| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 OTT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 BUF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Game Leaders
Bowen Byram
· D
Ryan McLeod
· C
Ridly Greig
· C
Brady Tkachuk
· LW
Team Stats
11Blocked Shots11
35Hits37
2Takeaways3
38Shots34
0Power Play Goals2
3Power Play Opportunities4
0.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
35Faceoffs Won27
56.5Faceoff Win Percent43.5
7Giveaways12
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:56
Peyton Krebs Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
19:38
Nick Cousins Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
19:34
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
18:37
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
18:37
Puck Frozen - Goalie
18:31
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
18:31
Goalie Stopped
18:27
Nick Cousins Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
18:01
Nick Cousins hit Connor Clifton
17:53
Tyler Kleven Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17:48
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Adam Gaudette
17:48
Brady Tkachuk Slashing against Dennis Gilbert
17:48
Brady Tkachuk Roughing against Dennis Gilbert
17:48
Dennis Gilbert Roughing against Brady Tkachuk
17:48
Dennis Gilbert Slashing against Brady Tkachuk
17:48
Michael Amadio Roughing against Zach Benson
17:48
Michael Amadio Slashing against Zach Benson
17:48
Zach Benson Roughing against Michael Amadio
17:48
Zach Benson Slashing against Michael Amadio
17:33
Takeaway by Jake Sanderson
17:26
Travis Hamonic Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17:18
Dylan Cozens hit Brady Tkachuk
17:15
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
16:41
Zack MacEwen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
16:19
Zack MacEwen hit Dennis Gilbert
15:20
Giveaway by Ridly Greig
15:04
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
15:04
Puck in Crowd
14:08
Alex Tuch faceoff won against Josh Norris
14:08
Zach Benson Hooking against Zack Ostapchuk
14:01
Michael Amadio faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
14:01
Puck in Netting
13:48
Brady Tkachuk hit Ryan McLeod
13:22
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
13:22
Goalie Stopped
13:20
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
12:55
Nick Cousins shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
12:19
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
12:19
Puck in Benches
12:08
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
12:08
JJ Peterka Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (7), Rasmus Dahlin (8)
12:02
Claude Giroux hit Tage Thompson
11:51
Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
11:37
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
11:37
Adam Gaudette Tripping against Zach Benson
11:24
Adam Gaudette faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
11:24
Goalie Stopped
11:22
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Peterka, Byram each score 2, and Sabres snap 3-game skid with 5-1 win over Senators
— Bowen Byram and Tage Thompson scored 16 seconds apart to open the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a three-game skid with a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
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