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Sabres vs Senators

Final · Thu Apr 2 · 7:00 PM ET · Canadian Tire Centre

Buffalo SabresSabres46-22-8
1
FinalApr 2, 2026
Ottawa SenatorsSenators39-26-10
4
TVMSGBStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+100
OTT−120
Puck line
BUF +1.5−245
OTT −1.5+200
Total O/U
Over 6.5+100
Under 6.5−120
  • Puck line: Senators −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).

Recap

The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Apr 2, 2026 to move to 39-26-10.

The go-ahead score came with 5:55 left in the third period: Lars Eller Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Artem Zub (23), Warren Foegele (4). They scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators, score by period
Team123T
BUF0101
OTT0134

W: Ullmark · L: Luukkonen

Scoring plays

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 8:49Mattias Samuelsson Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (28), Peyton Krebs (26)1-0
  2. OTTGoal · 15:18Dylan Cozens Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Brady Tkachuk (32), Ridly Greig (19)1-1

Third Period

  1. OTTGoal · 5:55Lars Eller Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Artem Zub (23), Warren Foegele (4)1-2
  2. OTTGoal · 17:42Ridly Greig Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Spence (22)1-3
  3. OTTGoal · 18:42Shane Pinto Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: none1-4

Team stats

BUFOTT
Shots
22
24
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.9
49.1
Hits
24
32
Blocked Shots
16
10
Penalty Minutes
19
9

Top performers

Buffalo SabresOttawa Senators

Goals

Mattias Samuelsson1
Ridly Greig1

Assists

Peyton Krebs1
Ridly Greig1

Points

Mattias Samuelsson1
Ridly Greig2

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW010-217:350010100.02
Josh Doan RW111-218:2500200.00
Josh Dunne C120-17:17000057.10
Jordan Greenway LW220-111:3900000.00
Peyton Krebs C140112:16012033.30
Beck Malenstyn LW010-19:3300000.00
Ryan McLeod C100-120:41001044.42
Josh Norris C010-216:10001057.110
Jack Quinn RW020-115:1300200.00
Tage Thompson C000017:12002047.10
Alex Tuch RW112018:57001075.00
Jason Zucker LW121-216:4800000.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D300-122:5801100.00
Rasmus Dahlin D100-222:3700200.00
Zach Metsa D100-116:0400100.00
Owen Power D210019:3400200.00
Mattias Samuelsson D130020:4910200.00
Logan Stanley D030-113:3000200.05

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G22220.90958:420

Senators · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Michael Amadio RW021118:5300000.00
Drake Batherson RW030015:180000100.00
Nick Cousins C100110:2500100.00
Dylan Cozens C140116:09106040.00
Lars Eller C00018:18103046.20
Warren Foegele LW01019:4201000.00
Claude Giroux RW021013:52003033.30
Ridly Greig C120217:08111040.00
Shane Pinto C010120:10103060.00
Tim Stutzle C050019:57002066.70
Brady Tkachuk LW130115:55010055.67
Fabian Zetterlund LW130014:1200100.00

Senators · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Cameron Crotty D010013:3700000.00
Tyler Kleven D00001:4800000.00
Nikolas Matinpalo D021-124:2900200.00
Jordan Spence D320330:4801200.02
Lassi Thomson D010220:5500000.00
Artem Zub D200224:2401000.00

Senators · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Linus Ullmark G12221.95560:000

Three stars

  1. Dylan Cozens (OTT)
  2. Jordan Spence (OTT)
  3. Linus Ullmark (OTT)

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