Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres — Nov 5, 2026

NHL KeyBank Center, BuffaloNovember 5, 2026
Ottawa Senators OTT 10-6-1, 5-4-1 Away
2
Final
1
Buffalo Sabres BUF 7-5-3, 3-4-0 Home
1 2 3 T
OTT 0 0 2 2
BUF 0 1 0 1
Top Performers
Points
S. Pinto C OTT
1 PTS
P. Krebs C BUF
1 PTS
Shots
T. Stützle C OTT
5 SOG
N. Ostlund C BUF
4 SOG
Saves
S. Ersson G OTT
23 SV
C. Ellis G BUF
28 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star S. Ersson 23 SV
2nd Star M. Amadio 1 G, 0 A
3rd Star C. Ellis 28 SV
Forwards
Senators
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
S. Pinto 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 9/17 21:41
M. Amadio 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 - 15:55
T. Stützle 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 10/11 23:03
F. Zetterlund 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 - 16:19
P. Tomasino 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0/1 14:44
D. Batherson 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 - 20:13
C. Giroux 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5/5 16:17
D. Cozens 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10/11 16:11
N. Cousins 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 13:19
S. Halliday 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3/8 10:28
S. Blais 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 - 5:54
H. Hodgson 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4:47
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
P. Krebs 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 3/10 13:32
Z. Benson 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 1 - 20:16
T. Thompson 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 3/9 19:34
N. Ostlund 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 2/10 21:27
J. Quinn 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 - 20:32
J. Doan 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 - 16:45
R. McLeod 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0/3 13:16
J. Zucker 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 - 13:16
B. Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 - 11:26
T. Kozak 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3/9 11:21
J. Norris 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4/8 10:40
S. Carrick 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1/4 8:41
Defense
Senators
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Chabot 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 4 - 24:18
J. Sanderson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 25:32
J. Spence 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 3 - 21:57
A. Zub 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 - 20:58
C. Yakemchuk 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 12:57
N. Matinpalo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 12:15
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
O. Power 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 - 26:27
M. Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 - 24:57
R. Dahlin 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 - 24:23
O. Zellweger 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 - 23:48
Z. Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 9:09
L. Crevier 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 8:05
Goalies
Senators
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
S. Ersson 24 23 1 .958 59:12 W
Sabres
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
C. Ellis 30 28 2 .933 58:25 L
G - Goals A - Assists P - Points +/- - Plus/Minus PIM - Penalty Minutes SOG - Shots on Goal HIT - Hits BLK - Blocked Shots FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken TOI - Time on Ice SA - Shots Against SV - Saves GA - Goals Against SV% - Save Percentage DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Senators
Sabres
30 Shots on Goal 24
0/2 · 0% Power Play 0/2 · 0%
2/2 · 100% Penalty Kill 2/2 · 100%
69.8% Faceoffs Won 30.2%
23 Hits 24
16 Blocked Shots 11
4 Penalty Minutes 4
2 Takeaways 5
20 Giveaways 12
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 2 - 0 2 - 1
Goal M. Amadio A: F. Zetterlund, T. Stützle
2 - 1 3:09
Goal S. Pinto A: P. Tomasino, T. Chabot
1 - 1 8:27
2 min J. Spence Boarding
2 min N. Matinpalo Interference
2nd Period 0 - 1 0 - 1
O. Power Holding 2 min
0 - 1 6:00
P. Krebs A: Z. Benson, T. Thompson Goal
R. Dahlin Holding 2 min
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: BUF +1 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Senators 2 - 1 Sabres
November 5, 2026
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, US 19,070 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
November 5, 2026
Time
12:30 am
Duration
1h 0m