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Peterka, Byram each score 2, and Sabres snap 3-game skid with 5-1 win over Senators

Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Byram scored twice, JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 37 saves.

Ridly Greig converted his own rebound in cutting Buffalo’s lead to 2-1 with 7:31 left in the second period. Linus Ullmark made 29 saves in dropping to 1-4 in his past five starts.

Buffalo went up 3-1 on Byram's second goal 21 seconds into the third period. The defenseman's shot from inside the blue line sneaked through Ullmark, with the puck rolling down the goalie’s pad, dropping into the crease and trickling across the line. Thompson scored when he crashed the net, was knocked over by defender Jake Sanderson and was lying in the crease when Alex Tuch’s shot went in off his shoulder.

Takeaways Senators: Ottawa’s best start to a season since 2016-17 hit another road speed bump. The Senators have lost four straight road games and are 1-5 overall.

Sabres: Coach Lindy Ruff’s impatience over sloppy play led to defensemen Mattias Samuelsson and Henri Jokiharju being healthy scratches. The message got through with Buffalo getting off to a fast start and didn't back down when things turned physical.

Key moment With Buffalo up 1-0, Luukkonen got his blocker up to stop Noah Gregor attempting to convert Josh Norris’ pass on a two-man breakaway late in the first period.

Key stat 301 — Career points for Rasmus Dahlin in becoming Buffalo's third defenseman to reach 300, joining Phil Housley (558) and Mike Ramsey (329). With 234 career assists, Dahlin passed Doug Bodger (233) and tied Alexei Zhitnick for third on the team list.

Up next The Senators host the New York Islanders on Thursday. The Sabres travel to play the New York Rangers on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:37 JJ Peterka Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (7)
Goal 2nd Period 0:17 Bowen Byram Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Rasmus Dahlin (7)
Goal 2nd Period 7:31 Ridly Greig Goal (2) Poke, assists: Tim Stützle (11), Brady Tkachuk (9)
Goal 3rd Period 0:21 Bowen Byram Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Greenway (3), Ryan McLeod (4)
Goal 3rd Period 0:37 Tage Thompson Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Alex Tuch (7), JJ Peterka (5)
Goal 3rd Period 12:08 JJ Peterka Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (7), Rasmus Dahlin (8)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 11
35 Hits 37
2 Takeaways 3
38 Shots 34
0 Power Play Goals 2
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 27
56.5 Faceoff Win Percent 43.5
7 Giveaways 12
10 Total Penalties 9
23 Penalty Minutes 21

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 12,260 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 7 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 22 2
Buffalo 10 9 21 1
Boston 9 9 21 3
Detroit 8 9 18 2
Ottawa 8 10 17 1
Montreal 7 10 16 2
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