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Sabres vs Senators

Final/OT · Tue Dec 23 · 7:00 PM ET · Canadian Tire Centre

Buffalo SabresSabres18-14-4
3
Final/OTDec 23, 2025
Ottawa SenatorsSenators18-13-5
2
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+140
OTT−166
Puck line
BUF +1.5−198
OTT −1.5+164
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Dec 23, 2025 to move to 18-14-4.

The Sabres have won 6 straight. The Sabres won despite being outshot 26-25.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators, score by period
Team123OTT
BUF11013
OTT11002

W: Lyon · L: Ullmark

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 15:22Bowen Byram Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Greenway (3), Josh Dunne (3)1-0
  2. OTTGoal · 17:13Ridly Greig Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Claude Giroux (18)1-1

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 6:11Noah Ostlund Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (9), Alex Tuch (19)2-1
  2. OTTGoal · 9:27Tim Stützle Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (22), Dylan Cozens (17)2-2

Overtime

  1. BUFGoal · 0:31Bowen Byram Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)3-2

Team stats

BUFOTT
Shots
25
26
Power Play Goals
0
1
Faceoff Win Percent
43.8
56.3
Hits
15
19
Blocked Shots
16
9
Penalty Minutes
8
4

Top performers

Buffalo SabresOttawa Senators

Goals

Bowen Byram2
Ridly Greig1

Assists

Bowen Byram1
Claude Giroux1

Points

Bowen Byram3
Tim Stutzle1

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW000012:2400200.02
Josh Doan RW200-113:2800100.00
Josh Dunne C020113:13011050.00
Jordan Greenway LW012113:3601400.00
Peyton Krebs C130-114:00000050.00
Beck Malenstyn LW230116:1100000.00
Ryan McLeod C001116:36011033.30
Josh Norris C000114:00000052.90
Noah Ostlund C000115:01102033.30
Jack Quinn RW110012:2100100.00
Tage Thompson C200-116:47002050.00
Alex Tuch RW210218:0101300.02

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D100324:1821200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D100-122:4800100.00
Michael Kesselring D200012:3900200.04
Zach Metsa D01128:3800000.00
Owen Power D120025:1000100.00
Mattias Samuelsson D110026:3901200.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Alex Lyon G22624.92360:310

Senators · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Michael Amadio RW000116:2000200.00
Drake Batherson RW002020:4201400.00
Nick Cousins C020-18:270000100.00
Dylan Cozens C110019:32012059.10
Claude Giroux RW010116:10010066.70
Ridly Greig C110115:11101037.50
Stephen Halliday C030-17:46000050.00
Kurtis MacDermid LW000-12:4000000.00
David Perron LW010015:2100200.00
Tim Stutzle C120-221:41103063.60
Brady Tkachuk LW020-218:42006050.02
Fabian Zetterlund LW120-118:0300200.00

Senators · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Thomas Chabot D310-223:2300100.00
Nick Jensen D000017:4700000.00
Nikolas Matinpalo D001015:1700200.02
Jake Sanderson D100022:2500100.00
Jordan Spence D011-219:3300000.00
Artem Zub D121019:0400000.00

Senators · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Linus Ullmark G32522.88060:310

Three stars

  1. Bowen Byram (BUF)
  2. Ridly Greig (OTT)
  3. Alex Lyon (BUF)

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