Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators
NHL
Canadian Tire Centre
TV: TSN5 / Sportsnet / RDS
On the ice
BUF shoots leftOTT shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 12 | 18 | 16 | 46 |
| OTT | 18 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
In net
Devon Levi26/30 SV, .867
Anton Forsberg45/46 SV, .978| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OTT | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Who won: Senators 5-1
The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Canadian Tire Centre. The series is tied 1-1. The Senators outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 2nd period. Zack MacEwen led the Senators in goals (1). Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 13:53 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan CozensC | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 13:57 | 2:00 | 0:38 | 11:19 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 | 0:02 | 0:20 | 9:04 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan GreenwayLW | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:58 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 15:20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:14 | 0:02 | 0:20 | 9:52 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:20 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 16:24 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle OkposoRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 10:54 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| JJ PeterkaRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 14:50 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 12:46 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 15:22 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff SkinnerLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:31 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 15:38 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:22 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 15:26 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19:23 | 3:54 | 0:00 | 15:29 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor CliftonD | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:14 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 13:36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 25:44 | 4:33 | 0:20 | 20:51 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri JokiharjuD | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16:51 | 0:02 | 0:20 | 16:29 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 16:33 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:27 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 18:49 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon LeviG | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .867 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 58:04 | 0 | 0 |
