Ottawa Senators 4, Buffalo Sabres 8: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators, Ottawa Senators 4 to Buffalo Sabres 8, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators.
NHLWednesday, October 15, 2025
DateOct 15, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance13,993
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Ottawa SenatorsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
1-3-0Record1-3-0
4th in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
5-5Road record / home record4-6
WLWWLLast 5LLLWL
W1StreakL3
Team stats
Ottawa SenatorsBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Ottawa Senators
Nick Cousins C · Upper Body
OutAndre Burakovsky LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveWarren Foegele LW · Knee
Injured ReserveWilliam Eklund LW · Ankle
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Ottawa Senators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:43 | 0:03 | 1:11 | 12:29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 17:27 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 13:07 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cousins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 15:59 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 11:39 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 5:06 | 1:31 | 10:59 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:41 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 10:23 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ridly Greig | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 16:25 | 4:30 | 0:37 | 11:18 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Olle Lycksell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:59 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Perron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:50 | 4:43 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Pinto | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:44 | 5:04 | 1:28 | 11:12 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Stutzle | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:12 | 4:30 | 0:31 | 16:11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 14:32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ottawa Senators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:56 | 4:54 | 0:45 | 16:17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:11 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 15:27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Kleven | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 15:51 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Sanderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:07 | 4:26 | 1:55 | 15:46 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Spence | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17:59 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 17:51 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Artem Zub | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 12:46 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leevi Merilainen | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .731 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 58:06 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:52 | 2:13 | 1:24 | 13:15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Danforth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 4:02 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:55 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 12:11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 12:48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jiri Kulich | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 8:51 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 4:01 | 13:27 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:49 | 0:26 | 0:36 | 14:47 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 16:46 | 2:39 | 0:20 | 13:47 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 0:26 | 4:22 | 15:12 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 2:13 | 0:02 | 9:28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:47 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25:54 | 0:22 | 2:55 | 22:37 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 25:52 | 2:39 | 3:24 | 19:49 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23:44 | 0:00 | 6:02 | 17:42 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:36 | 0:00 | 6:44 | 17:52 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .892 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 8-4, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
What was the final score of Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres?
Ottawa Senators 4, Buffalo Sabres 8.
Who were the top performers?
Ottawa Senators: Jake Sanderson (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Ryan McLeod (2 goals).
Where is Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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