NHL Final Intelligence

OTT
4 – 8
FINAL
BUF

Ottawa Senators 4, Buffalo Sabres 8 — Recap

 · KeyBank Center  · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final: Ottawa Senators 4, Buffalo Sabres 8. Shots on goal: OTT 37, BUF 27. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 OTT 1-1 BUF; P2 OTT 1-4 BUF; P3 OTT 2-3 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 08:01 Jack Quinn (assists: Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it OTT 0-1 BUF; P1 16:09 Tim Stützle (assists: Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence) to make it OTT 1-1 BUF; P2 03:58 Jake Sanderson (assists: Ridly Greig, Dylan Cozens) to make it OTT 2-1 BUF; P2 06:46 Ryan McLeod (assists: Zach Benson, Owen Power) to make it OTT 2-2 BUF; P2 10:17 Alex Tuch (assists: Jacob Bryson, Josh Doan) to make it OTT 2-3 BUF; P2 11:46 Jason Zucker (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson) to make it OTT 2-4 BUF; P2 13:43 Jason Zucker (assists: Josh Doan, Tage Thompson) to make it OTT 2-5 BUF; P3 00:40 Shane Pinto (assists: Jordan Spence, Jake Sanderson) to make it OTT 3-5 BUF; P3 02:15 Lars Eller (assists: Nick Cousins, Jordan Spence) to make it OTT 4-5 BUF; P3 02:32 Ryan McLeod (assists: Alex Tuch, Josh Doan) to make it OTT 4-6 BUF; P3 03:17 Jack Quinn (assists: Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson) to make it OTT 4-7 BUF; P3 16:44 Jiri Kulich (assists: Tage Thompson, Zach Benson) to make it OTT 4-8 BUF. Top skaters: Zach Benson (BUF) 0 G, 4 A; Jordan Spence (OTT) 0 G, 3 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 0 G, 3 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 2 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 32 saves on 36, decision W; Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) 19 saves on 26, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Zach Benson
0 G, 4 A, 4 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:52 TOI
Goals · BUF
Ryan McLeod
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 17:28 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
32 saves on 36 shots (.889) · W
Season highs
Josh Doan · Season-high 3 pointsJason Zucker · Season-high 2 goalsRyan McLeod · Season-high 2 goalsJack Quinn · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

OTT 1 largest lead P2 3:58 (OTT 2, BUF 1) · 2-0 run, P1 16:09–P2 3:58
BUF 4 largest lead P3 16:44 (OTT 4, BUF 8) · 4-0 run, P2 6:46–P2 13:43
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:01 Jack Quinn (Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · Power play · slap shot · OTT 0, BUF 1
  • P1 16:09 Tim Stützle (Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence) OTT · tip-in shot · OTT 1, BUF 1
  • P2 3:58 Jake Sanderson (Ridly Greig, Dylan Cozens) OTT · Power play · poke shot · OTT 2, BUF 1
  • P2 6:46 Ryan McLeod (Zach Benson, Owen Power) BUF · Shorthanded · wrist shot · OTT 2, BUF 2
  • P2 10:17 Alex Tuch (Jacob Bryson, Josh Doan) BUF · wrist shot · OTT 2, BUF 3
  • P2 11:46 Jason Zucker (Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · OTT 2, BUF 4
  • P2 13:43 Jason Zucker (Josh Doan, Tage Thompson) BUF · Power play · tip-in shot · OTT 2, BUF 5
  • P3 0:40 Shane Pinto (Jordan Spence, Jake Sanderson) OTT · wrist shot · OTT 3, BUF 5
  • P3 2:15 Lars Eller (Nick Cousins, Jordan Spence) OTT · slap shot · OTT 4, BUF 5
  • P3 2:32 Ryan McLeod (Alex Tuch, Josh Doan) BUF · wrist shot · OTT 4, BUF 6
  • P3 3:17 Jack Quinn (Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson) BUF · backhand shot · OTT 4, BUF 7
  • P3 16:44 Jiri Kulich (Tage Thompson, Zach Benson) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · OTT 4, BUF 8

Linescore

123 T
OTT 112 4
BUF 143 8

Shots on goal: OTT 36, BUF 27

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 4 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

OTTBUF
37Shots on goal27
62Shot attempts58
37Faceoff wins20
21Hits29
10Blocked shots20
1Power-play goals3
5Takeaways6
13Giveaways14
10Penalty minutes12
73.1%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT8171237
BUF320427

🎯 Shot Map

Ottawa Senators4 G · 52 attempts
Shane Pinto: missed the netThomas Chabot: missed the netDylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Michael Amadio: saved (snap)Thomas Chabot: saved (backhand)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Nick Jensen: saved (wrist)Lars Eller: saved (snap)Drake Batherson: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: goal (tip-in)Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: missed the netRidly Greig: missed the netDylan Cozens: saved (wrap-around)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrap-around)Jake Sanderson: goal (poke)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: saved (snap)Lars Eller: saved (snap)Drake Batherson: missed the netTim Stützle: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: missed the netClaude Giroux: missed the netTim Stützle: saved (snap)Tyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Michael Amadio: missed the netDrake Batherson: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: goal (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Lars Eller: goal (slap)Tyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: saved (tip-in)Tim Stützle: missed the netDrake Batherson: saved (wrist)Tyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: missed the netTim Stützle: missed the netThomas Chabot: missed the netThomas Chabot: missed the netDylan Cozens: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (snap)Shane Pinto: missed the netJake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Tyler Kleven: saved (backhand)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 33Saved63% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net29% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres8 G · 32 attempts
Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: goal (slap)Jacob Bryson: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netTyson Kozak: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: goal (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Alex Tuch: goal (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Owen Power: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netJason Zucker: goal (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: goal (tip-in)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: saved (deflected)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: goal (wrist)Jack Quinn: goal (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Jiri Kulich: goal (wrist)
  • 8Goals25% of attempts
  • 19Saved59% of attempts
  • 5Missed the net16% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jordan Spence D 033+324117:59
Jake Sanderson D 112030222:07
Tim Stützle C 101-241021:12
Shane Pinto C 101-131017:44
Lars Eller C 101+130017:36
Ridly Greig C 011-203116:25
Dylan Cozens C 011-352015:59
Fabian Zetterlund L 011022014:38
Nick Cousins C 011+100011:10
Thomas Chabot D 000-230121:56
Drake Batherson R 000-331117:27
David Perron L 000-100016:50
Nick Jensen D 000-210016:11
Tyler Kleven D 000043115:58
Claude Giroux R 000-121115:41
Artem Zub D 000-102014:40
Michael Amadio R 000+111013:43
Olle Lycksell R 000+100211:59
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Leevi Meriläinen L 192673.1758:06
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Zach Benson L 044+121116:52
Josh Doan R 033+132013:55
Ryan McLeod C 202+350017:28
Jack Quinn R 202+130015:49
Jason Zucker L 202033011:43
Alex Tuch R 112+240320:00
Rasmus Dahlin D 022-130125:21
Tage Thompson C 022-205216:46
Jiri Kulich C 101-212213:45
Bowen Byram D 011+102225:54
Owen Power D 011+104024:15
Peyton Krebs C 011+114012:52
Jacob Bryson D 011+200212:47
Conor Timmins D 000011424:36
Tyson Kozak C 000014014:40
Beck Malenstyn L 000000112:10
Justin Danforth R 000000106:14
Ryan Johnson D 000+101105:12
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 323688.9460:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series OTT 0 – 1 BUF
After this game
Ottawa Senators 1-3-0 L3 L10 1-3-0 Next game recap: vs SEA · Thu, Oct 16
Buffalo Sabres 1-3-0 W1 L10 1-3-0 Next game recap: vs FLA · Sat, Oct 18

More NHL Results — Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Florida Panthers
1 – 4
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
8 – 3
St. Louis Blues
Calgary Flames
1 – 3
Utah Mammoth

Sharper Picks Start Here

Live odds, Key Suspects, player props, DFS rankings, and real-time game tracking — all in one workspace built for serious bettors and DFS players.

Create Free Account Back to NHL