Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 7:00 PM ET Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3–1 on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	32-39-11
at Ottawa Senators	1	33-42-7

Goals by period

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

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	12	11	32
Ottawa Senators	15	19	10	44

Three stars

M. Houser, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
T. Chabot, Ottawa Senators (1 assist)
A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:07	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Cozens (9)	Alex Tuch (5), Will Butcher (4)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 0
2nd	07:44	Ottawa Senators	Drake Batherson (11)	Tim Stützle (12), Thomas Chabot (18)	Power play	BUF 1, OTT 1
3rd	10:03	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Jankowski (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 1
3rd	19:20	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch (2)	Dylan Cozens (9), Jeff Skinner (10)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, OTT 1

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	32	44
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	25	9
Hits	10	22
Blocked shots	15	17
Giveaways	5	6
Takeaways	3	4
Faceoffs won	33/63 (52.4%)	30/63 (47.6%)

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 15 J. Hayden	C	0	0	0	0	17	0	1	0	0		11:48
Number 17 M. Jankowski	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	1	0	57.9%	15:49
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	44.4%	14:29
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	58.3%	12:35
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	0	0	50%	14:38
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	38.5%	16:22
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	15:34
Number 57 B. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:56
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:10
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	12:27
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	1	0	100%	20:39
Number 96 A. Bjork	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:39
Number 4 W. Butcher	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:25
Number 8 R. Hagg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		19:11
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		19:53
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		20:47
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	3	0		22:01
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	2	0		19:32

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Houser	44	43	1	.977	60:00	Win

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	0	0	-1	5	2	1	1	0	25%	18:17
Number 9 J. Norris	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	60%	21:44
Number 10 A. Formenton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		16:49
Number 13 Z. Sanford	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		11:30
Number 16 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	2	0		08:58
Number 17 A. Gaudette	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		11:27
Number 18 T. Stützle	C	0	1	1	-3	2	5	2	1	0	42.9%	22:41
Number 19 D. Batherson	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	4	0	1	57.1%	24:40
Number 21 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	40%	15:06
Number 27 D. Gambrell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	42.9%	10:18
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		11:40
Number 71 C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	11:02
Number 2 A. Zub	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0		20:50
Number 3 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		09:34
Number 5 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		16:32
Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:01
Number 26 E. Brannstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		20:33
Number 72 T. Chabot	D	0	1	1	-1	0	6	1	1	0		30:41

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Forsberg	31	29	2	.935	59:37	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:21	Ottawa Senators	Brady Tkachuk	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:21	Buffalo Sabres	John Hayden	Instigator	2
1st	14:21	Buffalo Sabres	John Hayden	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:21	Buffalo Sabres	John Hayden	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	17:27	Ottawa Senators	Austin Watson	Interference	2
1st	18:13	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Slashing	2
2nd	02:35	Ottawa Senators	Tim Stützle	Tripping	2
2nd	06:33	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Hooking	2
2nd	09:14	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Jankowski	Tripping	2
3rd	16:44	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs	Hooking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Ottawa Senators head coach: D.J. Smith
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Malcolm Subban, Vinnie Hinostroza, Jacob Bryson
Ottawa Senators scratches: Matt Murray, Dillon Heatherington, Victor Mete

2021-2022 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 25, 2022
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 17, 2022

Other NHL games on Jan 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Florida Panthers 1 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames, Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Jan 18, 2022

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