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Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa SenatorsApr 2, 2026

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
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BUF
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OTT
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF0101BUF69722
OTT0134OTT481224
BUF 46OTT 54
BUF 2.15OTT 4.18
PP goals
BUF 0OTT 0
Hits
BUF 24OTT 32
Blocks
BUF 16OTT 10
PIM
BUF 19OTT 9
BUF 51%OTT 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Ridly Greig (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jordan Spence (OTT) played 30:48, +12:15 up on his 18:33 season average over 72 games.

  1. Points
    Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:08.Greig
  2. Usage
    Jordan Spence (OTT) played 30:48, +12:15 up on his 18:33 season average over 72 games.Spence
  3. New line
    New look for OTT: Giroux–Amadio–Pinto skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GirouxAmadioPinto
  4. Usage
    Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 1:48, −15:46 down on his 17:34 season average over 69 games.Kleven
  5. New line
    New look for OTT: Zetterlund–Batherson–Stützle skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ZetterlundBathersonStützle
  6. Usage
    Nikolas Matinpalo (OTT) played 24:29, +9:02 up on his 15:27 season average over 49 games.Matinpalo
  7. Usage
    Lassi Thomson (OTT) played 20:55, +7:53 up on his 13:02 season average over 10 games.Thomson
  8. New line
    New look for BUF: Greenway–Malenstyn–Dunne skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GreenwayMalenstynDunne

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: 100 attempts, 46 on goal, 5 goals, 6.34 expected goals; best chance Ridly Greig at 0.97 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 100 of 100 attempts · OTT 54 · BUF 46

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 4.18 to 2.15 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 46, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTTBUFSCEGPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTBUFcontrol2nd3rdSamuelsson · 2nd 8:49Cozens · 2nd 15:18Eller · 3rd 5:55Greig · 3rd 17:42Pinto · 3rd 18:42
  • 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 33% of the game, OTT 37%.

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 60:00; most ice Linus Ullmark (60:00) for OTT and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (58:42) 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: 234 matchups; most common Zub vs Thompson, 12:12 at 55% xGF.

OTT ↓ · BUF →DoanBensonNorrisMcLeodZuckerQuinnTuchThompsonKrebsGreenwayMalenstynDunneByramPowerMetsaStanleyDahlinSamuelssonL1 PintoL1 AmadioL1 GirouxL2 StützleL2 BathersonL2 ZetterlundL3 GreigL3 CozensL3 TkachukL4 CousinsL4 FoegeleL4 EllerD1 SpenceD1 ZubD2 MatinpaloD2 Crotty
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
4755
1.882.44
1.832.36
58
15
2019
−0.012+0.012
33%37%

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.

2nd period

  1. 8:49
    BUFMattias Samuelsson (Bowen Byram, Peyton Krebs)wrist0.03 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Krebs, ByramOTT: Amadio, Pinto, Greig, Zub, Matinpalo
    BUF 1 – 0 OTT
  2. 15:18
    OTTDylan Cozens (Brady Tkachuk, Ridly Greig)tip-in0.15 xG
    BUF: Norris, Dahlin, Byram, Doan, BensonOTT: Tkachuk, Cozens, Thomson, Spence, Greig
    BUF 1 – 1 OTT

3rd period

  1. 5:55
    OTTLars Eller (Artem Zub, Warren Foegele)slap0.18 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Malenstyn, Stanley, Dunne, MetsaOTT: Eller, Cousins, Foegele, Thomson, Zub
    BUF 1 – 2 OTT
  2. 17:42
    OTTRidly GreigEN (Jordan Spence)wrist0.97 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, QuinnOTT: Amadio, Pinto, Spence, Greig, Zub
    BUF 1 – 3 OTT
  3. 18:42
    OTTShane PintoENwrist0.90 xG
    BUF: Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Byram, Doan, BensonOTT: Amadio, Pinto, Spence, Greig, Zub
    BUF 1 – 4 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
Josh Doan RL1000-220.2411018:25——5040
Zach Benson LL1000-210.4410217:35——5558
Josh Norris CL1000-210.10101016:10——5446
Ryan McLeod CL2000-110.0801220:41——3764
Jason Zucker LL2000-200.0021016:48——3960
Jack Quinn RL2000-120.2020015:13——5072
Alex Tuch RL3000010.2811018:57——4333
Tage Thompson CL3000020.1800017:12——5031
Peyton Krebs CL3011+120.0641012:16——5627
Jordan Greenway LL4000-100.0022011:39——2929
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-100.001009:33——255
Josh Dunne CL4000-100.002107:17——335
Bowen Byram DD1011-110.2403022:58——4443
Owen Power DD1000020.0512019:34——5357
Zach Metsa DD2000-110.0101016:04——4230
Logan Stanley DD2000-120.0330513:30——5739
Rasmus Dahlin DD3000-220.1201022:37——4756
Mattias Samuelsson DD3101020.1231020:49——3823
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L22202.9092.3158:42

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Shane Pinto CL1101+131.0110020:10——5767
Michael Amadio RL1000+100.0020018:53——5067
Claude Giroux RL1000030.5220013:52——5772
Tim Stützle CL2000020.1050019:57——6158
Drake Batherson RL2000000.0330015:18——5936
Fabian Zetterlund LL2000010.2031014:12——6847
Ridly Greig CL3112+210.9721017:08——4136
Dylan Cozens CL3101+160.5341016:09——4344
Brady Tkachuk LL3011+100.0031715:55——4844
Nick Cousins CL4000+110.3301010:25——6172
Warren Foegele LL4011+100.001009:42——6066
Lars Eller CL4101+130.180008:18——5368
Jordan Spence DD1011+320.2423230:48——6358
Artem Zub DD1011+200.0002024:24——4447
Nikolas Matinpalo DD2000-120.0220024:29——4452
Cameron Crotty DD2000000.0210013:37——4047
Lassi Thomson D—000+200.0410020:55——6576
Tyler Kleven D—000000.000001:48——00
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)W22211.9552.1560:00

Goal anatomy

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

Ridly Greig (OTT EN) 3rd 17:42 · assists Jordan Spence · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 2-on-0 at the blue line · 16.4 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

Ridly Greig · 3rd 17:42 · OTT EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
16.4 mph
Distance
1 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Dylan Cozens · 2nd 15:18 · OTT

Play
deflection
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
39.4 mph
Distance
50 ft
Type
one-timer

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