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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (2-4-0) at Ottawa [](/r/ottawasenators) Senators (3-2-0)
#Canadian Tire Centre
##In-Game Updates
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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|1st – 00:00|
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|2|–|–|2|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|0|–|–|0|
##Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|8|5|4|63.2%|7|3|0/1|2|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|10|8|3|36.8%|2|0|0/1|2|
##Goals
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|08:06|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Jeff Skinner (4) snap shot, assist(s): Alex Tuch (2), Casey Mittelstadt (4)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339798359112)|
|1st|11:20|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Zemgus Girgensons (2) tip-in shot, assist(s): Connor Clifton (1), Kyle Okposo (2)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339798883112)|
##Penalties
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|16:36|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|MIN|2|Brady Tkachuk interference against Dylan Cozens|
**Officials**
* Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Kevin Pollock
* Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Shandor Alphonso
***
##Time
|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|3:45PM|4:45PM|5:45PM|6:45PM|7:45PM|10:45PM|##Game Info:
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|TV|MSG-B, RDS2, TSN5|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020085) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020085/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020085/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020085/playbyplay)|
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##Projected Lineups
||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Brady Tkachuk|Tim Stützle|Claude Giroux|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Tage Thompson|Dylan Cozens|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Dominik Kubalik|Josh Norris|Drake Batherson|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Casey Mittelstadt|Alex Tuch|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Mathieu Joseph|Ridly Greig|Vladimir Tarasenko|[BUF](/r/sabres)|John Jason Peterka|Peyton Krebs|Victor Olofsson|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Parker Kelly|Rourke Chartier|Mark Kastelic|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|Tyson Jost|Kyle Okposo|
||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Thomas Chabot|Jakob Chychrun|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Jake Sanderson|Travis Hamonic|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Henri Jokiharju|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Erik Brannstrom|Jacob Bernard-Docker|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|Erik Johnson|
||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Anton Forsberg|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Joonas Korpisalo|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|
[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/ottawa-senators/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/)
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##Injuries
||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Artyom Zub|18 Oct 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Zub (upper body) won’t play Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.|26 Oct 2023|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Shane Pinto|10 Oct 2023|Contract Dispute|OUT|Pinto, a restricted free agent, remains unsigned ahead of Wednesday’s season opener versus Carolina, Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen reports.|02 Nov 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|21 Oct 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Levi (lower body) is not expected to be available for Buffalo’s next two games, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.|27 Oct 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|20 Oct 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Benson (lower body) won’t play Monday against the Montreal Canadiens, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Matthew Savoie|19 Sep 2023|Shoulder|IR-NR|Savoie (shoulder) was sent to AHL Rochester on Sunday for a conditioning assignment.|29 Oct 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|29 Oct 2023|
[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/ottawa-senators/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries)
##Team Stats
|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|5|3|2|0|6|0.600|4.20|3.00|22.73|76.19|33.00|26.80|54.42|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|6|2|4|0|4|0.333|2.17|3.00|9.52|90.91|31.67|28.83|46.61|
[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)
## Goalie Breakdown
||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Joonas Korpisalo|3|3|1|2|0|0|4.03|0.865|
|[OTT](/r/ottawasenators)|Anton Forsberg|2|2|2|0|0|0|1.50|0.933|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|4|4|1|3|0|0|3.26|0.892|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|2|2|1|1|0|0|2.05|0.923|
[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=9 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)
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Olofsson/Clifton redemption tour.
This looks like a game where we are gonna find the net a bunch. Finally
CLIFTON DID A THING!
Double deflection baby
Throwing pucks at the net is……. Working?!
Skinner is playing like the player the hockey terrorist was trying to create. Am I mean that as fuck you Ralph and awesome job Skinner.
We like shots
Ye olde double deflection zemgod to dad, we take those!
30 goal season for zemgod
Haven’t tuned into the game yet been busy, but I see they are up 2-0. Feel like if I start watching now it’ll all go downhill so I’ll sit on the sidelines for tonight.
Why is Olof sorta working with the old guys line lmao
I really like not getting goalied. Last night kinda stole my will to live a bit.
Alright let’s see that team defense now that is all the rage
Puck luck positive regression coming in HOT
Good stuff Mitsy got assist on Skinner’s goal
UPL eating up the rebounds, I’m liking it
Popped open a tub of Lets Dough Buffalo ice cream before the game, looks like I may need to stock up
Eric Johnson is so good at defense damn man. He’s super efficient at taking guys off the puck.
I think Johnson adds the old man strength that we’ve been missing in previous years.
Okay that’s enough time in our own zone no more please
Canadian ads are kind of insane.
Sammy with a great recovery there. He’s really looking good this year.
UPL read that play well I thought, I’m liking his play so far he seems more composed
Ill take it but uh… i thought that was a clean check
Ngl Brady Tkachuk looks like one of the orcs from lord of the rings.
Is no one going to talk about how terrible Luukkonen has been?
Huh? You’ve wanted to all summer.
Well . . . kindly continue to go fuck yourselves.
Mitts with an awful pass jesus
I love UPL and love to see him play, but he really doesn’t know when to cover the puck and when not to.
Upl looking tuned up. Great to see. Don’t mind trio if it’s seamlessly rolling
Greenway is such a 💎
UPL playing incredible
6K looking pretty not terrible so far.
Couldn’t watch the first, mad I missed a steamed ham. Though if they’re playing well maybe I should duck back out lol
Sammy got walked there sheesh
Defense, especially on transition is going to hurt us. OTT could easily have 3 right now.
I didn’t love how UPL positioned himself there on the that play but he’s so long that he got away with it there. Overall I thought he was sound that period and the team got better and better as the period went on, got rewarded for it
I think the moral of the story is that any of our 3 netminders have the ability to be good, as long as they get some form of backup from the d, and we let them rest a bit more often than normal.
First point by Tuch too! Let’s open those floodgates baby!
Intermission audio is static as fuck
Lots to like about that period, though Ottawa still got a ton of chances. Fun game so far.
Is Dahlin having issues controlling the puck? He leads the team with three giveaways in the game.
Anyone have video of goal #2. Giving my son a bath and missed it