Buffalo Sabres v Ottawa Senators

NHL

Final

Buffalo Sabres

1–2

Ottawa Senators

Player stats

Senators

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV
M. AmadioRW	0	3	0	0	15:55	0:00	1:19	14:36	21	1	5	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0
D. BathersonRW	0	2	0	1	20:13	2:35	0:00	17:38	22	0	9	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	2
S. BlaisLW	0	4	0	0	5:54	0:00	0:00	5:54	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
N. CousinsC	0	3	0	0	13:19	0:00	2:16	11:03	20	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0
D. CozensC	1	1	0	0	16:11	2:40	0:00	13:31	19	0	4	0	0	0	10	1	90.9	3
C. GirouxRW	0	0	0	0	16:17	2:36	0:14	13:27	21	0	3	0	3	2	5	0	100.0	2
S. HallidayC	0	3	0	0	10:28	1:04	0:00	9:24	17	0	3	0	0	1	3	5	37.5	2
H. HodgsonRW	0	2	0	0	4:47	0:00	0:00	4:47	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1
S. PintoC	1	1	0	1	21:41	1:22	2:13	18:06	26	1	6	0	3	1	9	8	52.9	1
T. StutzleC	0	0	1	0	23:03	2:56	1:49	18:18	25	0	9	1	5	0	10	1	90.9	1
P. TomasinoRW	0	0	0	1	14:44	0:00	0:00	14:44	20	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0.0	1
F. ZetterlundLW	1	2	0	0	16:19	1:23	0:09	14:47	22	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0.0	0

defenses	BS	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
T. ChabotD	4	1	24:18	1:28	1:06	21:44	28	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
N. MatinpaloD	1	0	12:15	0:00	0:37	11:38	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
J. SandersonD	1

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
S. ErssonG	1	25	0	0	24	.960	21	2	1	59:12	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. BensonLW	1	1	0	1	20:16	3:30	1:13	15:33	22	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
S. CarrickC	1	2	0	0	8:41	0:00	0:00	8:41	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	25.0	0	0	0

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News and reaction

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Match details

Date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Started: 11:30 am Sydney time
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Competition: NHL
Officials: Jonny Murray (Linesman), Jon McIsaac (Referee), Chris Schlenker (Referee), Brandon Grillo (Linesman)
Crowd: 19,070

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Updated 11 Nov, 3:01 am

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	GV	PN	PIM
L. CrevierD	0	0	0	0	8:05	0:00	0:42	7:23	11	0	2	0	0	0
R. DahlinD	0	1	1	0	24:23	3:26	0:21	20:36	28	2	1	1	1	2
Z. MetsaD	0	0	0	0	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	11	0	2	0	0	0
O. PowerD	0	1	1	-1	26:27	0:34	1:21	24:32	28	2	1	3	1	2
M. SamuelssonD	5	1	0	0	24:57	0:00	3:06	21:51	26	2	0	1	0	0
O. ZellwegerD	1	0	0	-1	23:48	0:32	2:31	20:45	25	3	1	0	0	0