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Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
3488H
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43M
·
42S
The read
Linus Ullmark has Jason Zucker figured out, 23 shots without a goal.
KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres
Home · Sabres
1–1–0
2 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Sabres
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Expected
.784 SV% · 4.03 GAA · 1W
.847 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sabres
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Josh Norris · Tage Thompson · Josh Doan
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Zach Benson · Noah Ostlund · Jack Quinn
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Peyton Krebs · Ryan McLeod · Konsta Helenius
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Jiri Kulich · Sam Carrick · Beck Malenstyn
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Rasmus Dahlin · Mattias Samuelsson
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Owen Power · Olen Zellweger
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Louis Crevier · Zach Metsa
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Jack Quinn · Zach Benson · Josh Doan · Tage Thompson · Rasmus Dahlin
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Konsta Helenius · Ryan McLeod · Noah Ostlund · Owen Power · Josh Norris
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Ryan McLeod · Beck Malenstyn · Owen Power · Mattias Samuelsson
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Josh Norris · Zach Benson · Rasmus Dahlin · Louis Crevier
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
SabresProjected lines
L1
Josh Norris · Tage Thompson · Josh Doan
L2
Zach Benson · Noah Ostlund · Jack Quinn
L3
Peyton Krebs · Ryan McLeod · Konsta Helenius
L4
Jiri Kulich · Sam Carrick · Beck Malenstyn
D1
Rasmus Dahlin · Mattias Samuelsson
D2
Owen Power · Olen Zellweger
D3
Louis Crevier · Zach Metsa
PP1
Jack Quinn · Zach Benson · Josh Doan · Tage Thompson · Rasmus Dahlin
PP2
Konsta Helenius · Ryan McLeod · Noah Ostlund · Owen Power · Josh Norris
PK1
Ryan McLeod · Beck Malenstyn · Owen Power · Mattias Samuelsson
PK2
Josh Norris · Zach Benson · Rasmus Dahlin · Louis Crevier
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:06 AM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Sabres
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Alex Lyon
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Conor Timmins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Topias Leinonen
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Jack Rathbone
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Jason Zucker
IR · Abdomen (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
SabresInjury report
Alex Lyon
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Conor Timmins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Topias Leinonen
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Jack Rathbone
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Jason Zucker
IR · Abdomen (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:06 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Sabres won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Linus Ullmark has Jason Zucker figured out, 23 shots without a goal.
A milestone is in reach for Drake Batherson: 2 more goals for 300 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Jason Zucker has 23 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(Buffalo)
0/23
vs Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Conor Sheary has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (13 shots).
(Buffalo)
4
goals on Linus Ullmark
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298
career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298
career goals