The game between the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres will take place at Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa) on Sunday, January 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Buffalo Sabres will travel to the Canadian Life Centre to play the Ottawa Senators. Buffalo currently has a 17-14-2 record. The record for Ottawa is 16-16-3. This season, these two clubs have already squared off twice, with each side coming out on top once. At 7 p.m. EST, the puck drops.
Buffalo is at the end of a long stretch of highway. This season, Buffalo boasts the league’s top offense. They are 13th in shots per game but first in goals per game. In seven of their previous 10 games, the Sabres have scored four goals or more.
With 50 points, Tage Thompson holds the team lead. He has scored 12 goals in his past 10 games and has one or more points in eight of the last ten. In the league, Thompson is tied for seventh in both points and goals. Alex Tuch and Jeff Skinner each have 35 points. In his last nine games, Skinner has scored eight goals.
Ottawa has just finished a back-to-back. Ottawa’s offense has struggled this year. The Senators are sixth in terms of shots per game and 23rd in terms of goals per game. In seven of the previous ten games, they only managed three goals or fewer.
With 37 points, Brady Tkachuk is the team’s scorer. In six of his previous ten games, he scored one point or more. With 14 goals, Claude Giroux leads the Sens. Tim Stutzle scores 30, Drake Batherson scores 34, Alex DeBrincat scores 35, and Giroux scores 31.
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Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stutzle – Drake Bratherson
Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Gambrell – Claude Giroux
Tyler Motte – Shane Pinto – Mathieu Joseph
Parker Kelly – Mark Kastelic – Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Sanderson – Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom – Nick Holden
Anton Forsberg
Magnus Hellberg
Rasmus Asplund – Dylan Cozens – Zemgus Girgensons
Vinnie Hinostroza – Tyson Jost – Tage Thompson
Anders Bjork – Kyle Okposo – Victor Olofsson
Jack Quinn – Jeff Skinner – Alex Tuch
Kale Clague – Rasmus Dahlin
Jeremy Davies – Casey Fitzgerald
Lawrence Pilut – Mattias Samuelsson
Craig Anderson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ottawa Senators: Erik Brannstrom, Rourke Chartier, Josh Norris, Nikita Zaitsev, Mathieu Joseph, Tyler Motte
Buffalo Sabres: Eric Comrie, Henri Jokiharju, Ben Bishop
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 31.12.22 | Detroit Red Wings | 4-2 | Loss |
| 29.12.22 | Washington Capitals | 3-4 | Win |
| 27.12.22 | Boston Bruins | 3-2 | Win |
| 23.12.22 | Washington Capitals | 2-3 | Loss |
| 20.12.22 | Winnipeg Jets | 1-5 | Loss |
| 18.12.22 | Minnesota Wild | 2-4 | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 30.12.22 | Boston Bruins | 3-4 | Win |
| 29.12.22 | Detroit Red Wings | 6-3 | Win |
| 19.12.22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 3-2 | Win |
| 27.12.22 | Arizona Coyotes | 5-2 | Win |
| 15.12.22 | Colorado Avalanche | 4-2 | Win |
| Date | Match | Score | Winner |
| 17.11.22 | Senators Sabres | 4 1 | Senators |
| 14.10.22 | Senators Sabres | 1 4 | Sabres |
| 18.02.22 | Senators Sabres | 3 1 | Senators |
| 26.01.22 | Senators Sabres | 5 0 | Senators |
| 19.01.22 | Senators Sabres | 1 3 | Sabres |
The game between the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres will take place at Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa) on Sunday, January 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres will be telecast live on AT&T NESN, MSG.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | NESN, MSG. | January 1 (7:00 PM ET) |
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