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Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 5–2 on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 36-39-7
at Ottawa Senators 2 45-30-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 2 5
Ottawa Senators 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 8 9 22
Ottawa Senators 12 8 15 35

Three stars

  1. J. Reimer, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Giroux, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:38 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (32) Mattias Samuelsson (9), Jason Zucker (30) Even strength BUF 1, OTT 0
1st 11:51 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (14) Jack Quinn (21), Mattias Samuelsson (10) Even strength BUF 2, OTT 0
2nd 12:36 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (39) JJ Peterka (37), Rasmus Dahlin (45) Even strength BUF 3, OTT 0
2nd 13:46 Ottawa Senators Claude Giroux (15) Tyler Kleven (4), Linus Ullmark (1) Even strength BUF 3, OTT 1
3rd 09:59 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (9) Unassisted Even strength BUF 4, OTT 1
3rd 10:22 Ottawa Senators Jake Sanderson (9) Michael Amadio (13), Artem Zub (10) Even strength BUF 4, OTT 2
3rd 17:21 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod (19) Alex Tuch (27), Connor Clifton (14) Shorthanded, Empty net BUF 5, OTT 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 22 35
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 6
Hits 13 25
Blocked shots 27 8
Giveaways 14 15
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 22/56 (39.3%) 34/56 (60.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 12:18
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 12:35
19 P. Krebs C 1 0 1 +2 2 1 0 0 11.1% 17:46
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 3 54.5% 14:20
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14:00
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 5 0 10:09
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 33.3% 05:46
71 R. McLeod C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 60% 20:49
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 25% 16:01
77 J. Peterka R 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 0 17:48
81 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 33.3% 10:28
89 A. Tuch R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 4 17:52
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 21:24
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 2 2 +4 0 0 0 1 22:33
24 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 5 13:35
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 19:15
26 R. Dahlin D 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 2 22:10
75 C. Clifton D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 4 19:11
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
47 J. Reimer 35 33 2 .943 60:00 Win

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
12 S. Pinto C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 3 1 16.7% 15:33
15 M. Highmore C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 06:36
18 T. Stützle C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 0 83.3% 23:42
19 D. Batherson R 0 0 0 -5 0 1 3 0 18:13
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 17:32
22 M. Amadio R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 5 0 15:48
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 -4 0 2 1 0 50% 17:18
28 C. Giroux R 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 73.3% 17:12
57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 15:20
59 A. Crookshank C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 08:22
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 70% 19:01
81 A. Gaudette R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 75% 11:29
2 A. Zub D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 17:15
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 19:46
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 11:07
43 T. Kleven D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 11:53
72 T. Chabot D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 25:08
85 J. Sanderson D 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 25:50
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 21 17 4 .810 56:55 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:30 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bernard-Docker High sticking 2
1st 08:44 Buffalo Sabres JJ Peterka Interference 2
1st 15:51 Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 11:23 Ottawa Senators Claude Giroux Interference 2
2nd 11:23 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Embellishment 2
2nd 19:12 Ottawa Senators Artem Zub Interference 2
3rd 06:56 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto Roughing 2
3rd 06:56 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Roughing 2
3rd 16:25 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Kilian McNamara
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen
Ottawa Senators scratches
Travis Hamonic, Dennis Gilbert, Brady Tkachuk

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Ottawa Senators 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 1

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Utah Hockey Club 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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