BUF 8–4 OTT Final · W
Sabres/Schedule/Recap Wed, Oct 15, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Buffalo Sabres
BUF · 1-3-0
8–4
FinalW
Ottawa Senators
OTT · 1-3-0
1ST2ND3RDT BUF 1342034827 OTT 18117212437 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Sabres lead the season series 1–0
BUF 1-3-0 · OTT 1-3-0 · First meeting this season — the Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat the Senators

The Sabres were outchanced (3.7 to 2.5 expected goals) but won 8–4 anyway. Leevi Meriläinen allowed 4.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Senators created the better chances: 3.7 expected goals to 2.5, on 37 and 27 shots on goal.

BUF 2.5 xG · 27 shots OTT 3.7 xG · 37 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.4 · 0.8
2nd 1.8 · 1.8
3rd 0.3 · 1.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Sabres win 32.
BUF 32%OTT 68%

Goals and penalties

12 goals · 12 penalties
← Sabres shoot this way Senators shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
06:36 Fabian Zetterlund· Holding
Quinn scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
08:01 Jack Quinn PP
Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin · Power play (Zetterlund, holding) · slap shot, a good chance (16%)
1–0
PEN
10:09 Ryan Johnson· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:21 Jacob Bryson· Delaying game
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
16:09 Tim Stützle
Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence · tip in shot, a good chance (10%)
1–1
2nd period
PEN
02:17 Bowen Byram· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
03:58 Jake Sanderson PP
Ridly Greig, Dylan Cozens · Power play (delaying game unsuccessful challenge) · poke shot on a rebound, a great chance (35%)
1–2
PEN
03:58 Bench· Delaying game unsuccessful challenge
Sanderson scored on this power play
2 min
Bench minor
PEN
05:48 Alex Tuch· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
06:46 Ryan McLeod SH
Zach Benson, Owen Power · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2–2
5
10:17 Alex Tuch
Jacob Bryson, Josh Doan · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (20%)
3–2
PEN
11:03 Shane Pinto· Roughing
Zucker scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:03 Conor Timmins· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:03 Claude Giroux· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:03 Claude Giroux· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:03 Peyton Krebs· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
6
11:46 Jason Zucker PP
Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson · Power play (Pinto, roughing) · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
4–2
PEN
13:12 Ridly Greig· High-sticking
Zucker scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
7
13:43 Jason Zucker PPGWG
Josh Doan, Tage Thompson · Power play (Greig, high-sticking) · tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
5–2
3rd period
8
00:40 Shane Pinto
Jordan Spence, Jake Sanderson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
5–3
9
02:15 Lars Eller
Nick Cousins, Jordan Spence · slap shot, a good chance (19%)
5–4
10
02:32 Ryan McLeod
Alex Tuch, Josh Doan · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
6–4
11
03:17 Jack Quinn
Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson · backhand shot, a good chance (18%)
7–4
12
16:44 Jiri Kulich EN
Tage Thompson, Zach Benson · wrist shot, into an empty net
8–4
Goaltending
−0.3
vs expected
33/37 saves · 4 GA · 3.7 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
−4.5
vs expected
19/26 saves · 7 GA · 2.5 xGA Allowed 4.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team BUFOTT
Shots on goal
27
37
Expected goals
2.5
3.7
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
35%
65%
Power play
3/2
1/5
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Sabres went 3-for-2 on the power play and allowed 1 on 5 Senators power plays.