Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 25-45-12
at Ottawa Senators 3 28-43-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 4 13 0 25
Ottawa Senators 13 9 13 1 36

Three stars

  1. M. Hoffman, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
  2. M. Gaborik, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Duchene, Ottawa Senators (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:31 Buffalo Sabres Scott Wilson (5) Johan Larsson (7), Nathan Beaulieu (5) Even strength BUF 1, OTT 0
3rd 05:15 Ottawa Senators Marian Gaborik (8) Erik Karlsson (33), Matt Duchene (19) Even strength BUF 1, OTT 1
3rd 15:31 Buffalo Sabres Evan Rodrigues (4) Kyle Okposo (26), Casey Nelson (4) Even strength BUF 2, OTT 1
3rd 19:29 Ottawa Senators Derick Brassard (16) Marian Gaborik (8), Matt Duchene (20) Even strength BUF 2, OTT 2
OT 01:13 Ottawa Senators Mike Hoffman (16) Erik Karlsson (34), Matt Duchene (21) Even strength BUF 2, OTT 3

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 36
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 32 26
Blocked shots 22 10
Giveaways 11 10
Takeaways 5 10
Faceoffs won 25/56 (44.6%) 31/56 (55.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 50% 14:58
Number 10 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 66.7% 10:15
Number 13 N. Baptiste R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:53
Number 20 S. Wilson C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 3 13:42
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 13:22
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 66.7% 17:12
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -2 4 2 2 0 18:34
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 13:53
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 11:13
Number 67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 16:44
Number 71 E. Rodrigues C 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 22.2% 15:56
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 44% 22:07
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 15:21
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 26:01
Number 8 C. Nelson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 19:02
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 5 28:18
Number 82 N. Beaulieu D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 16:25
Number 93 V. Antipin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 11:43
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 R. Lehner 36 33 3 .917 61:13 OT loss

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 13:33
Number 12 M. Gaborik R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 0 18:12
Number 15 Z. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 66.7% 15:28
Number 18 R. Dzingel C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 12:17
Number 19 D. Brassard C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 41.7% 18:58
Number 23 N. Shore C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 37.5% 08:45
Number 36 C. White C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 08:46
Number 44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 90.9% 12:47
Number 56 M. Paajarvi L 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 11:40
Number 61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20:39
Number 68 M. Hoffman C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 0 100% 20:44
Number 95 M. Duchene C 0 3 3 +2 0 4 1 1 55.6% 21:02
Number 5 C. Ceci D 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 22:37
Number 29 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 19:59
Number 65 E. Karlsson D 0 2 2 +2 0 6 1 2 29:36
Number 67 B. Harpur D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 13:46
Number 72 T. Chabot D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 16:27
Number 74 M. Borowiecki D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 5 2 13:40
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 C. Anderson 25 23 2 .920 59:56 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:46 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Hooking 2
1st 13:42 Ottawa Senators Mark Borowiecki Roughing 2
1st 13:42 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Roughing 2
1st 14:31 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Hooking 2
2nd 06:40 Ottawa Senators Cody Ceci Holding 2
2nd 14:50 Buffalo Sabres Evan Rodrigues Slashing 2
2nd 18:31 Buffalo Sabres Benoit Pouliot Holding the stick 2
3rd 11:18 Ottawa Senators Colin White Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Ottawa Senators head coach
Guy Boucher
Referees
Jean Hebert, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Ryan Daisy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Justin Falk, Jordan Nolan, Jack Eichel
Ottawa Senators scratches
Alexandre Burrows, Fredrik Claesson

2017-2018 season series

Other NHL games on Feb 15

Sources and further reading

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