Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Friday, October 7, 2016, 7:30 PM ET Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Preseason Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 4–2 on Friday, October 7, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	33-37-12
at Ottawa Senators	2	44-28-10

Goals by period

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

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	9	8	25
Ottawa Senators	7	11	14	32

Three stars

S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
J. Pageau, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:41	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (1)	Casey Nelson (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 0
2nd	03:38	Buffalo Sabres	Marcus Foligno (1)	Jack Eichel (1), Zemgus Girgensons (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 0
2nd	07:22	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Grant (3)	Evander Kane (1)	Shorthanded	BUF 3, OTT 0
2nd	07:42	Ottawa Senators	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1)	Tom Pyatt (1), Thomas Chabot (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 1
3rd	08:18	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane (1)	Sam Reinhart (1)	Even strength	BUF 4, OTT 1
3rd	11:24	Ottawa Senators	Kyle Turris (2)	Mike Hoffman (2)	Even strength	BUF 4, OTT 2

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	25	32
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	23	19
Hits	23	21
Blocked shots	14	10
Giveaways	9	7
Takeaways	6	7
Faceoffs won	31/65 (47.7%)	34/65 (52.3%)

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 9 E. Kane	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	50%	18:08
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		15:19
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0	43.8%	18:31
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	57.1%	17:43
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0		16:46
Number 27 D. Grant	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	55.6%	14:17
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	30%	11:22
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		10:37
Number 52 H. Fasching	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	11:48
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		16:03
Number 70 A. Nylander	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:04
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		16:52
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+3	2	1	7	1		18:51
Number 6 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2		18:13
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	10	0	2	5		25:43
Number 34 C. Nelson	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		17:31
Number 41 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	3		14:46
Number 45 B. Guhle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		23:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 R. Lehner	32	30	2	.938	59:47	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	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	58.8%	17:59
Number 9 B. Ryan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		17:24
Number 10 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:03
Number 15 Z. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	10	2	2	0	57.1%	18:43
Number 19 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	-2	2	4	2	0	58.3%	20:54
Number 22 C. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27.3%	13:44
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0		10:27
Number 43 R. Dzingel	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0		16:04
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	60%	15:39
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		18:12
Number 68 M. Hoffman	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1		17:31
Number 2 D. Phaneuf	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		19:28
Number 3 M. Methot	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:12
Number 5 C. Ceci	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		20:08
Number 6 C. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		14:03
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	3		23:13
Number 72 T. Chabot	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		15:05
Number 74 M. Borowiecki	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		07:51

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	25	21	4	.840	58:20	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:14	Ottawa Senators	Mike Hoffman	Interference	2
1st	17:41	Ottawa Senators	Derick Brassard	Slashing	2
2nd	01:24	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel	Holding	2
2nd	05:26	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	12:28	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:28	Buffalo Sabres	Nicolas Deslauriers	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Josh Gorges	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:51	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:51	Ottawa Senators	Zack Smith	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:57	Buffalo Sabres	Robin Lehner	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Ottawa Senators head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Artem Kriukov, Denis Denisov, Vasily Bizyayev, Cody McCormick, Maxim Sheviev, Denis Ezhov, Tyson Strachan, Pavel Voroshnin, Matt Moulson, Cal O'Reilly, Vjateslav Buravchikov, Kyle Okposo, Zach Bogosian, Ryan O'Reilly, Dmitry Kulikov, Anders Nilsson, Mac Bennett, Erik Burgdoerfer, Taylor Fedun, John Muse, Jason Kasdorf, Daniel Catenacci, Cole Schneider, Justin Kea, Judd Peterson, Brady Austin, Cal Petersen, Gustav Possler, Anthony Florentino, Sean Malone, Connor Hurley, Justin Bailey, William Carrier, Nick Baptiste, Jean Dupuy, Eric Cornel, Vaclav Karabacek, Jonas Johansson, Brycen Martin, Max Willman, Christopher Brown, Victor Olofsson, Evan Rodrigues, Will Borgen, Devante Stephens, Giorgio Estephan, Ivan Chukarov, Vojtech Budik, Rasmus Asplund, Cliff Pu, Brett Murray, Philip Nyberg, Brandon Hagel, Austin Osmanski, Casey Fitzgerald, Vasily Glotov
Ottawa Senators scratches: Vitali Atyushov, Igor Mirnov, Clarke MacArthur, Zack Stortini, Sergei Gimayev, Kirill Lyamin, Mike Blunden, Dimitri Megalinsky, Guillaume Lepine, Bryan Pitton, Ruslan Bashkirov, Michael Kostka, Matt Bartkowski, Phil Varone, Brad Peltz, Max McCormick, Fredrik Claesson, Matt Puempel, Scott Greenham, Patrick Sieloff, Chris Driedger, Robert Baillargeon, Timothy Boyle, Ryan Rupert, Mikael Wikstrand, Kyle Flanagan, Buddy Robinson, Vincent Arseneau, Vincent Dunn, Chris Leblanc, Marcus Hogberg, Nick Paul, Ben Harpur, Curtis Lazar, Andreas Englund, Miles Gendron, Shane Eiserman, Kelly Summers, Francis Perron, Cody Donaghey, Louick Marcotte, Alexander Krushelnyski, Jack Rodewald, Chad Nehring, Casey Bailey, Colin White, Gabriel Gagne, Filip Ahl, Filip Chlapik, Matthew O'Connor, Christian Wolanin, Christian Jaros, Joey Daccord, Alexis Loiseau, Chris Carlisle, Chris Rumble, Macoy Erkamps, Maxime Lajoie, Logan Brown, Jonathan Dahlen, Markus Nurmi, Todd Burgess

2016-2017 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Oct 7, 2016

Other NHL games on Oct 7

Other NHL games on Friday, October 7, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Oct 7, 2016
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 7, 2016
San Jose Sharks 1 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Oct 7, 2016
Dallas Stars 6 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Fri, Oct 7, 2016