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Buffalo Sabres 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (overtime). Shots on goal: BUF 25, OTT 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-1 OTT; P2 BUF 1-1 OTT; P3 BUF 0-0 OTT; OT BUF 1-0 OTT.

Scoring plays: P1 15:22 Bowen Byram (assists: Jordan Greenway, Josh Dunne) to make it BUF 1-0 OTT; P1 17:13 Ridly Greig (assists: Claude Giroux) to make it BUF 1-1 OTT; P2 06:11 Noah Ostlund (assists: Bowen Byram, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 2-1 OTT; P2 09:27 Tim Stützle (assists: Drake Batherson, Dylan Cozens) to make it BUF 2-2 OTT; OT 00:31 Bowen Byram (assists: Ryan McLeod, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 3-2 OTT. Top skaters: Bowen Byram (BUF) 2 G, 1 A; Ridly Greig (OTT) 1 G, 0 A; Tim Stützle (OTT) 1 G, 0 A; Noah Ostlund (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Linus Ullmark (OTT) 22 saves on 25, decision O; Alex Lyon (BUF) 24 saves on 26, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Bowen Byram
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 24:18 TOI
Goals · OTT
Tim Stützle
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:41 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
24 saves on 26 shots (.923) · W
Season highs
Bowen Byram · Season-high 3 pointsBowen Byram · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 1 largest lead P1 15:22 (BUF 1, OTT 0)
OTT 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 15:22 Bowen Byram (Jordan Greenway, Josh Dunne) BUF · tip-in shot · BUF 1, OTT 0
  • P1 17:13 Ridly Greig (Claude Giroux) OTT · backhand shot · BUF 1, OTT 1
  • P2 6:11 Noah Ostlund (Bowen Byram, Alex Tuch) BUF · tip-in shot · BUF 2, OTT 1
  • P2 9:27 Tim Stützle (Drake Batherson, Dylan Cozens) OTT · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 2, OTT 2
  • OT 0:31 Bowen Byram (Ryan McLeod, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · snap shot · BUF 3, OTT 2

Linescore

123OT T
BUF 1101 3
OTT 1100 2

Shots on goal: BUF 25, OTT 26

📋 Team Stats

BUFOTT
25Shots on goal26
50Shot attempts54
28Faceoff wins36
15Hits19
16Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways5
10Giveaways11
8Penalty minutes4
92.3%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BUF1284125
OTT1187026

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres3 G · 32 attempts
Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (backhand)Josh Dunne: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: goal (tip-in)Owen Power: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: goal (tip-in)Noah Ostlund: saved (tip-in)Josh Dunne: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: goal (snap)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 22Saved69% of attempts
  • 7Missed the net22% of attempts
Ottawa Senators2 G · 45 attempts
Ridly Greig: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)David Perron: saved (wrist)Nikolas Matinpalo: missed the netClaude Giroux: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netNikolas Matinpalo: saved (slap)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)David Perron: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: goal (backhand)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: saved (snap)Drake Batherson: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: missed the netTim Stützle: goal (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Michael Amadio: saved (wrap-around)Michael Amadio: saved (wrist)Nikolas Matinpalo: saved (snap)Jordan Spence: missed the netThomas Chabot: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netDrake Batherson: saved (snap)Dylan Cozens: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: missed the netTim Stützle: saved (backhand)Thomas Chabot: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the netTim Stützle: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netDrake Batherson: saved (tip-in)Drake Batherson: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (slap)Drake Batherson: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 24Saved53% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net42% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bowen Byram D 213+320124:18
Noah Ostlund C 101+120015:01
Mattias Samuelsson D 011021126:39
Alex Tuch R 011+231218:01
Ryan McLeod C 011+110016:36
Jordan Greenway L 011+141013:36
Josh Dunne C 011+112013:13
Owen Power D 000012125:11
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-110122:48
Tage Thompson C 000-120216:47
Beck Malenstyn L 000+103216:10
Josh Norris C 000+100014:00
Peyton Krebs C 000-103114:00
Josh Doan R 000-110213:28
Michael Kesselring D 000020212:39
Zach Benson L 000020012:24
Jack Quinn R 000011112:21
Zach Metsa D 000+201008:38
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 242692.3260:31
OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tim Stützle C 101-232121:41
Ridly Greig C 101+111115:11
Drake Batherson R 011040020:42
Dylan Cozens C 011021119:32
Claude Giroux R 011+101016:09
Thomas Chabot D 000-211323:24
Jake Sanderson D 000010122:25
Jordan Spence D 000-201019:33
Artem Zub D 000002119:04
Brady Tkachuk L 000-262018:42
Fabian Zetterlund L 000-122118:03
Nick Jensen D 000000017:47
Michael Amadio R 000+120016:20
David Perron L 000021015:21
Nikolas Matinpalo D 000020015:17
Nick Cousins C 000-102008:27
Stephen Halliday C 000-103007:46
Kurtis MacDermid L 000-100002:40
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Linus Ullmark O 222588.0360:31

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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