Buffalo SabresvsOttawa Senators — Dec 23, 2025

Dec 23, 2025

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 25

3

-

Final

2

OTTOttawa Senators

SOG: 26

Last 5 Games

BUF

@ DAL (4-1) - 2025-12-31

@ CBJ (1-5) - 2026-01-03

vs VAN (5-3) - 2026-01-06

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

vs ANA (5-3) - 2026-01-10

1.60PPG

Last 5 Games

OTT

PPG0.40

vs FLA (2-3) - 2026-01-10

@ COL (2-8) - 2026-01-08

@ UTA (1-3) - 2026-01-07

vs DET (3-5) - 2026-01-05

vs WPG (4-2) - 2026-01-03

0.40PPG

OTT

Three Stars

First Star

B. Byram

B. Byram

BUF • #4 • D

G 2A 1PTS 3SOG 2

Second Star

R. Greig

R. Greig

OTT • #71 • C

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1

Third Star

A. Lyon

A. Lyon

BUF • #34 • G

SV% .923PPSA 3/4

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
BUF	1	1	0	1	3
OTT	1	1	0	0	2

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
BUF	12	8	4	1	25
OTT	11	8	7	0	26

Goals

1st Period

15:22(EV)

Assisted by J. Greenway and J. Dunne

17:13(EV)

Assisted by C. Giroux

2nd Period

N. Ostlund(6th)

6:11(EV)

Assisted by B. Byram and A. Tuch

T. Stützle(18th)

9:27(PP)

Power play goal assisted by D. Batherson and D. Cozens

OT

0:31(EV)

Assisted by R. McLeod and M. Samuelsson

Game Stats

vs

25

Shots On Goal

26

43.8

Faceoff %

56.2

0-1 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(33.3%) 1-3

8

Penalty Minutes

4

15

Hits

19

16

Blocked Shots

9

10

Giveaways

11

4

Takeaways

5

Box Score


18	T. Stützle	1	0	1	-2	0	1	2	1	2	0	3	0.6	21:41
19	D. Batherson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.0	20:42
24	D. Cozens	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.6	19:32
28	C. Giroux	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.7	16:10
71	R. Greig	1	0	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.4	15:11
7	B. Tkachuk	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	6	0.5	18:42
20	F. Zetterlund	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0.0	18:03
21	N. Cousins	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.0	08:27
22	M. Amadio	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	16:20
23	K. MacDermid	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	02:40
57	D. Perron	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.0	15:21
83	S. Halliday	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.5	07:46


2	A. Zub	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0.0	19:04
3	N. Jensen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	17:47
10	J. Spence	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	19:33
33	N. Matinpalo	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.0	15:17
72	T. Chabot	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0.0	23:23
85	J. Sanderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0.0	22:25


35	L. Ullmark			.880	25	22	3	20/23	3	2/2	0	0/0	0	60:31
1	L. Meriläinen			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
9th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	140	134	+6	9-1-0	W3	52
24th	OTTOttawa Senators	141	148	-7	3-6-1	L4	45

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

OTT

1

Linus Ullmark

5 GP

Record

14-8-5

GAA

2.95

EV%

.918

PK%

.700

SV%

.881

2

Leevi Meriläinen

5 GP

Record

6-10

GAA

3.48

EV%

.861

PK%

.812

SV%

.866

BUF

1

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

OTT

1

C. Giroux

R | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2

J. Sanderson

D | 5GP

G

0

A

5

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3

B. Tkachuk

L | 5GP

G

2

A

1

P

3

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

0.60

BUF

1

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.840.91

1.211.07

0.951.02

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

BUF

OTT

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (8)OTT (2)

Goals / Game

BUF

4.20

OTT

2.90

Goals Against / Game

BUF

2.90

OTT

4.20

Shots / Game

BUF

18.9

OTT

24.5

Power Play %

BUF

31.2%

OTT

16.0%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

84.0%

OTT

68.8%

Face-Off %

BUF

38.4%

OTT

61.6%

Scratches

OTT

1

Lars Eller

2

Olle Lycksell

3

Tyler Kleven

BUF

1

Jacob Bryson

2

Isak Rosen

3

Tyson Kozak

PIM Leaders (Season)

OTT

1

Ridly Greig

C

PIM

55

2

Nick Cousins

C

PIM

51

3

Dylan Cozens

C

PIM

36

BUF

1

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

Past H2H Results

Oct 15

Final

OTT

BUF

Apr 1

Final

BUF

OTT

Mar 25

Final

OTT

BUF

Jan 9

Final

BUF

OTT