Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
OTT shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 8 | 17 | 12 | 37 |
| BUF | 3 | 20 | 4 | 27 |
In net
Leevi Merilainen19/26 SV, .731
Alex Lyon33/37 SV, .892| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| BUF | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Who won: Sabres 8-4
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 8-4 on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. The Sabres outscored the Senators 4-1 in the 2nd period. Ryan McLeod led the Sabres in goals (2). Jake Sanderson led the Senators 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:52 | 2:13 | 1:24 | 13:15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin DanforthRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 4:02 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DoanRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:55 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson KozakC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 12:11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 12:48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jiri KulichC | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 8:51 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 4:01 | 13:27 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:49 | 0:26 | 0:36 | 14:47 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 2 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 16:46 | 2:39 | 0:20 | 13:47 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 0:26 | 4:22 | 15:12 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason ZuckerLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 2:13 | 0:02 | 9:28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:47 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bowen ByramD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25:54 | 0:22 | 2:55 | 22:37 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 25:52 | 2:39 | 3:24 | 19:49 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan JohnsonD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23:44 | 0:00 | 6:02 | 17:42 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor TimminsD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:36 | 0:00 | 6:44 | 17:52 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex LyonG | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .892 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
