Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Wed, Oct 15, 2025 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Regular Season
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 8–4 on Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at KeyBank Center. Jack Quinn scored twice; Ryan McLeod scored twice; Jason Zucker scored twice. Alex Lyon made 32 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 37–27.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 37 |
| BUF | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 08:01 | BUF | PP | Jack Quinn (1) · slap | Bowen Byram (1), Rasmus Dahlin (2) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 16:09 | OTT | EV | Tim Stützle (1) · tip-in | Fabian Zetterlund (1), Jordan Spence (1) | 1–1 |
| 2nd | 03:58 | OTT | PP | Jake Sanderson (1) · poke | Ridly Greig (2), Dylan Cozens (2) | 2–1 |
| 2nd | 06:46 | BUF | SH | Ryan McLeod (1) · wrist | Zach Benson (1), Owen Power (1) | 2–2 |
| 2nd | 10:17 | BUF | EV | Alex Tuch (1) · wrist | Jacob Bryson (1), Josh Doan (1) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 11:46 | BUF | PP | Jason Zucker (2) · wrist | Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (2) | 2–4 |
| 2nd | 13:43 | BUF | PP | Jason Zucker (3) · tip-in | Josh Doan (2), Tage Thompson (1) | 2–5 |
| 3rd | 00:40 | OTT | EV | Shane Pinto (5) · wrist | Jordan Spence (2), Jake Sanderson (4) | 3–5 |
| 3rd | 02:15 | OTT | EV | Lars Eller (1) · slap | Nick Cousins (1), Jordan Spence (3) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 02:32 | BUF | EV | Ryan McLeod (2) · wrist | Alex Tuch (2), Josh Doan (3) | 4–6 |
| 3rd | 03:17 | BUF | EV | Jack Quinn (2) · backhand | Peyton Krebs (1), Zach Benson (3) | 4–7 |
| 3rd | 16:44 | BUF | SH EN | Jiri Kulich (1) · wrist | Tage Thompson (2), Zach Benson (4) | 4–8 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 06:36 | OTT | Fabian Zetterlund | holding | 2 |
| 1st | 10:09 | BUF | Ryan Johnson | interference | 2 |
| 1st | 13:21 | BUF | Jacob Bryson | delaying game | 2 |
| 2nd | 02:17 | BUF | Bowen Byram | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 03:58 | BUF | Bench | delaying game unsuccessful challenge | 2 |
| 2nd | 05:48 | BUF | Alex Tuch | slashing | 2 |
| 2nd | 11:03 | OTT | Shane Pinto | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 11:03 | BUF | Conor Timmins | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 11:03 | OTT | Claude Giroux | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 11:03 | OTT | Claude Giroux | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 11:03 | BUF | Peyton Krebs | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 13:12 | OTT | Ridly Greig | high sticking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: OTT 3.84 · BUF 3.82 · xG% OTT 50.1
Ottawa Senators
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Jordan Spence | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17:59 | 25 | |
| 85 | Jake Sanderson | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22:07 | 28 | |
| 18 | Tim Stützle | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72.7 | 21:12 | 25 |
| 12 | Shane Pinto | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 17:44 | 24 |
| 89 | Lars Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 | 17:36 | 22 |
| 71 | Ridly Greig | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 71.4 | 16:25 | 22 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 69.2 | 15:59 | 24 |
| 20 | Fabian Zetterlund | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:38 | 20 | |
| 21 | Nick Cousins | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 11:10 | 17 |
| 72 | Thomas Chabot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 | 30 | |
| 19 | Drake Batherson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17:27 | 24 | |
| 57 | David Perron | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | 25 | |
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 26 | |
| 43 | Tyler Kleven | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15:58 | 23 | |
| 28 | Claude Giroux | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 80.0 | 15:41 | 20 |
| 2 | Artem Zub | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:40 | 24 | |
| 22 | Michael Amadio | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 13:43 | 22 |
| 15 | Olle Lycksell | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:59 | 16 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leevi Meriläinen | L | 26 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 58:06 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:52 | 23 | |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 13:55 | 21 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25:21 | 31 | |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20:00 | 28 | |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 17:28 | 28 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 54.5 | 16:46 | 24 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 22 | |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11:43 | 15 | |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25:54 | 30 | |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24:15 | 33 | |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16.7 | 13:45 | 21 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44.4 | 12:52 | 18 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:47 | 22 | |
| 21 | Conor Timmins | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24:36 | 30 | |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16.7 | 14:40 | 20 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:10 | 16 | |
| 15 | Justin Danforth | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 6:14 | 10 |
| 33 | Ryan Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5:12 | 9 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Alex Lyon | W | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 60:00 |