Sabres 5–2 Senators — Final Score & Stats (Apr 1, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:52 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:10 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

James Reimer

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 1st · 08:38

Assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Jason Zucker · beat Linus Ullmark

1–0

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin 1st · 11:51

Assists: Jack Quinn, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Linus Ullmark

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson 2nd · 12:36

Assists: JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Linus Ullmark

3–0

🏛️ Claude Giroux 2nd · 13:46

Assists: Tyler Kleven, Linus Ullmark · beat James Reimer

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Peyton Krebs 3rd · 09:59

Unassisted · beat Linus Ullmark

4–1

🏛️ Jake Sanderson 3rd · 10:22

Assists: Michael Amadio, Artem Zub · beat James Reimer

4–2

⚔️ Ryan McLeod SH Empty net 3rd · 17:21

Assists: Alex Tuch, Connor Clifton

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 McLeod · Tuch · Peterka 17:52

L2 Krebs · Thompson · Kulich 16:01

L3 Zucker · Benson · Quinn 12:35

L4 Malenstyn · Lafferty · Kozak 10:09

D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 22:22

D2 Byram · Power 20:20

D3 Clifton · Bernard-Docker 16:23

🏛️Senators

L1 Stützle · Greig · Batherson 19:01

L2 Zetterlund · Cozens · Giroux 17:18

L3 Perron · Pinto · Amadio 15:33

L4 Crookshank · Highmore · Gaudette 8:22

D1 Sanderson · Chabot 25:29

D2 Jensen · Zub 18:30

D3 Kleven · Matinpalo 11:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

22 Shots on goal 35

13 Hits 25

27 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 5

14 Giveaways 15

12 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 22.7% (5/22) OTT shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Linus Ullmark

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 56:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF OTT

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Senators

Senators — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Senators

Senators — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-9-1 (0% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 4–0

Mar 252025 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Jan 92025 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 4–0 Nov 52024 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Mar 272024 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 6–2 Jan 112024 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–5

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Who won Sabres vs Senators on April 1, 2025?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 5, Senators 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin, Ryan McLeod, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Senators?

Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 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?

Sabres lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 8–5 AfterApr 5 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3

🏛️ Senators

BeforeMar 30 🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT 0–1 AfterApr 3 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 1–2

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