Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, November 3, 2018, 2:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 9–2 on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Ottawa Senators	2	29-47-6
at Buffalo Sabres	9	33-39-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	0	1	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	3	4	2	9

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	8	9	12	29
Buffalo Sabres	13	21	7	41

Three stars

J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:04	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (4)	Casey Nelson (2), Vladimir Sobotka (1)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 1
1st	06:28	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (8)	Jack Eichel (11), Jason Pominville (6)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 2
1st	14:25	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (7)	Jeff Skinner (7), Jack Eichel (12)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 3
2nd	05:06	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (9)	Sam Reinhart (6), Casey Mittelstadt (3)	Power play	OTT 0, BUF 4
2nd	05:19	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (1)	Patrik Berglund (2), Johan Larsson (2)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 5
2nd	06:37	Ottawa Senators	Max McCormick (1)	Mikkel Boedker (6)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 5
2nd	07:06	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (8)	Jack Eichel (13), Rasmus Dahlin (4)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 6
2nd	07:48	Buffalo Sabres	Conor Sheary (4)	Sam Reinhart (7)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 7
3rd	05:41	Buffalo Sabres	Patrik Berglund (2)	Rasmus Ristolainen (5), Zemgus Girgensons (4)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 8
3rd	13:13	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt (2)	Conor Sheary (3), Marco Scandella (3)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 9
3rd	14:14	Ottawa Senators	Cody Ceci (1)	Thomas Chabot (13), Mark Stone (7)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 9

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	29	41
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	6	9
Blocked shots	9	13
Giveaways	5	5
Takeaways	1	5
Faceoffs won	32/62 (51.6%)	30/62 (48.4%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 B. Ryan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:02
Number 10 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	14:37
Number 13 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0	100%	14:28
Number 17 M. McCormick	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		13:45
Number 18 R. Dzingel	C	0	0	0	-2	4	2	0	1	0	33.3%	18:08
Number 36 C. White	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0	57.1%	16:29
Number 56 M. Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:05
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		15:27
Number 71 C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3	0	42.1%	18:29
Number 89 M. Boedker	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		16:28
Number 95 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	56.3%	16:04
Number 2 D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	-4	0	0	1	0	0		16:23
Number 5 C. Ceci	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0		21:19
Number 6 C. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		13:39
Number 46 E. Burgdoerfer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		12:08
Number 58 M. Lajoie	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		18:22
Number 72 T. Chabot	D	0	1	1	-3	0	4	0	0	0		21:16
Number 83 C. Jaros	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0		16:06

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. McKenna	31	25	6	.806	45:35
Number 41 C. Anderson	10	7	3	.700	14:25	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	3	3	+2	0	3	0	0	0	69.2%	12:50
Number 10 P. Berglund	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	100%	14:33
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	12.5%	14:04
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:16
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	47.1%	14:05
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	3	0	50%	16:41
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	3	0	0	100%	14:30
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	2	1	3	+2	0	6	0	0	0		13:43
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	0	37.5%	18:06
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1	0		17:25
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	2	1	3	+2	0	5	0	0	1	50%	13:11
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	15:52
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0		25:40
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	+5	0	2	1	1	0		20:24
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	0	1	1	+4	0	0	0	0	0		18:46
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		19:10
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		08:58
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	3	0		22:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:13	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Sobotka	Holding	2
2nd	03:21	Ottawa Senators	Christian Jaros	Tripping	2
2nd	12:35	Ottawa Senators	Ryan Dzingel	Tripping	2
3rd	03:11	Ottawa Senators	Ryan Dzingel	Slashing	2
3rd	17:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Slashing	2
3rd	17:42	Ottawa Senators	Colin White	Roughing	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Guy Boucher
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Jean Hebert, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Bryan Pancich
Ottawa Senators scratches: Mark Borowiecki, Mike Condon, Jack Rodewald
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nathan Beaulieu, Remi Elie, Tage Thompson

2018-2019 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 1, 2018
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 9	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Apr 4, 2019

Other NHL games on Nov 3

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 3, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Dallas Stars 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Minnesota Wild 5 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Boston Bruins 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 3, 2018

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