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Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 50-23-9
at Ottawa Senators 4 44-27-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 0 1
Ottawa Senators 0 1 3 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 9 7 22
Ottawa Senators 4 8 12 24

Three stars

  1. D. Cozens, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
  2. J. Spence, Ottawa Senators (1 assist)
  3. L. Ullmark, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 08:49 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (13) Bowen Byram (28), Peyton Krebs (26) Even strength BUF 1, OTT 0
2nd 15:18 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens (26) Brady Tkachuk (32), Ridly Greig (19) Even strength BUF 1, OTT 1
3rd 05:55 Ottawa Senators Lars Eller (5) Artem Zub (23), Warren Foegele (4) Even strength BUF 1, OTT 2
3rd 17:42 Ottawa Senators Ridly Greig (12) Jordan Spence (22) Even strength, Empty net BUF 1, OTT 3
3rd 18:42 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto (20) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net BUF 1, OTT 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 22 24
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 19 9
Hits 24 32
Blocked shots 16 10
Giveaways 14 13
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 29/57 (50.9%) 28/57 (49.1%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 100% 17:35
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 -2 10 1 1 0 57.1% 16:10
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 11:39
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 16:48
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 1 33.3% 12:16
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 15:13
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 09:33
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 57.1% 07:17
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 44.4% 20:41
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 47.1% 17:12
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 75% 18:57
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 18:25
4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 3 22:58
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 20:49
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 19:34
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 22:37
64 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 -1 5 2 3 0 13:30
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 16:04
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 22 20 2 .909 58:42 Loss

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
7 B. Tkachuk L 0 1 1 +1 7 0 3 1 55.6% 15:55
12 S. Pinto C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 60% 20:10
18 T. Stützle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 66.7% 19:57
19 D. Batherson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 100% 15:18
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 14:12
21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 10:25
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 18:53
24 D. Cozens C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 4 1 40% 16:09
28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 33.3% 13:52
37 W. Foegele L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 09:42
71 R. Greig C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 2 1 40% 17:08
89 L. Eller C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 46.2% 08:18
2 A. Zub D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 2 24:24
5 C. Crotty D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:37
10 J. Spence D 0 1 1 +3 2 2 2 3 30:48
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 24:29
43 T. Kleven D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:48
60 L. Thomson D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 20:55
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 22 21 1 .955 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:39 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Holding 2
1st 09:59 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk Slashing 2
1st 12:36 Ottawa Senators Jordan Spence Interference 2
1st 17:09 Buffalo Sabres Logan Stanley Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:09 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:01 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Cross checking 2
3rd 18:42 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris Abuse of officials (game misconduct) 10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Chris Rooney, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Mark Shewchyk, Jeremy Faucher
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Conor Timmins, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis, Tyson Kozak, Noah Ostlund
Ottawa Senators scratches
Kurtis MacDermid, Thomas Chabot, Dennis Gilbert, Jake Sanderson, Stephen Halliday, Carter Yakemchuk

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 8 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 2

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 7 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/SO Game page

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