
Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueThompson scores go-ahead goal, Sabres coach Ruff reaches 600 career wins in 3-2 win over Senators

Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for Buffalo, and James Reimer stopped 30 shots in winning two straight starts for the first time this season. Ruff is in the first season of his second stint in Buffalo, and improved his record with the franchise to 600-467-90 with 78 ties.
Ruff trails only Al Arbor, who won 740 games with the New York Islanders.
Brady Tkachuk and David Perron scored power-play goals for the Senators. Anton Forsberg stopped 21 shots in an outing the Senators blew two one-goal leads.
Sabres: Continue their role as playoff spoilers two days after a 5-3 win at the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets.
BUF leads series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:35 | Brady Tkachuk Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (37), Dylan Cozens (25) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:31 | Jack Quinn Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (33), Ryan McLeod (26) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:39 | David Perron Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (15), Claude Giroux (32) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:59 | Jacob Bernard-Docker Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Kozak (1), Peyton Krebs (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:23 | Tage Thompson Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (14), Rasmus Dahlin (42) |
Statistics
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13 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
25 | Hits | 16 |
5 | Takeaways | 3 |
32 | Shots | 24 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
39 | Faceoffs Won | 16 |
70.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 29.1 |
15 | Giveaways | 19 |
1 | Total Penalties | 4 |
2 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jordan Greenway, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Tyson Kozak, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 1 |
Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Nick Cousins, C | Injured Reserve | Apr 2 |
Brady Tkachuk, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Game Information
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 13,955 | Capacity:

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 13,955 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 25 | 94 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 26 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |