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Buffalo Sabres 1, Ottawa Senators 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 1, Ottawa Senators 4. Shots on goal: BUF 22, OTT 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 0-0 OTT; P2 BUF 1-1 OTT; P3 BUF 0-3 OTT.

Scoring plays: P2 08:49 Mattias Samuelsson (assists: Bowen Byram, Peyton Krebs) to make it BUF 1-0 OTT; P2 15:18 Dylan Cozens (assists: Brady Tkachuk, Ridly Greig) to make it BUF 1-1 OTT; P3 05:55 Lars Eller (assists: Artem Zub, Warren Foegele) to make it BUF 1-2 OTT; P3 17:42 Ridly Greig (assists: Jordan Spence) to make it BUF 1-3 OTT; P3 18:42 Shane Pinto to make it BUF 1-4 OTT. Top skaters: Ridly Greig (OTT) 1 G, 1 A; Lars Eller (OTT) 1 G, 0 A; Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Dylan Cozens (OTT) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Linus Ullmark (OTT) 21 saves on 22, decision W; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 20 saves on 22, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OTT
Ridly Greig
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 17:08 TOI
Goals · OTT
Dylan Cozens
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG · 16:09 TOI
Goaltending · OTT
Linus Ullmark
21 saves on 22 shots (.955) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

BUF 1 largest lead P2 8:49 (BUF 1, OTT 0)
OTT 3 largest lead P3 18:42 (BUF 1, OTT 4) · 4-0 run, P2 15:18–P3 18:42
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 8:49 Mattias Samuelsson (Bowen Byram, Peyton Krebs) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, OTT 0
  • P2 15:18 Dylan Cozens (Brady Tkachuk, Ridly Greig) OTT · tip-in shot · BUF 1, OTT 1
  • P3 5:55 Lars Eller (Artem Zub, Warren Foegele) OTT · slap shot · BUF 1, OTT 2
  • P3 17:42 Ridly Greig (Jordan Spence) OTT · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 1, OTT 3
  • P3 18:42 Shane Pinto OTT · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 1, OTT 4

Linescore

123 T
BUF 010 1
OTT 013 4

Shots on goal: BUF 22, OTT 24

Biggest Period

The Ottawa Senators scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFOTT
22Shots on goal24
52Shot attempts48
29Faceoff wins28
24Hits32
16Blocked shots10
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
12Giveaways10
19Penalty minutes9
90.9%Save %95.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF69722
OTT481224

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres1 G · 36 attempts
Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netLogan Stanley: saved (slap)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: goal (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (deflected)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Logan Stanley: missed the netZach Metsa: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (tip-in)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (slap)Logan Stanley: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 21Saved58% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net39% of attempts
Ottawa Senators4 G · 38 attempts
Nikolas Matinpalo: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Cameron Crotty: missed the netShane Pinto: saved (tip-in)Drake Batherson: missed the netLars Eller: saved (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: missed the netClaude Giroux: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netCameron Crotty: missed the netTim Stützle: saved (slap)Shane Pinto: missed the netShane Pinto: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (snap)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: missed the netLassi Thomson: missed the netWarren Foegele: missed the netNick Cousins: saved (tip-in)Dylan Cozens: goal (tip-in)Jordan Spence: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (wrist)Lassi Thomson: missed the netDylan Cozens: saved (backhand)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Lars Eller: goal (slap)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: missed the netLars Eller: saved (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: saved (wrist)Nikolas Matinpalo: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: goal (wrist)Shane Pinto: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 20Saved53% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net37% 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
Mattias Samuelsson D 101023120:49
Bowen Byram D 011-110322:58
Peyton Krebs C 011+124112:16
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-220122:37
Ryan McLeod C 000-110120:41
Owen Power D 000021219:34
Alex Tuch R 000011118:57
Josh Doan R 000-221118:25
Zach Benson L 000-211017:35
Tage Thompson C 000020017:12
Jason Zucker L 000-202116:48
Josh Norris C 000-211016:10
Zach Metsa D 000-110116:04
Jack Quinn R 000-122015:13
Logan Stanley D 000-123013:30
Jordan Greenway L 000-102211:39
Beck Malenstyn L 000-101009:33
Josh Dunne C 000-102107:17
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 202290.9258:42
OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ridly Greig C 112+212117:08
Shane Pinto C 101+131020:10
Dylan Cozens C 101+164116:09
Lars Eller C 101+130008:18
Jordan Spence D 011+322330:48
Artem Zub D 011+200224:24
Brady Tkachuk L 011+103115:55
Warren Foegele L 011+101009:42
Nikolas Matinpalo D 000-122024:29
Lassi Thomson D 000+201020:55
Tim Stützle C 000025019:57
Michael Amadio R 000+102018:53
Drake Batherson R 000003015:18
Fabian Zetterlund L 000013114:12
Claude Giroux R 000032013:52
Cameron Crotty D 000001013:37
Nick Cousins C 000+110110:25
Tyler Kleven D 000000001:48
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Linus Ullmark W 212295.5160:00

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