BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Saturday, Dec. 31
Buffalo 4 at Boston 3 (OT)
Goals: Tuch (2), Thompson, Cozens
Goalie: Luukkonen (37 saves/40 shots)
PP: 0/3; PK: 4/5; Shots: Boston 40 – Buffalo 25
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 94)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Eric Comrie (Lower body, Nov. 19; IR) – 18 games
Henri Jokiharju (Lower body, Dec. 10; IR) – 8 games
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
12/29: Activated D Jacob Bryson from injured reserve; Placed D Lawrence Pilut on waivers
12/30: Loaned D Lawrence Pilut to the Rochester Americans (AHL)
12/31: Loaned G Eric Comrie to the Rochester Americans (AHL) for a conditioning assignment
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Jan. 3: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7: Minnesota at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 9: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Seattle at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12: Winnipeg at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES AT SENATORS
• This is the third of four meetings between the Sabres and Senators this season.
• Last meeting: Ottawa defeated Buffalo 4-1 in Ottawa on Nov. 16, 2022.
• Next meeting: Thursday, April 13, 2023 in Buffalo.
• The Sabres are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Senators; 3-6-1 on the road.
• This is the 151st game all-time between Buffalo and Ottawa; Buffalo has a 72-58-20 series record.
• The Sabres are 32-33-12 on the road against the Senators all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Each of the last 14 games between the Sabres and the Senators has been decided in regulation by two or more goals.
• Alex Tuch has notched 28 points (10+18) in his last 19 games, including four points (2+2) in Buffalo’s overtime win over Boston on Dec. 31.
• Kyle Okposo owns five points (4+1) in his last four games.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 48 points (26+22) in his last 27 games, including 10 points (6+4) in his last six games.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 26 points (8+18) in his last 21 games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Cozens a three-game point streak and an assist would give him a three-game assist streak.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 21 points (3+18) in his last 19 games.
• In his last 13 games, Jeff Skinner owns 24 points (12+12).
• Skinner is currently riding a 10-game personal point streak and has notched 17 points (8+9).
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Dec. 31, 4-2 loss at Detroit: Detroit scored four answered goals to emerge with a 4-2 victory at Little Caesars Arena. The game was the Red Wings’ third multi-goal comeback win of the season, the second most in the NHL so far this year. Ottawa saw a 2-0 lead realized on goals from Michigan native Watson and Giroux before Suter began Detroit’s run at 8:42 of the second period. Raymond, Soderblom and Rasmussen also provided offence for the home side as Detroit’s three goals in the opening 3:13 of the third period marked the club’s fastest three goals to start a period since 2/9/93. Batherson provided an assist for the Senators to extend his point streak to 13 games, tied for the third-longest in club history. Former Senator Hellberg earned the win for Detroit in turning aside 21 shots while Talbot made 21 saves in taking the loss for Ottawa. Scratch: Larsson; Injuries: Brannstrom, Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; Shots: OTT – 23, DET – 25; PP: OTT – 0-4, DET – 0-4.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Buffalo will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa continues a four-game homestand against Columbus on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the first of three regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Canadian Tire Centre.
INJURY REPORT: D Brannstrom, C Chartier, RW Joseph, LW Motte, C Norris and D Zaitsev are on IR and will not oppose the Sabres this evening. Total man-games lost: 115.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Larsson to Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 31.
OTTAWA vs. BUFFALO – History:
2022-23 (1-1-0): Oct. 13 @ Buffalo (4-1 loss), Nov. 16 @ Ottawa (4-1 win), Jan. 1 @ Ottawa, April 13 @ Buffalo
2021-22 (2-1-0): 1/18/22 @ Ottawa (3-1 loss), 1/25/22 @ Ottawa (5-0 win), 2/17/22 @ Buffalo (3-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 68-57-10-15; Home: 38-23-7-9; Away: 30-34-3-6
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Nov. 16 (4-1); @ Buffalo: 2/17/22 (3-1)
Last Buffalo win: @ Ottawa: 1/18/22 (3-1); @ Buffalo: Oct. 13 (4-1)
Last OT result: 2/15/18 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/8/18 (4-3 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 10, (11/2/05, 10-4 win); Allowed: 12, (10/30/92, 12-3 loss); Both teams: 15, (10/30/92, 12-3 loss)
Last Game: Nov. 16, 4-1 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Watson, Tkachuk, DeBrincat, Stützle; BUF Goal: Thompson; OTT Scratches:
Kastelic, Zaitsev; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Norris, Zub; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; BUF Goalie: Comrie (3 GA, L, 32:36), Anderson (1 GA, 25:33); OTT PP: 1-5; BUF PP: 1-8; Shots: 40-30.
Career vs. Buffalo: Giroux leads all players in career games played (51), in goals (15), in assists (33) and in points (48); Watson leads in penalty minutes (27) against Buffalo.
