Sabres - The Buffalo News
???label.league_nhl???
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Ottawa 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 9, 2025
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Wes McCauley, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, James Tobias
Attendance: 16276
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
Buffalo 2204
Ottawa 0000
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Buffalo   Ottawa
  0:00 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:40 Nick Jensen blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 1:33  
  1:43 Adam Gaudette shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 1:45  
Tyson Kozak blocks shot from Drake Batherson. 1:59  
Tyson Kozak blocks shot from Artem Zub. 2:01  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 2:42  
  2:49 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. 3:00  
  3:05 Tim Stutzle hits Jacob Bryson.
  3:14 Artem Zub blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  4:02 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  4:25 Nick Jensen hits Tage Thompson.
  4:44 Brady Tkachuk penalty for charging - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker.
  4:44 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 5:19  
  5:59 Giveaway by Ridly Greig.
Jack Quinn penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ridly Greig. 6:01  
  6:01 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  6:07 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 6:25  
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Josh Norris. 6:56  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 7:40  
  7:49 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 7:51  
  7:57 Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:10 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:12 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  8:29 Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  8:33 Artem Zub blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  8:40 Jake Sanderson hits Tage Thompson.
Dylan Cozens hits Brady Tkachuk. 8:58  
  9:16 Shot by Noah Gregor misses the net
  9:18 Shot by Cole Reinhardt misses the net
  9:25 Tyler Kleven shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 9:27  
Bowen Byram hits Nick Cousins. 9:59  
  10:04 Shot by Adam Gaudette misses the net
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 10:09  
Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by Ryan McLeod and Zach Benson. 10:17  
  10:17 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Takeaway by Owen Power. 10:28  
Giveaway by Owen Power. 10:29  
  10:31 Shot by Nikolas Matinpalo misses the net
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 10:33  
  10:46 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jack Quinn penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tim Stutzle. 11:08  
  11:08 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  11:20 Thomas Chabot shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 11:41  
Connor Clifton hits Brady Tkachuk. 11:56  
Owen Power blocks shot from Tim Stutzle. 12:27  
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 12:37  
  13:02 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:04 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Thomas Chabot. 13:10  
Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by Peyton Krebs and Ryan McLeod. 13:17  
  13:17 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens hits Jake Sanderson. 13:38  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 13:45  
  14:32 Nikolas Matinpalo hits Zach Benson.
  14:41 Zack Ostapchuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 14:44  
  15:14 Josh Norris hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  15:24 Adam Gaudette shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 15:27  
  15:46 Brady Tkachuk hits Connor Clifton.
Dylan Cozens hits Ridly Greig. 15:52  
Takeaway by Jason Zucker. 16:01  
  16:20 Takeaway by Ridly Greig.
  16:24 Shot by Nikolas Matinpalo misses the net
  16:35 Tyler Kleven hits Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs hits Tyler Kleven. 16:43  
  16:45 Zack Ostapchuk wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:04 Cole Reinhardt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:06 Zack Ostapchuk penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson.
  17:06 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Jason Zucker penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Artem Zub. 17:24  
  17:24 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  17:28 Artem Zub shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Drake Batherson. 17:30  
  18:24 Drake Batherson blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 18:26  
Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net 18:26  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 19:19  
  19:47 Giveaway by Ridly Greig.
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 19:49  
  19:53 Ridly Greig hits Connor Clifton.
2
Buffalo   Ottawa
  0:00 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 0:22  
  0:36 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 0:38  
  0:43 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 0:51  
  1:17 Tim Stutzle hits Connor Clifton.
  1:30 Giveaway by Adam Gaudette.
  1:48 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  1:54 Giveaway by Tyler Kleven.
  2:01 Tyler Kleven hits Dylan Cozens.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 2:39  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 2:41  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 2:51  
  2:56 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Sam Lafferty hits Jake Sanderson. 3:07  
  3:14 Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Tyson Kozak. 3:19  
  3:44 Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Brady Tkachuk. 3:48  
  4:05 Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 4:09  
Dylan Cozens scores. 4:11  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 4:11  
  4:20 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  4:24 Giveaway by Tyler Kleven.
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 4:29  
  5:07 Nick Cousins hits Connor Clifton.
  5:55 Shot by Ridly Greig misses the net
  5:58 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens hits Nick Jensen. 6:08  
Dennis Gilbert hits Ridly Greig. 6:15  
  7:04 Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk.
  7:10 Nikolas Matinpalo hits Sam Lafferty.
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 7:21  
  7:32 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:33 Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net
  7:44 Artem Zub hits Sam Lafferty.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette. 7:53  
  8:09 Giveaway by Adam Gaudette.
  8:18 Adam Gaudette hits Connor Clifton.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 8:38  
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Jake Sanderson. 8:41  
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. 8:46  
  8:48 Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net
  9:28 Tim Stutzle hits Bowen Byram.
Connor Clifton hits Tim Stutzle. 9:39  
  10:01 Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net
Ryan McLeod scores. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch. 10:22  
  10:22 Drake Batherson wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Tyler Kleven. 10:29  
  10:59 Shot by Artem Zub misses the net
  11:22 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 11:24  
  11:26 Josh Norris hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  11:28 Claude Giroux hits Jacob Bryson.
  11:32 Takeaway by Artem Zub.
  11:41 Takeaway by Artem Zub.
  11:47 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 12:00  
  12:12 Thomas Chabot hits Tage Thompson.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 12:15  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 12:16  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 12:40  
  12:48 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 12:49  
  13:16 Giveaway by Ridly Greig.
Connor Clifton hits Cole Reinhardt. 13:36  
  14:06 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  14:12 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  14:23 Takeaway by Claude Giroux.
Giveaway by Dennis Gilbert. 14:35  
  14:40 Shot by Tyler Kleven misses the net
  14:44 Josh Norris hits Peyton Krebs.
  15:05 Nick Cousins hits Henri Jokiharju.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 15:37  
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Shane Pinto. 15:49  
  16:03 Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net
  16:31 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  16:55 Zack Ostapchuk hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Tyson Kozak hits Nikolas Matinpalo. 16:57  
Tyson Kozak shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 17:20  
Jack Quinn hits Tyler Kleven. 17:22  
  17:52 Ridly Greig blocks shot from Jason Zucker.
  17:55 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  18:02 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dennis Gilbert penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tim Stutzle. 18:05  
  18:05 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 18:11  
  18:35 Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net
Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net 18:45  
Sam Lafferty hits Drake Batherson. 19:08  
  19:16 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:27 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  19:58 Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net
3
Buffalo   Ottawa
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 0:00  
  0:18 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:19 Josh Norris shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:23 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 0:25  
  0:29 Brady Tkachuk hits Henri Jokiharju.
  0:42 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:53 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:02 Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net
  1:05 Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 1:17  
  1:25 Nick Cousins penalty for elbowing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jacob Bryson.
  1:25 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 2:49  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 2:51  
  3:05 Giveaway by Claude Giroux.
  3:51 Adam Gaudette hits Zach Benson.
  4:58 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  5:05 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 5:08  
  5:23 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:26 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  5:37 Nikolas Matinpalo shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:40 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Claude Giroux. 5:43  
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Claude Giroux. 5:47  
  5:59 Giveaway by Claude Giroux.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 6:01  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Claude Giroux. 6:02  
  6:17 Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:20 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  6:23 Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:46 Giveaway by Cole Reinhardt.
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 7:11  
Takeaway by Zach Benson. 7:13  
Jack Quinn hits Adam Gaudette. 7:45  
  8:05 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 8:09  
  8:17 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:19 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  8:21 Tyler Kleven shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:23 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 8:28  
  8:30 Shot by Ridly Greig misses the net
  8:32 Zack Ostapchuk wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  8:39 Shot by Nikolas Matinpalo misses the net
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 8:55  
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Jake Sanderson. 10:09  
  10:35 Shot by Nick Cousins misses the net
Dylan Cozens hits Nick Cousins. 10:50  
  11:22 Shane Pinto shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty hits Nick Jensen. 11:26  
Dennis Gilbert hits Nick Jensen. 11:40  
  11:44 Brady Tkachuk penalty for fighting against Dennis Gilbert - 5 mins (Major).
Dennis Gilbert penalty for fighting against Brady Tkachuk - 5 mins (Major). 11:44  
  11:44 Brady Tkachuk penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dennis Gilbert. Served by Adam Gaudette.
  11:44 Brady Tkachuk penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dennis Gilbert.
  11:44 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 12:41  
  12:52 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  13:03 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  13:12 Shane Pinto shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 13:42  
Ryan McLeod hits Nikolas Matinpalo. 14:45  
  14:48 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  14:50 Thomas Chabot shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:53 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  15:57 Adam Gaudette shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:02 Cole Reinhardt hits Henri Jokiharju.
  16:59 Giveaway by Thomas Chabot.
Tage Thompson hits Nick Jensen. 17:06  
  17:27 Tim Stutzle hits Jacob Bryson.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Drake Batherson. 17:52  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 17:58  
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 18:22  
  18:33 Shot by Drake Batherson misses the net
  18:48 Giveaway by Jake Sanderson.
  18:53 Zack Ostapchuk hits Henri Jokiharju.
  19:13 Zack Ostapchuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 19:17