Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
· Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Ottawa Senators |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
12 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
25 |
| Ottawa Senators |
11 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
26 |
Three stars
- B. Byram, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
- R. Greig, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
- A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
15:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram (7) |
Jordan Greenway (3), Josh Dunne (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, OTT 0 |
| 1st |
17:13 |
Ottawa Senators |
Ridly Greig (3) |
Claude Giroux (18) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, OTT 1 |
| 2nd |
06:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Noah Ostlund (6) |
Bowen Byram (9), Alex Tuch (19) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, OTT 1 |
| 2nd |
09:27 |
Ottawa Senators |
Tim Stützle (18) |
Drake Batherson (22), Dylan Cozens (17) |
Power play |
BUF 2, OTT 2 |
| OT |
00:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram (8) |
Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, OTT 2 |
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 |
25 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
15 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/64 (43.8%) |
36/64 (56.3%) |
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 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:24 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
14:00 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:00 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:21 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:11 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:13 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:36 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
16:47 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:01 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:18 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:39 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:10 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:38 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
26 |
24 |
2 |
.923 |
60:31 |
Win |
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 |
-2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:42 |
| Number 18 T. Stützle |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
63.6% |
21:41 |
| Number 19 D. Batherson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:42 |
| Number 20 F. Zetterlund |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 21 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
08:27 |
| Number 22 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 23 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:40 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
59.1% |
19:32 |
| Number 28 C. Giroux |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:10 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 71 R. Greig |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
15:11 |
| Number 83 S. Halliday |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:46 |
| Number 2 A. Zub |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 10 J. Spence |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 33 N. Matinpalo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 72 T. Chabot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:23 |
| Number 85 J. Sanderson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
Ottawa Senators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
60:31 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Michael Kesselring |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
18:12 |
Ottawa Senators |
Brady Tkachuk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:36 |
Ottawa Senators |
Nikolas Matinpalo |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Michael Kesselring |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:09 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Ottawa Senators head coach
- Travis Green
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Brandon Schrader
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Shawn Oliver
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen, Tyson Kozak
- Ottawa Senators scratches
- Lars Eller, Olle Lycksell, Tyler Kleven
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Sources and further reading
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