Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators: game summary
Final · December 31, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : BUF 46 — OTT 31 · Canadian Tire Centre
Three stars
- 1★
A. ForsbergOTT · G · 97.8 % - 2★
T. ChabotOTT · D · 0B 2A - 3★
E. BrannstromOTT · D · 0B 1A
Game stats
OTT- 46Shots on goal31
- 50 %Faceoff win %50 %
- 0/3Power play1/1
- 16Penalty minutes20
- 33Hits24
- 13Blocked shots17
- 13Giveaways14
- 6Takeaways7
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 12 | 18 | 16 | 46 |
| OTT | 18 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
Season series BUF 2 – 2 OTT
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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BUF 1 / 46 / 565 / 31 / 38 OTT
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Jakob ChychrunOTT · 06:51 · PPAssists : Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson0 – 1▶ Watch
Zack MacEwenOTT · 12:38Assists : Jacob Bernard-Docker, Thomas Chabot0 – 2▶ Watch
Tage ThompsonBUF · 19:46Assists : Jeff Skinner1 – 2▶ Watch
2nd period
Dominik KubalikOTT · 07:18Assists : Ridly Greig, Thomas Chabot1 – 3▶ Watch
Mark KastelicOTT · 19:44Assists : Erik Brannstrom1 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 05:53BUFKyle Okposo — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Josh Norris
2nd period
- 10:52OTTThomas Chabot — Holding (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka
- 16:41OTTDrake Batherson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka
3rd period
- 07:32OTTBrady Tkachuk — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
- 07:32BUFRasmus Dahlin — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Brady Tkachuk
- 09:39OTTBrady Tkachuk — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Zemgus Girgensons
- 13:19OTTMark Kastelic — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Kyle Okposo
- 13:19BUFKyle Okposo — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Mark Kastelic
- 15:40BUFPeyton Krebs — Misconduct (10 min)
- 15:40OTTBrady Tkachuk — Misconduct (10 min)
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:55 |
| J. GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 15:58 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:14 |
| K. OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:56 |
| J. QuinnR | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 15:22 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 | 2 | 13:57 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 09:26 |
| C. MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 20:20 |
| J. SkinnerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:31 |
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:22 |
| J. PeterkaR | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 14:50 |
| A. TuchR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19:23 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16:51 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 19:27 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:03 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 4 | 25:44 |
| R. JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 17:25 |
| C. CliftonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 14:14 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| D. Levi(L) | 26/30 | 86.7 % | 58:04 |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. TkachukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12:11 |
| J. NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:24 |
| M. KastelicC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10:45 |
| Z. MacEwenR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11:31 |
| T. StützleC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 19:15 |
| D. BathersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:52 |
| P. KellyC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15:27 |
| C. GirouxR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:58 |
| R. GreigC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 |
| D. KubalikL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:42 |
| V. TarasenkoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:14 |
| A. ZubD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21:50 |
| J. ChychrunD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21:18 |
| T. HamonicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:56 |
| J. Bernard-DockerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:01 |
| E. BrannstromD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15:13 |
| T. ChabotD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21:01 |
| J. SandersonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:15 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg(W) | 45/46 | 97.8 % | 60:00 |
| J. Korpisalo | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Sabres vs Senators?
Senators won 5-1 over Sabres on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
When was Sabres vs Senators played?
On Sunday, December 31, 2023, at 6:00 PM ET at Canadian Tire Centre.
Where was Sabres vs Senators played?
At Canadian Tire Centre, in Ottawa.
Have the Sabres and Senators played this season?
Yes: October 24 (Sabres 6, Senators 4).
