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Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo SabresOct 15, 2025

Final· KeyBank Center
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OTT
4
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home
BUF
8
Goals123TShots123T
OTT1124OTT8171237
BUF1438BUF320427
OTT 78BUF 42
OTT 3.89BUF 3.50
PP goals
OTT 1BUF 3
Hits
OTT 21BUF 28
Blocks
OTT 10BUF 20
PIM
OTT 10BUF 12
OTT 65%BUF 35%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Ottawa Senators 8–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 8–4 at home. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

  1. Points
    Zach Benson had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:52.Benson
  2. Points
    Jordan Spence had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:59.Spence
  3. Points
    Josh Doan had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:55.Doan
  4. Points
    Jack Quinn had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:49.Quinn
  5. Points
    Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:43.Zucker
  6. Points
    Ryan McLeod had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:28.McLeod
  7. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:00.Tuch
  8. Points
    Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:07.Sanderson

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, OTT at BUF: 120 attempts, 64 on goal, 12 goals, 7.39 expected goals; best chance Jiri Kulich at 0.93 xG.

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

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · BUF 42 · OTT 78

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, OTT at BUF: expected goals 3.50 to 3.89 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 42 to 78, 12 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFOTTQSSMTZZPEMQKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFOTTcontrol2nd3rdQuinn · 1st 8:01Stützle · 1st 16:09Sanderson · 2nd 3:58McLeod · 2nd 6:46Tuch · 2nd 10:17Zucker · 2nd 11:46Zucker · 2nd 13:43Pinto · 3rd 0:40Eller · 3rd 2:15McLeod · 3rd 2:32Quinn · 3rd 3:17Kulich · 3rd 16:44
  • BUF pressure
  • OTT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 47% of the game, BUF 20%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, OTT at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Alex Lyon (60:00) for BUF and Leevi Meriläinen (58:06) for OTT, 12 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, BUF rows versus OTT columns: 250 matchups; most common Byram vs Spence, 9:47 at 1% xGF.

BUF ↓ · OTT →EllerLycksellCousinsBathersonPerronCozensStützleZetterlundAmadioPintoGreigGirouxChabotJensenSpenceKlevenSandersonZubL1 TuchL1 McLeodL1 DoanL2 BensonL2 ThompsonL2 KulichL3 QuinnL3 KrebsL3 ZuckerL4 KozakL4 MalenstynL4 DanforthD1 ByramD1 DahlinD2 TimminsD2 PowerD3 BrysonD3 Johnson
BUF 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
StatOTTBUF
6734
2.971.78
2.941.54
1112
24
1823
+0.104−0.104
47%20%

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.

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:01
    BUFJack QuinnPP (Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin)slap0.21 xG
    OTT: Eller, Jensen, Amadio, ChabotBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Quinn
    OTT 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 16:09
    OTTTim Stützle (Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence)tip-in0.10 xG
    OTT: Amadio, Zetterlund, Spence, Kleven, StützleBUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Doan, Kulich
    OTT 1 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 3:58
    OTTJake SandersonPP (Ridly Greig, Dylan Cozens)other0.42 xG
    OTT: Batherson, Cozens, Greig, Sanderson, StützleBUF: Tuch, Timmins, Power, Kozak
    OTT 2 – 1 BUF
  2. 6:46
    BUFRyan McLeodSH (Zach Benson, Owen Power)wrist0.13 xG
    OTT: Batherson, Cozens, Greig, Sanderson, StützleBUF: McLeod, Dahlin, Byram, Benson
    OTT 2 – 2 BUF
  3. 10:17
    BUFAlex Tuch (Jacob Bryson, Josh Doan)wrist0.30 xG
    OTT: Jensen, Chabot, Batherson, Cozens, GreigBUF: Tuch, Bryson, McLeod, Johnson, Doan
    OTT 2 – 3 BUF
  4. 11:46
    BUFJason ZuckerPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson)wrist0.12 xG
    OTT: Eller, Amadio, Sanderson, ZubBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan, Benson
    OTT 2 – 4 BUF
  5. 13:43
    BUFJason ZuckerPP (Josh Doan, Tage Thompson)tip-in0.11 xG
    OTT: Pinto, Sanderson, Stützle, ZubBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan, Benson
    OTT 2 – 5 BUF

3rd period

  1. 0:40
    OTTShane Pinto (Jordan Spence, Jake Sanderson)wrist0.16 xG
    OTT: Amadio, Pinto, Spence, Greig, SandersonBUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Kulich, Benson
    OTT 3 – 5 BUF
  2. 2:15
    OTTLars Eller (Nick Cousins, Jordan Spence)slap0.19 xG
    OTT: Eller, Cousins, Lycksell, Spence, SandersonBUF: Thompson, Timmins, Dahlin, Kulich, Benson
    OTT 4 – 5 BUF
  3. 2:32
    BUFRyan McLeod (Alex Tuch, Josh Doan)wrist0.14 xG
    OTT: Jensen, Amadio, Chabot, Pinto, GreigBUF: Tuch, Bryson, McLeod, Doan, Power
    OTT 4 – 6 BUF
  4. 3:17
    BUFJack Quinn (Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson)backhand0.16 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Zetterlund, Kleven, Stützle, ZubBUF: Timmins, Krebs, Byram, Quinn, Benson
    OTT 4 – 7 BUF
  5. 16:44
    BUFJiri KulichEN (Tage Thompson, Zach Benson)wrist0.93 xG
    OTT: Perron, Batherson, Cozens, Pinto, Sanderson, StützleBUF: Thompson, Byram, Power, Kulich, Benson
    OTT 4 – 8 BUF

Box score

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

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Lars Eller CL1101+130.5300017:36——7087
Olle Lycksell RL1000+100.0002011:59——5847
Nick Cousins CL1011+100.0000011:10——7287
Drake Batherson RL2000-330.2211017:27——5653
David Perron LL2000-100.0000016:50——7395
Dylan Cozens CL2011-350.6120015:59——5452
Tim Stützle CL3101-250.5910021:12——7768
Fabian Zetterlund LL3011020.2320214:38——7764
Michael Amadio RL3000+110.2010013:43——8988
Shane Pinto CL4101-130.3210217:44——5551
Ridly Greig CL4011-200.0631216:25——4838
Claude Giroux RL4000-120.3011415:41——5653
Thomas Chabot DD1000-230.1101021:56——5634
Nick Jensen DD1000-210.0400016:11——5944
Jordan Spence DD2033+320.0941017:59——7498
Tyler Kleven DD2000040.0131015:58——6067
Jake Sanderson DD3112030.5802022:07——8192
Artem Zub DD3000-100.0020014:40——7069
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Leevi Meriläinen(start)L26197.7312.5758:06

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1112+240.5803220:00——4161
Ryan McLeod CL1202+350.6200017:28——5068
Josh Doan RL1033+130.2020013:55——4160
Zach Benson LL2044+120.2211016:52——2919
Tage Thompson CL2022-200.0352016:46——235
Jiri Kulich CL2101-210.9322013:45——233
Jack Quinn RL3202+130.3800015:49——3426
Peyton Krebs CL3011+110.1040212:52——3639
Jason Zucker LL3202030.2530011:43——4723
Tyson Kozak CL4000010.0240014:40——3243
Beck Malenstyn LL4000000.0001012:10——157
Justin Danforth RL4000000.000106:14——137
Bowen Byram DD1011+100.0022225:54——3333
Rasmus Dahlin DD1022-230.1401025:52——3214
Conor Timmins DD2000010.0314224:36——3626
Owen Power DD2011+200.0130023:44——3940
Jacob Bryson DD3011+200.0002212:47——2747
Ryan Johnson DD3000+100.001125:12——3194
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Lyon(start)W37334.8923.8960:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jake Sanderson (OTT PP) 2nd 3:58 · assists Ridly Greig, Dylan Cozens · Cycle · 5.6 mph shot.

Jack Quinn · 1st 8:01 · BUF PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
0
Shot
18.7 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
8.1 s

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Jiri Kulich · 3rd 16:44 · BUF EN

Play
cycle
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
14.8 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s

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Ryan McLeod · 2nd 6:46 · BUF SH

Play
rebound
Entry
dump
Odd man
4-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
52.5 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s
Type
rebound

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Jason Zucker · 2nd 11:46 · BUF PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
59.1 mph
Distance
23 ft

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Jason Zucker · 2nd 13:43 · BUF PP

Play
deflection
Entry
loose
Odd man
5-on-3
Passes
6 (royal road)
Shot
14.8 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
8.2 s

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Shane Pinto · 3rd 0:40 · OTT

Play
deflection
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
36.0 mph
Distance
11 ft
Type
deflection

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Lars Eller · 3rd 2:15 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
71.2 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
4.5 s
Type
one-timer

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Ryan McLeod · 3rd 2:32 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
45.1 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Jack Quinn · 3rd 3:17 · BUF

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

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