BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
18-14-4 · W7 · L10: 7-3-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
Final/OT
3—2
2025-12-23 · Canadian Tire Centre
OTT
OTT
Ottawa Senators
18-13-5 · OT1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
OTT controlled xG 3.1 to 1.5 but BUF won on execution · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
BUF xG
1.52
ACTUAL
3 — 2
OTT xG
3.15

Scoring Timeline

0.07
MED xG
BUF1P 15:22Even Strength
Bowen Byram
4
Bowen Byram(7)
D · BUF · #4
Jordan Greenway (3), Josh Dunne (3)
BUF 1 - 0 OTT
0.10
HIGH xG
OTT1P 17:13Even Strength
Ridly Greig
71
Ridly Greig(3)
C · OTT · #71
Claude Giroux (18)
BUF 1 - 1 OTT
0.06
MED xG
BUF2P 06:11Even Strength
Noah Ostlund
36
Noah Ostlund(6)
C · BUF · #36
Bowen Byram (9), Alex Tuch (19)
BUF 2 - 1 OTT
0.13
HIGH xG
OTT2P 09:27Power Play
Tim Stützle
18
Tim Stützle(18)
C · OTT · #18
Drake Batherson (22), Dylan Cozens (17)
BUF 2 - 2 OTT
0.09
MED xG
BUFOT 00:314 on 4
Bowen Byram
4
Bowen Byram(8)
D · BUF · #4
Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)
BUF 3 - 2 OTT

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
24/26 saves, .923 SV%, +1.2 GSAx
★2
Linus Ullmark
35
Linus Ullmark
G · OTT · #35
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, -1.0 GSAx
★3
Bowen Byram
4
Bowen Byram
D · BUF · #4
2G, 1A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

BUFOTT
25Shots26
1.52xGF3.15
37.2CF%62.8
43.8FO%56.2
0/1PP1/3
15Hits19
16Blocks9
10Giveaways11
4Takeaways5
8PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGOTT SOGBUF xGOTT xG
1st11100.681.25
2nd770.630.71
3rd470.121.19
OT000.080.00
Total22241.513.15

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 18:12
OTT
Brady Tkachukroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Kesselring
1P 18:12
BUF
Michael Kesselringhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Brady Tkachuk
2P 02:36
OTT
Nikolas Matinpalointerference (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Dunne
2P 09:13
BUF
Michael Kesselringtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Fabian Zetterlund
2P 13:51
BUF
Zach Bensonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Drake Batherson
3P 18:09
BUF
Alex Tuchhooking (2 min)
Drawn by David Perron