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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

1st2nd3rdOTT
BUF1284125
OTT1187026

In net

Alex Lyon24/26 SV, .923
Linus Ullmark22/25 SV, .880
Team123OTT
BUF11013
OTT11002

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. Bowen Byram led the Sabres in goals (2). Ridly Greig led the Senators in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.8Bowen ByramD
  2. 27.6Jordan GreenwayLW
  3. 37.6Alex TuchRW
  4. 47.5Noah OstlundC
  5. 57.5Ridly GreigC
  6. 67.3Josh DunneC
  7. 77.3Ryan McLeodC
  8. 87.3Drake BathersonRW
  9. 97.2Mattias SamuelssonD
  10. 107.1Dylan CozensC
  11. 117.0Tim StutzleC
  12. 126.9Alex LyonG

Team stats

BUFOTT
16Blocked Shots9
15Hits19
4Takeaways5
25Shots26
0Power Play Goals1
1Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won36
43.8Faceoff Win Percent56.3
10Giveaways11
4Total Penalties2
8Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Bowen Byram

BUF · 2 G, 1 A, 2 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

21%
BUF · 1.72 xG
79%
OTT · 3.55 xG

Senators deserved better: 79% on chances, lost 2-3

Play by play

  1. End of the overtime
  2. GOALOT 0:31
    Bowen Byram

    Goal! Snap shot

    B. Byram · 2 G, 1 A

    Bowen Byram Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)

    BUF 3 - 2 OTT
  3. OT 0:07Ryan McLeod

    Faceoff win vs B. Tkachuk

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk

    R. McLeod · 1 A

  4. OT 0:00Dylan Cozens

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    D. Cozens · 1 A

  5. Start of the overtime
  6. End of the 3rd period
  7. P3 0:05Thomas Chabot

    Shot blocked by B. Malenstyn

    Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn

    T. Chabot

  8. P3 0:24Ryan McLeod

    Faceoff win vs B. Tkachuk

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk

    R. McLeod · 1 A

  9. P3 0:31Drake Batherson

    Wrist shot above crossbar

    Drake Batherson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar

    D. Batherson · 1 A

  10. P3 0:33Jake Sanderson

    Slap shot on goal

    Jake Sanderson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon

    J. Sanderson

  11. P3 1:03Tim Stutzle
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Tim Stützle

    T. Stutzle · 1 G

  12. P3 1:13Brady Tkachuk

    Shot

    Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon

  13. P3 1:51Tim Stutzle

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Tim Stützle faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    T. Stutzle · 1 G

  14. P3 1:51Alex Tuch

    Penalty: penalty

    Alex Tuch Hooking against David Perron

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  15. P3 1:54Jordan Spence

    Shot blocked by R. Dahlin

    Jordan Spence shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin

    J. Spence

  16. P3 2:04Josh Norris

    Face off

    Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens

  17. P3 2:05Drake Batherson

    Wrist shot on goal

    Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon

    D. Batherson · 1 A

  18. P3 2:07Drake Batherson

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Drake Batherson Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon

    D. Batherson · 1 A

  19. P3 3:40Nikolas Matinpalo
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Nikolas Matinpalo

    N. Matinpalo

  20. P3 3:54Jordan Greenway

    Shot

    Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark

  21. P3 5:22Fabian Zetterlund

    Big hit on R. Dahlin

    Fabian Zetterlund hit Rasmus Dahlin

    F. Zetterlund

  22. P3 5:24Thomas Chabot
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Thomas Chabot

    T. Chabot

  23. P3 5:34Tim Stutzle

    Faceoff win vs P. Krebs

    Tim Stützle faceoff won against Peyton Krebs

    T. Stutzle · 1 G

  24. P3 6:00Brady Tkachuk

    Face off

    Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Josh Norris

  25. P3 6:09Dylan Cozens

    Faceoff win vs J. Dunne

    Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Josh Dunne

    D. Cozens · 1 A

Leaders

BUFOTT
Goals
Bowen Byram
2
Ridly Greig
1
Assists
Bowen Byram
1
Claude Giroux
1
Points
Bowen Byram
3
Tim Stutzle
1

Season seriesBUF leads series 2-0

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