Senators 2, Sabres 1 — November 4, 2026: recap and analysis

OTTOTT
Ottawa Senators
9-6-1 · L1 · L10: 4-5-1
L
W
OT
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
Final
2—1
Nov 4, 2026 · KeyBank Center
BUFBUF
Buffalo Sabres
7-4-3 · W3 · L10: 5-2-3
W
W
W
OT
L
OT
W
SO
W
L

Final score: Ottawa Senators 2, Buffalo Sabres 1. Senators dominated expected goals 2.92 to 2.08. PuckLab's first star: Samuel Ersson (24/25 saves, .960 SV%, +1.3 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Sabres, 61% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
OTT xG
2.92
ACTUAL
2 — 1
BUF xG
2.08

Scoring Timeline

0.10
MED xG
BUF2P 14:00Even Strength
OTT 0 - 1 BUF
0.24
HIGH xG
OTT3P 11:33Even Strength
OTT 1 - 1 BUF
0.12
HIGH xG
OTT3P 16:51Even Strength
OTT 2 - 1 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Samuel Ersson
33
Samuel Ersson
G · OTT · #33
24/25 saves, .960 SV%, +1.3 GSAX
★2
Colten Ellis
92
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #92
28/30 saves, .933 SV%, +1.0 GSAX
★3
Shane Pinto
12
Shane Pinto
C · OTT · #12
1G, 3 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

OTTBUF
30Shots25
2.92xGF2.08
51.85v5 CF%48.2
69.8FO%30.2
0/2PP0/2
23Hits24
16Blocks11
20Giveaways12
2Takeaways5
4PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodOTT SOGBUF SOGOTT xGBUF xG
1st11111.030.63
2nd1281.060.56
3rd760.820.89
Total30252.922.08

Penalties

4 TOTAL
2P 06:04
BUF
Rasmus DahlinHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Tim Stützle
2P 16:25
BUF
Owen PowerHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Drake Batherson
3P 01:47
OTT
Nikolas MatinpaloInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Jason Zucker
3P 08:39
OTT
Jordan SpenceBoarding (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan

Lineups