Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators

NHL

Sabres

18-14-4, 40 PTS

3-2

Final/OT

Senators

18-13-5, 41 PTS

Canadian Tire Centre

TV: TSN5 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

BUF shoots leftOTT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
BUF	12	8	4	1	25
OTT	11	8	7	0	26

In net

Alex Lyon24/26 SV, .923

Linus Ullmark22/25 SV, .880

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

Who won: Sabres 3-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Canadian Tire Centre. The Sabres lead the series 2-0. Bowen Byram led the Sabres in goals (2). Ridly Greig led the Senators in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the overtime
End of the overtime
GOALOT 0:31
Goal! Snap shot
Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)
BUF 3 - 2 OTT
OT 0:07
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
OT 0:00
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:05
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
P3 0:24
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
P3 0:31
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
P3 0:33
Jake Sanderson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
P3 1:03
TO
Giveaway by Tim Stützle
P3 1:13
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
P3 1:51
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 1:51
Alex Tuch Hooking against David Perron
P3 1:54
Jordan Spence shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
P3 2:04
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
P3 2:05
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
P3 2:07
Drake Batherson Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
P3 3:40
TO
Takeaway by Nikolas Matinpalo
P3 3:54
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 5:22
Fabian Zetterlund hit Rasmus Dahlin
P3 5:24
TO
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
P3 5:34
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
P3 6:00
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Josh Norris