Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3–2 on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Ottawa Senators	2	45-30-7
at Buffalo Sabres	3	36-39-7

Goals by period

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

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	10	9	13	32
Buffalo Sabres	11	7	6	24

Three stars

J. Bernard-Docker, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
J. Reimer, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:35	Ottawa Senators	Brady Tkachuk (29)	Drake Batherson (37), Dylan Cozens (25)	Power play	OTT 1, BUF 0
1st	18:31	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Quinn (11)	JJ Peterka (33), Ryan McLeod (26)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 1
2nd	07:39	Ottawa Senators	David Perron (7)	Ridly Greig (15), Claude Giroux (32)	Power play	OTT 2, BUF 1
2nd	12:59	Buffalo Sabres	Jacob Bernard-Docker (2)	Tyson Kozak (1), Peyton Krebs (13)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 2
3rd	01:23	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (35)	Zach Benson (14), Rasmus Dahlin (42)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 3

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	32	24
Power play	2 of 4	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	8
Hits	25	16
Blocked shots	13	18
Giveaways	15	19
Takeaways	5	3
Faceoffs won	39/55 (70.9%)	16/55 (29.1%)

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 7 B. Tkachuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	9	3	0	1	76.5%	19:55
Number 12 S. Pinto	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	87.5%	14:59
Number 15 M. Highmore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:11
Number 18 T. Stützle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	33.3%	23:10
Number 19 D. Batherson	R	0	1	1	-2	0	5	2	0	0		18:48
Number 20 F. Zetterlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	5	0	0		18:09
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:37
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	1	0	54.5%	17:18
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	17:33
Number 57 D. Perron	L	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	1	1		15:44
Number 71 R. Greig	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	1	0	55.6%	17:25
Number 81 A. Gaudette	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	100%	07:36
Number 2 A. Zub	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		16:17
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:44
Number 23 T. Hamonic	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		16:19
Number 43 T. Kleven	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	2	0		16:27
Number 72 T. Chabot	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		22:53
Number 85 J. Sanderson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		22:25

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Forsberg	24	21	3	.875	57:30	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 Z. Benson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		16:31
Number 17 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:41
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0	16.7%	12:17
Number 20 J.Kulich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		17:04
Number 22 J. Quinn	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:23
Number 29 B. Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:10
Number 48 T. Kozak	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0	50%	10:47
Number 63 I. Rosen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		08:26
Number 71 R. McLeod	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	36%	20:47
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	20%	17:10
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0		15:49
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	28.6%	16:42
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0		21:52
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		20:32
Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		14:08
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		17:35
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	5	4	0		23:33
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		20:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Reimer	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:24	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	High sticking	2
1st	13:04	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	00:58	Ottawa Senators	David Perron	Holding	2
2nd	06:06	Buffalo Sabres	JJ Peterka	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:18	Buffalo Sabres	Bowen Byram	Hooking	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Travis Green
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Wes McCauley, Furman South
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Devin Berg
Ottawa Senators scratches: Dennis Gilbert, Nikolas Matinpalo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Sam Lafferty, Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Josh Dunne

2024-2025 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 5, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 9, 2025
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Apr 1, 2025

Other NHL games on Mar 25

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Montreal Canadiens 1 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Washington Capitals 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Seattle Kraken 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
New York Rangers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 25, 2025

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