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Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa SenatorsDec 23, 2025

Final / OT· Canadian Tire Centre
away
BUF
3
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home
OTT
2
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
BUF11013BUF1284125
OTT11002OTT1187026
BUF 41OTT 63
BUF 1.46OTT 2.74
PP goals
BUF 0OTT 1
Hits
BUF 15OTT 19
Blocks
BUF 16OTT 9
PIM
BUF 8OTT 4
BUF 44%OTT 56%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Bowen Byram (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:12 together.

  1. Points
    Bowen Byram had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:18.Byram
  2. PP1
    OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:12 together.BathersonTkachukCozensSandersonStützle
  3. Luck
    BUF scored 3 goals on 1.46 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  4. Usage
    Josh Dunne (BUF) played 13:13, +3:51 up on his 9:22 season average over 33 games.Dunne
  5. Usage
    Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 26:39, +3:52 up on his 22:47 season average over 77 games.Samuelsson
  6. Usage
    Drake Batherson (OTT) played 20:42, +3:23 up on his 17:19 season average over 78 games.Batherson
  7. Usage
    Beck Malenstyn (BUF) played 16:11, +5:00 up on his 11:11 season average over 80 games.Malenstyn
  8. Usage
    Fabian Zetterlund (OTT) played 18:03, +5:12 up on his 12:51 season average over 81 games.Zetterlund

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BUF at OTT: 104 attempts, 51 on goal, 5 goals, 4.20 expected goals; best chance David Perron at 0.18 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • OTT
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · OTT 63 · BUF 41

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at OTT: expected goals 2.74 to 1.46 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 41, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTOTTBUFBGOSBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:31
  • OTT
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTBUFcontrol2nd3rdOTByram · 1st 15:22Greig · 1st 17:13Ostlund · 2nd 6:11Stützle · 2nd 9:27Byram · OT 0:31
  • OTT pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 11% of the game, OTT 42%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at OTT: 38 players over 60:31; most ice Linus Ullmark (60:31) for OTT and Alex Lyon (60:31) for BUF, 5 goals.

OTT
BUF
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

OTT skaters (rows) against BUF skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the OTT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, OTT rows versus BUF columns: 250 matchups; most common Zub vs Krebs, 12:09 at 87% xGF.

OTT ↓ · BUF →ThompsonKrebsDoanTuchOstlundNorrisMalenstynGreenwayDunneMcLeodBensonQuinnSamuelssonDahlinPowerKesselringByramMetsaL1 StützleL1 TkachukL1 ZetterlundL2 AmadioL2 GirouxL2 GreigL3 BathersonL3 CozensL3 PerronL4 CousinsL4 HallidayL4 MacDermidD1 ChabotD1 SpenceD2 SandersonD2 ZubD3 JensenD3 Matinpalo
OTT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBUFOTT
3865
1.052.49
1.032.41
611
27
1718
−0.022+0.023
11%42%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:22
    BUFBowen Byram (Jordan Greenway, Josh Dunne)tip-in0.06 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Malenstyn, Byram, Dunne, MetsaOTT: Cousins, MacDermid, Chabot, Spence, Halliday
    BUF 1 – 0 OTT
  2. 17:13
    OTTRidly Greig (Claude Giroux)backhand0.10 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, DoanOTT: Giroux, Amadio, Greig, Sanderson, Zub
    BUF 1 – 1 OTT

2nd period

  1. 6:11
    BUFNoah Ostlund (Bowen Byram, Alex Tuch)tip-in0.07 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Norris, Byram, Ostlund, MetsaOTT: Chabot, Zetterlund, Tkachuk, Spence, Stützle
    BUF 2 – 1 OTT
  2. 9:27
    OTTTim StützlePP (Drake Batherson, Dylan Cozens)wrist0.12 xG
    BUF: Tuch, McLeod, Samuelsson, ByramOTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, Stützle
    BUF 2 – 2 OTT

OT period

  1. 0:31
    BUFBowen Byram (Ryan McLeod, Mattias Samuelsson)snap0.09 xG
    BUF: Tuch, McLeod, Samuelsson, ByramOTT: Tkachuk, Sanderson, Stützle, Zub
    BUF 3 – 2 OTT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1000-120.0602016:47——3518
Peyton Krebs CL1000-100.0031014:00——3013
Josh Doan RL1000-110.0502013:28——2411
Alex Tuch RL2011+230.2312218:01——2615
Noah Ostlund CL2101+120.1000015:01——2621
Josh Norris CL2000+100.0400014:00——2917
Beck Malenstyn LL3000+100.0732016:11——6787
Jordan Greenway LL3011+140.1210013:36——7185
Josh Dunne CL3011+110.0520013:13——6386
Ryan McLeod CL4011+110.0100016:36——2621
Zach Benson LL4000020.1100212:24——3225
Jack Quinn RL4000010.2311012:21——3324
Mattias Samuelsson DD1011020.0811026:39——3028
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-110.0201022:48——4342
Owen Power DD2000010.1021025:10——3717
Michael Kesselring DD2000020.0302412:39——3818
Bowen Byram DD3213+320.1501024:18——3836
Zach Metsa DD3000+200.001008:38——4451
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Lyon(start)W26242.9232.7460:31

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tim Stützle CL1101-230.2321021:41——6064
Brady Tkachuk LL1000-260.5520218:42——5961
Fabian Zetterlund LL1000-120.2121018:03——5655
Michael Amadio RL2000+120.0400016:20——7276
Claude Giroux RL2011+100.0410016:10——7276
Ridly Greig CL2101+110.1011015:11——7176
Drake Batherson RL3011040.7400020:42——6890
Dylan Cozens CL3011020.2311019:32——6890
David Perron LL3000020.2610015:21——6990
Nick Cousins CL4000-100.002008:27——6022
Stephen Halliday CL4000-100.003007:46——503
Kurtis MacDermid LL4000-100.000002:40——172
Thomas Chabot DD1000-210.1813023:23——6762
Jordan Spence DD1000-200.0410019:33——6960
Jake Sanderson DD2000010.0701022:25——6876
Artem Zub DD2000000.0021019:04——7079
Nick Jensen DD3000000.0000017:47——5373
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000020.0300215:17——5074
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)O25223.8801.4660:31

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Bowen Byram (BUF) 1st 15:22 · assists Jordan Greenway, Josh Dunne · Deflection · 15.6 mph shot.

Ridly Greig · 1st 17:13 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
36.6 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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Bowen Byram · OT 0:31 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
42.3 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s
Type
one-timer

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