Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 7:30 PM ET Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–4 on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	30-31-8
at Ottawa Senators	7	25-34-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	2	0	4
Ottawa Senators	4	1	2	7

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	12	7	8	27
Ottawa Senators	15	16	9	40

Three stars

J. Pageau, Ottawa Senators (2 goals, 2 assists)
A. Anisimov, Ottawa Senators (2 goals)
C. Anderson, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:14	Buffalo Sabres	Brandon Montour (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 0
1st	10:12	Buffalo Sabres	Brandon Montour (5)	Rasmus Ristolainen (24), Victor Olofsson (21)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 0
1st	14:02	Ottawa Senators	Vladislav Namestnikov (13)	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (15), Mike Reilly (10)	Shorthanded	BUF 2, OTT 1
1st	15:07	Ottawa Senators	Artem Anisimov (12)	Nick Paul (8), Scott Sabourin (3)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 2
1st	15:16	Ottawa Senators	Drake Batherson (3)	Colin White (11), Tyler Ennis (18)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 3
1st	17:31	Ottawa Senators	Artem Anisimov (13)	Tyler Ennis (19), Mike Reilly (11)	Power play	BUF 2, OTT 4
2nd	02:36	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (7)	Johan Larsson (10), Brandon Montour (11)	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 4
2nd	09:00	Ottawa Senators	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (23)	Anthony Duclair (15), Brady Tkachuk (19)	Even strength	BUF 3, OTT 5
2nd	13:47	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson (19)	Rasmus Dahlin (32), Jack Eichel (42)	Power play	BUF 4, OTT 5
3rd	12:53	Ottawa Senators	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (24)	Brady Tkachuk (20), Drake Batherson (7)	Power play	BUF 4, OTT 6
3rd	19:14	Ottawa Senators	Anthony Duclair (22)	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (16)	Shorthanded, Empty net	BUF 4, OTT 7

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	27	40
Power play	1 of 4	2 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	16	30
Blocked shots	11	9
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	1	4
Faceoffs won	27/66 (40.9%)	39/66 (59.1%)

Box score

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	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0	40.7%	22:54
Number 13 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		12:28
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:00
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	12:40
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		22:01
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	35.7%	11:16
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:15
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	13:07
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		14:32
Number 68 V. Olofsson	L	1	1	2	-1	0	6	0	0	1		21:40
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	41.7%	11:21
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0	50%	16:14
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		18:59
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	1	0		17:31
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	2	1	0		19:26
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	1	0		16:09
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		25:49
Number 62 B. Montour	D	2	1	3	+2	0	2	0	2	0		21:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	39	33	6	.846	57:57	Loss

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 7 B. Tkachuk	L	0	2	2	0	0	5	6	1	0	50%	17:14
Number 10 A. Duclair	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	0	0		17:42
Number 13 N. Paul	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		12:16
Number 19 D. Batherson	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	0	0		12:39
Number 28 C. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	50%	18:19
Number 36 C. White	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	72.7%	12:37
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	2	2	4	+2	0	5	1	1	1	66.7%	18:03
Number 49 S. Sabourin	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:31
Number 51 A. Anisimov	C	2	0	2	0	0	5	1	2	1	63.6%	14:07
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	0	0		11:15
Number 71 C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	18:29
Number 90 V. Namestnikov	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0		14:57
Number 5 M. Reilly	D	0	2	2	0	2	6	3	1	0		19:46
Number 22 N. Zaitsev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	0		27:38
Number 29 C. Goloubef	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:37
Number 39 A. Englund	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:06
Number 72 T. Chabot	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	0		28:17
Number 81 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	1	0		25:34

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	27	23	4	.852	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:05	Ottawa Senators	Ron Hainsey	Hooking	2
1st	15:45	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner	Slashing	2
2nd	12:54	Ottawa Senators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	16:05	Ottawa Senators	Mike Reilly	Hooking	2
3rd	12:21	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Hooking	2
3rd	17:35	Ottawa Senators	Vladislav Namestnikov	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ralph Krueger
Ottawa Senators head coach: D.J. Smith
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, James Tobias
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Michael Frolik, Scott Wilson, John Gilmour
Ottawa Senators scratches: Mikkel Boedker, Mark Borowiecki, Jayce Hawryluk

2019-2020 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 16, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 23, 2019
Ottawa Senators 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Ottawa Senators 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 18, 2020

Other NHL games on Feb 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Feb 18, 2020
New Jersey Devils 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Winnipeg Jets 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 18, 2020

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