14
Number 59 D. Dziurzynski	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	11:47
Number 61 M. Stone	R	1	1	2	-3	0	2	2	0	18:03
Number 68 M. Hoffman	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	17:18
Number 90 A. Chiasson	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	16:36
Number 2 J. Cowen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	18:39
Number 3 M. Methot	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	1	19:04
Number 21 M. Kostka	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	16:47
Number 45 C. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	16:58
Number 49 F. Claesson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	15:45
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	24:48

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	30	25	5	.833	57:41	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:05	Buffalo Sabres	William Carrier	Interference	2
2nd	01:06	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	Tripping	2
2nd	05:43	Buffalo Sabres	William Carrier	Elbowing	2
2nd	13:14	Ottawa Senators	Bobby Ryan	Hooking	2
2nd	14:52	Ottawa Senators	Alex Chiasson	Roughing	2
3rd	14:03	Buffalo Sabres	Chad Ruhwedel	Interference	2
3rd	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	Jamie McGinn	Kneeing	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Ottawa Senators head coach: Dave Cameron
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches: David Legwand, Brian Gionta, Artem Kriukov, Denis Denisov, Vasily Bizyayev, Cody McCormick, Matt Ellis, Maxim Sheviev, Josh Gorges, Denis Ezhov, Pavel Voroshnin, Matt Moulson, Patrick Kaleta, Cal O'Reilly, Vjateslav Buravchikov, Mike Weber, Bobby Sanguinetti, Zach Bogosian, Ryan O'Reilly, Robin Lehner, Marcus Foligno, Nicolas Deslauriers, Mark Pysyk, Jason Kasdorf, Nathan Lieuwen, Colin Jacobs, Daniel Catenacci, Justin Kea, Linus Ullmark, Judd Peterson, Brady Austin, Tim Schaller, Cal Petersen, Gustav Possler, Anthony Florentino, Sean Malone, Hudson Fasching, Connor Hurley, Justin Bailey, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jean Dupuy, Sam Reinhart, Eric Cornel, Vaclav Karabacek, Jonas Johansson, Brycen Martin, Max Willman, Christopher Brown, Victor Olofsson, Brendan Guhle, Matthew Prapavessis, Keegan Asmundson, Matt Garbowsky, Evan Rodrigues, Will Borgen, Devante Stephens, Giorgio Estephan, Ivan Chukarov
Ottawa Senators scratches: Chris Phillips, Vitali Atyushov, Milan Michalek, Igor Mirnov, Zack Stortini, Sergei Gimayev, Kirill Lyamin, Dimitri Megalinsky, Nicholas Tuzzolino, Colin Greening, Danny Hobbs, Ruslan Bashkirov, Daultan Leveille, Patrick Wiercioch, Mark Borowiecki, Patrick Killeen, Patrick Mullen, Brad Peltz, Michael Sdao, Alexander Guptill, Troy Rutkowski, Ryan Dzingel, Max McCormick, Travis Ewanyk, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mika Zibanejad, Matt Puempel, Cole Schneider, Scott Greenham, Cody Ceci, Chris Driedger, Robert Baillargeon, Timothy Boyle, Mikael Wikstrand, Andrew Hammond, Buddy Robinson, Quentin Shore, Vincent Dunn, Chris Leblanc, Marcus Hogberg, Tobias Lindberg, Ben Harpur, Curtis Lazar, Andreas Englund, Miles Gendron, Shane Eiserman, Kelly Summers, Francis Perron, Matthew Zay, Colin White, Gabriel Gagne, Filip Ahl, Thomas Chabot, Filip Chlapik, Alexander Wideman, Christian Wolanin, Christian Jaros, Joey Daccord, Ryan Penny, Chris Carlisle, Chris Rumble

2015-2016 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators 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 26

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 26, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
New York Islanders 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
Minnesota Wild 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Dallas Stars 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
St. Louis Blues 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Sep 26, 2015
Calgary Flames 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Sep 26, 2015