Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
· Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ottawa Senators |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
12 |
18 |
16 |
46 |
| Ottawa Senators |
18 |
5 |
8 |
31 |
Three stars
- A. Forsberg, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)
- T. Chabot, Ottawa Senators (2 assists)
- E. Brannstrom, Ottawa Senators (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 |
06:51 |
Ottawa Senators |
Jakob Chychrun (7) |
Claude Giroux (20), Jake Sanderson (14) |
Power play |
BUF 0, OTT 1 |
| 1st |
12:38 |
Ottawa Senators |
Zack MacEwen (1) |
Jacob Bernard-Docker (4), Thomas Chabot (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, OTT 2 |
| 1st |
19:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (10) |
Jeff Skinner (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, OTT 2 |
| 2nd |
07:18 |
Ottawa Senators |
Dominik Kubalik (8) |
Ridly Greig (7), Thomas Chabot (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, OTT 3 |
| 2nd |
19:44 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mark Kastelic (1) |
Erik Brannstrom (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, OTT 4 |
| 3rd |
15:16 |
Ottawa Senators |
Artem Zub (3) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 1, OTT 5 |
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 |
46 |
31 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
16 |
20 |
| Hits |
33 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/62 (50%) |
31/62 (50%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:55 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:14 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
10:56 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:22 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
13:57 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
09:26 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
20:20 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:22 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:44 |
| Number 33 R. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 27 D. Levi |
30 |
26 |
4 |
.867 |
58:04 |
Loss |
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 B. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
12:11 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
75% |
14:24 |
| Number 12 M. Kastelic |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:45 |
| Number 17 Z. MacEwen |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:31 |
| Number 18 T. Stützle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
19:15 |
| Number 19 D. Batherson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 27 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:27 |
| Number 28 C. Giroux |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:58 |
| Number 71 R. Greig |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
13:07 |
| Number 81 D. Kubalik |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:42 |
| Number 91 V. Tarasenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 2 A. Zub |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 23 T. Hamonic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 26 E. Brannstrom |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 72 T. Chabot |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 85 J. Sanderson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
Ottawa Senators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 A. Forsberg |
46 |
45 |
1 |
.978 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:52 |
Ottawa Senators |
Thomas Chabot |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:41 |
Ottawa Senators |
Drake Batherson |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:32 |
Ottawa Senators |
Brady Tkachuk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:39 |
Ottawa Senators |
Brady Tkachuk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:19 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mark Kastelic |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
15:40 |
Ottawa Senators |
Brady Tkachuk |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Ottawa Senators head coach
- Jacques Martin
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Travis Toomey, David Brisebois
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Erik Johnson, Victor Olofsson, Eric Robinson
- Ottawa Senators scratches
- Angus Crookshank, Jiri Smejkal
2023-2024 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators game in the 2023-2024 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
6
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Oct 24, 2023
|
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Buffalo Sabres
1
at Ottawa Senators
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
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Ottawa Senators
3
at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 11, 2024
|
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Ottawa Senators
6
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 27, 2024
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Other NHL games on Dec 31
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 31, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Winnipeg Jets
3
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Boston Bruins
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Edmonton Oilers
7
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 San Jose Sharks
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
1
 at Dallas Stars
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
Sources and further reading