Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

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Buffalo Sabres

16-21-5

Final
4 - 0

Ottawa Senators

19-18-3

Luukkonen makes 35 saves to help the Sabres spoil the Senators’ homecoming with a 4-0 victory

Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

Dylan Cozens and Ryan McLeod also scored for the Sabres.

Anton Forsberg stopped 17 shots for Ottawa. The Senators returned to the Canadian Tire Centre after a nine-game trip and nearly a month away because of the world junior hockey championship.

Quinn buried his first midway through the first period to open the scoring. He made it 2-0 later in the frame, taking Peyton Krebs' pass at center ice as he stepped out of the penalty box before going bar-down for his seventh of the season.

Takeaways Senators: Failed to convert their chances and had too many defensive breakdowns.

Sabres: Capitalized on their opportunities and benefited from a couple of good bounces.

Key moment Leading 3-0, the Sabres put the game well out of reach when McLeod benefited from an attempted pass deflecting off Thomas Chabot’s skate and into the net.

Key stat The Senators are 1-5-1 since Dec. 21, scoring an NHL-worst 1.67 goals per game.

Up next Both team are iun action Saturday. The Sabres host Seattle, and the Senators are at Pittsburgh.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 10:17	Jack Quinn Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (13), Zach Benson (7)
Goal	1st Period 13:17	Jack Quinn Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (9), Ryan McLeod (14)
Goal	2nd Period 4:11	Dylan Cozens Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	2nd Period 10:22	Ryan McLeod Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (24), Alex Tuch (17)

Statistics

BUF		OTT
15	Blocked Shots	9
21	Hits	27
4	Takeaways	5
21	Shots	35
0	Power Play Goals	0
4	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
25	Faceoffs Won	40
38.5	Faceoff Win Percent	61.5
12	Giveaways	15
6	Total Penalties	6
15	Penalty Minutes	15