Sabres 1–5 Senators — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏛️ OTT

Thomas Chabot

2 A

2 shots · 21:01 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Mark Kastelic

1 G

5 shots · 10:45 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Anton Forsberg

45 saves

0.978 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Jakob Chychrun PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:51

Assists: Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson · beat Devon Levi

0–1

🏛️ Zack MacEwen 1st · 12:38

Assists: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Thomas Chabot · beat Devon Levi

0–2

⚔️ Tage Thompson 1st · 19:46

Assists: Jeff Skinner · beat Anton Forsberg

1–2

2nd period

🏛️ Dominik Kubalik 2nd · 07:18

Assists: Ridly Greig, Thomas Chabot · beat Devon Levi

1–3

🏛️ Mark Kastelic 2nd · 19:44

Assists: Erik Brannstrom · beat Devon Levi

1–4

3rd period

🏛️ Artem Zub Empty net 3rd · 15:16

Unassisted

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Mittelstadt · Skinner · Tuch 19:31

L2 Greenway · Benson · Thompson 15:58

L3 Cozens · Quinn · Peterka 14:50

L4 Krebs · Girgensons · Okposo 10:14

D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 22:36

D2 Power · Johnson 17:44

D3 Jokiharju · Clifton 15:32

🏛️Senators

L1 Stützle · Giroux · Batherson 18:58

L2 Kelly · Norris · Tarasenko 14:24

L3 Tkachuk · Greig · MacEwen 12:11

L4 Kubalik · Kastelic 10:44

D1 Zub · Chychrun 21:34

D2 Chabot · Sanderson 20:08

D3 Bernard-Docker · Hamonic 16:58

D4 Brannstrom 15:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

46 Shots on goal 31

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

33 Hits 24

13 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 7

13 Giveaways 14

16 Penalty minutes 20

BUF shooting 2.2% (1/46) OTT shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:04 TOI

🏛️Senators

Anton Forsberg

45/46

.978 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF OTT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Senators

Senators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Senators

Senators — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 242023 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 6–4 Apr 132023 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Jan 12023 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–3 Nov 162022 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–4 Oct 132022 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

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Who won Sabres vs Senators on December 31, 2023?

Senators won 5–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Senators 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Senators?

Artem Zub, Dominik Kubalik, Jakob Chychrun, Mark Kastelic, Zack MacEwen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Anton Forsberg made 45 saves on 46 shots (.978 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 30 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterJan 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–1

🏛️ Senators

BeforeDec 29 😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT 6–2 AfterJan 2 🏛️OTT @ 🐋VAN 3–6

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