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2007-08 regular season

Senators at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Senators lead the season series 2–1

Senators beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on December 26, 2007.

OTT – BUF
24–32
Shots on goal
1/3–1/3
Power play
22–24
Hits
10–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏛️ OTT
Dany Heatley
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 20:07 TOI
2nd star 🏛️ OTT
Wade Redden
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 24:59 TOI
3rd star 🏛️ OTT
Jason Spezza
2 A
2 shots · 20:00 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
2nd period
🏛️ Antoine Vermette Go-ahead 2nd · 01:42
Assists: Chris Kelly · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 2nd · 03:12
Assists: Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly · beat Martin Gerber
1–1
🏛️ Wade Redden PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:02
Assists: Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza · beat Ryan Miller
2–1
🏛️ Mike Fisher 2nd · 18:09
Assists: Chris Neil, Andrej Meszaros · beat Ryan Miller
3–1
3rd period
🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson 3rd · 00:26
Assists: Wade Redden, Dany Heatley · beat Ryan Miller
4–1
⚔️ Brian Campbell PP 3rd · 04:09
Assists: Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Martin Gerber
4–2
⚔️ Adam Mair 3rd · 12:23
Assists: Daniel Paille, Derek Roy · beat Martin Gerber
4–3
🏛️ Dany Heatley Empty net 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Jason Spezza
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏛️Senators
L1 Heatley · Spezza · Alfredsson 20:07
L2 Fisher · Vermette · Kelly 16:37
L3 Robitaille · Neil · Donovan 14:12
L4 Foligno · McAmmond · Bass 6:47
D1 Redden · Meszaros 24:28
D2 Phillips · Schubert 22:36
D3 Richardson · Nycholat 10:56
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Connolly · Afinogenov 18:53
L2 Hecht · Gaustad · Pominville 18:23
L3 Vanek · Kotalik · Stafford 16:02
L4 Paille · Peters · Mair 7:27
D1 Spacek · Campbell 25:52
D2 Lydman · Kalinin 17:26
D3 Paetsch · Tallinder 15:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏛️OTT BUF⚔️
24 Shots on goal 32
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
22 Hits 24
10 Blocked shots 16
4 Takeaways 5
14 Giveaways 14
6 Penalty minutes 16
OTT shooting 20.8% (5/24) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏛️Senators
Martin Gerber
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
19/23
.826 SV% · 4 GA · 58:45 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Senators
Senators — tied after 1st: 10-2-1 (77% win rate, 13 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-7-1 (33% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Senators
Senators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 2–1
Nov 212007 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Nov 152007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 2–3 May 192007 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT May 162007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–2 May 142007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 0–1
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Who won Senators vs Sabres on December 26, 2007?

Senators won 5–3. The final score was Senators 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Senators?

Antoine Vermette, Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley, Mike Fisher, Wade Redden.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Brian Campbell, Jochen Hecht.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Senators lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏛️ Senators
BeforeDec 23 🏛️OTT @ 🗽NYR 3–1 AfterDec 27 🏝️NYI @ 🏛️OTT 2–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 6–5 AfterDec 28 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–2
Also on December 26
🌪️CAR 2–4 🗽NYR ⚡TBL 2–3 🦅WSH 🐦ATL 0–2 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 3–4 🏝️NYI 🐯NSH 2–5 🪶CHI 🐙DET 5–0 🎵STL 🌲MIN 3–8 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 3–2 👑LAK
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