Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators

NHL

Sabres

15-19-4, 34 PTS

1-5

Final

Senators

14-18-0, 28 PTS

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).

Recap · Dec 31

Anton Forsberg makes 45 saves in Senators' 5-1 victory over Sabres

Anton Forsberg made 45 saves and Ottawa beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Sunday night in Senators interim coach Jacques Martin's 1,300th NHL game.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Sabres 7-10-3 on the road; Senators 10-10-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Josh Doan RW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Senators2nd in Atlantic Division

Jake Sanderson D
Lower Body
Out
Linus Ullmark G
Undisclosed
Out
Andre Burakovsky LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Blake Montgomery LW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Kurtis MacDermid LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Devon Levi G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Senators2nd in Atlantic Division

Anton Forsberg G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Sabres 6, Senators 4 (Oct 24)

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Game info

Venue: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada · Attendance 19,421
Officials: Jean Hebert (Referee), Justin Kea (Referee), David Brisebois (Linesman), Travis Toomey (Linesman)