Ottawa Senators (30-36-4) vs. Buffalo Sabres (34-33-5) in Buffalo Wed. Ottawa won 5-3; Buffalo is 5-4-1 recently. Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 31 goals; Peterka tops Buffalo with 24 goals.
Shane Pinto led Ottawa Senators with 1 goal, 3 assists in a 6-2 win over Buffalo Sabres, scoring 5 in the first period. Korpisalo made 34 saves, Senators' record improves.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Ottawa Senators
5
0
1
6
Buffalo Sabres
0
2
0
2
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Ottawa Senators
18
15
9
42
Buffalo Sabres
11
17
8
36
Three stars
S. Pinto, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 3 assists)
B. Katchouk, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Korpisalo, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
1st
02:37
Ottawa Senators
Artem Zub (4)
Mark Kastelic (3), Boris Katchouk (6)
Even strength
OTT 1, BUF 0
1st
04:56
Ottawa Senators
Boris Katchouk (6)
Parker Kelly (9), Mark Kastelic (4)
Even strength
OTT 2, BUF 0
1st
06:01
Ottawa Senators
Drake Batherson (26)
Brady Tkachuk (31), Shane Pinto (15)
Even strength
OTT 3, BUF 0
1st
08:49
Ottawa Senators
Jakob Chychrun (12)
Shane Pinto (16)
Even strength
OTT 4, BUF 0
1st
19:11
Ottawa Senators
Brady Tkachuk (32)
Thomas Chabot (20), Shane Pinto (17)
Even strength
OTT 5, BUF 0
2nd
02:54
Buffalo Sabres
JJ Peterka (25)
Alex Tuch (30), Jacob Bryson (6)
Even strength
OTT 5, BUF 1
2nd
13:07
Buffalo Sabres
Connor Clifton (4)
Jacob Bryson (7)
Even strength
OTT 5, BUF 2
3rd
16:43
Ottawa Senators
Shane Pinto (8)
Drake Batherson (31), Jakob Chychrun (24)
Even strength, Empty net
OTT 6, BUF 2
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
42
36
Power play
0 of 2
0 of 2
Penalty minutes
10
10
Hits
26
32
Blocked shots
18
10
Giveaways
2
2
Takeaways
7
7
Faceoffs won
36/60 (60%)
24/60 (40%)
Box score
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 7 B. Tkachuk
L
1
1
2
+3
0
4
5
1
57.1%
16:44
Number 12 M. Kastelic
C
0
2
2
+2
0
3
1
0
75%
11:26
Number 14 B. Katchouk
L
1
1
2
+2
0
2
1
0
10:35
Number 18 T. Stützle
C
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
1
77.8%
20:41
Number 19 D. Batherson
R
1
1
2
+2
0
2
1
0
16:23
Number 21 M. Joseph
R
0
0
0
-1
0
3
2
0
12:17
Number 27 P. Kelly
C
0
1
1
+2
2
4
0
0
14:16
Number 28 C. Giroux
R
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
46.2%
17:40
Number 57 S. Pinto
C
1
3
4
+4
0
4
2
0
72.7%
15:30
Number 59 A. Crookshank
C
0
0
0
-1
0
3
1
0
15:08
Number 71 R. Greig
C
0
0
0
-1
4
0
3
0
45.5%
12:10
Number 81 D. Kubalik
L
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
10:51
Number 2 A. Zub
D
1
0
1
+1
0
3
0
3
21:11
Number 6 J. Chychrun
D
1
1
2
+1
2
5
0
3
23:35
Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
2
6
18:08
Number 26 E. Brannstrom
D
0
0
0
+2
0
2
3
1
20:46
Number 72 T. Chabot
D
0
1
1
+1
0
1
1
1
14:54
Number 85 J. Sanderson
D
0
0
0
+2
0
1
1
2
21:45
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo
36
34
2
.944
60:00
Win
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson
L
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
11:39
Number 12 J. Greenway
L
0
0
0
-1
0
2
5
0
16:54
Number 19 P. Krebs
C
0
0
0
-1
0
1
2
0
41.7%
14:03
Number 22 J. Quinn
R
0
0
0
-3
0
1
4
0
15:41
Number 24 D. Cozens
C
0
0
0
-3
0
1
5
1
41.2%
16:24
Number 28 Z. Girgensons
C
0
0
0
-2
0
3
1
0
45.5%
11:10
Number 50 E. Robinson
L
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0
0
07:35
Number 53 J. Skinner
L
0
0
0
-2
0
5
3
0
33.3%
16:08
Number 71 V. Olofsson
L
0
0
0
-1
0
0
1
0
08:05
Number 72 T. Thompson
C
0
0
0
+1
0
3
3
0
40%
19:03
Number 77 J. Peterka
R
1
0
1
+2
0
5
2
0
21:38
Number 89 A. Tuch
R
0
1
1
+1
2
2
3
0
18:07
Number 4 B. Byram
D
0
0
0
-2
4
2
0
1
19:20
Number 10 H. Jokiharju
D
0
0
0
-3
0
4
0
2
21:21
Number 25 O. Power
D
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
3
23:16
Number 26 R. Dahlin
D
0
0
0
-2
4
2
1
3
22:53
Number 75 C. Clifton
D
1
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
16:39
Number 78 J. Bryson
D
0
2
2
+1
0
0
1
0
15:01
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen
9
5
4
.556
08:49
Loss
Number 27 D. Levi
32
31
1
.969
50:14
Penalties
Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
11:39
Ottawa Senators
Jakob Chychrun
Delaying game puck over glass
2
1st
15:23
Buffalo Sabres
Bowen Byram
Interference
2
1st
18:42
Ottawa Senators
Parker Kelly
Roughing
2
1st
18:42
Buffalo Sabres
Bowen Byram
Slashing
2
2nd
00:31
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Tuch
Tripping
2
2nd
09:05
Ottawa Senators
Claude Giroux
Tripping
2
2nd
17:22
Ottawa Senators
Ridly Greig
Roughing
2
2nd
17:22
Ottawa Senators
Ridly Greig
Unsportsmanlike conduct
2
2nd
17:22
Buffalo Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
Roughing
2
2nd
17:22
Buffalo Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
Unsportsmanlike conduct
2
Game information
Ottawa Senators head coach
Jacques Martin
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Referees
Brandon Schrader, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Travis Toomey, Bryan Pancich
Ottawa Senators scratches
Travis Hamonic
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Eric Comrie, Kale Clague, Tyson Jost, Lukas Rousek
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