National Hockey League
MATCHUP
Buffalo at Ottawa
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | On Days Rest | vs Scoring | vs Situation
Teams: Buffalo Sabres | Ottawa Senators
Summary
7:00 PM ET W/L ATS Money H A O/U
Buffalo 15-21-4-1 20-21 -746 8-10-2-1 7-11-2-0 22-13
Ottawa 19-17-2-1 15-24 -1424 10-6-1-0 9-11-1-1 13-20
Live Odds | All Odds
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Recent Trends
Buffalo:
  • BUF are 3-12 in their last 15 games as an underdog.
  • BUF are 2-8 in their last 10 road games.
  • BUF are 5-16 in their last 21 overall.
Ottawa:
  • Under is 6-0-2 in OTT last 8 games as a favorite.
  • Under is 7-1-3 in OTT last 11 Thu. games.
  • Under is 10-2-4 in OTT last 16 overall.
Head to Head:
  • BUF are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in Ottawa.
  • Home team is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Buffalo Off vs  Ottawa Def
3.02 GF
2.9 GA
27 Shots
27.5 Shots
21 PP
26 PK
Ottawa Off vs  Buffalo Def
2.92 GF
3.39 GA
29.7 Shots
29.1 Shots
31 PP
28 PK
Goaltenders
Buffalo Shots Saves Save % W/L
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 802 717 0.894 12-12-4-0
James Reimer 155 140 0.903 1-3-0-1
Ottawa Shots Saves Save % W/L
Anton Forsberg 329 292 0.888 4-7-1-0
Leevi Merilainen 95 84 0.884 2-2-0-0
Linus Ullmark 602 551 0.915 12-7-1-1
Overall Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
OTT		 27.0
29.7		 3.0
2.9		 11.2
9.8		 18.3
24.4
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
OTT		 29.1
27.5		 3.39
2.90		 0.883
0.895		 77.8
76.6
Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
OTT		 24.2
31.9		 2.85
3.53		 11.8
11.1		 21.2
32.8
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
OTT		 30.1
26.8		 3.30
2.88		 0.890
0.892		 76.5
79.2
Last 5 | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
OTT		 22.2
27.6		 3.00
1.80		 13.5
6.5		 50.0
30.8
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
OTT		 32
27.4		 3.60
3.20		 0.887
0.883		 83.3
71.4
ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
BUF
OTT		 20-21
15-24		 11-10
6-11		 9-11
9-13
ATS on Days Rest | In Depth
  0 Days 1 Day 2 Days 3+ Days
BUF
OTT		 2-5
2-5		 10-10
7-10		 3-3
5-5		 5-3
1-4
Over/Under Records
  Total Home Away
BUF
OTT		 22-13
13-20		 13-6
7-7		 9-7
6-13

More Records:
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More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Jacob Bryson D Ques Thurs - Illness - 1/6/25 Bryson is ailing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will face Senators on Thursday.
Beck Malenstyn LW Out Thur - Illness - 1/8/25 Malenstyn is ailing from an illness, and he is unlikely to be active against the Senators on Thursday.
Jiri Kulich C Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 1/8/25 Kulich has landed on the injured reserve list due to a lower body injury, and it is unknown when he will return to action.
Jordan Greenway LW Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 12/20/24 Greenway is placed on the injured reserve list with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Ottawa Senators
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Jacob Bernard-Docker D Ques Thurs - Lower Body - 1/7/25 Bernard-Docker is nursing an upper body injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will be active against the Sabres on Thursday.
Travis Hamonic D Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 1/6/25 Hamonic has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an lower body injury, and it is unclear how long he will be idle.
Linus Ullmark G Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 1/7/25 Ulmark has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Michael Amadio RW Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 1/2/25 Amadio is placed on the injured reserve list with an upper body injury, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.
David Perron LW Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 12/28/24 Perron has landed on the injured reserve list due to an upper body injury, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.
Recent Meetings
Date Home/Away Line ATS
11/5/24 BUF 5 - OTT 1 1.5, -243/6 BUF/P
3/27/24 BUF 2 - OTT 6 -1.5, 177/6.5 OTT/O
1/11/24 BUF 5 - OTT 3 -1.5, 182/7 BUF/O
12/31/23 OTT 5 - BUF 1 -1.5, 157/7 OTT/U
10/24/23 OTT 4 - BUF 6 -1.5, 123/7 BUF/O
4/13/23 BUF 4 - OTT 3 (OT) -1.5, 177/7.5 OTT/U
1/1/23 OTT 3 - BUF 1 -1.5, 185/6.5 OTT/U
11/16/22 OTT 4 - BUF 1 -1.5, 154/7 OTT/U
10/13/22 BUF 4 - OTT 1 1.5, -248/6.5 BUF/U
2/17/22 BUF 1 - OTT 3 -1.5, 180/6 OTT/U
Buffalo Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
1/9/25 @ OTT W 5-1 1.5,-243/6 W/P BUF 11/5/24
1/11/25 SEA W 6-2 1.5,-242/5.5 W/O SEA 3/18/24
1/15/25 CAR W 3-2 (SO) 1.5,-211/6 W/U BUF 2/25/24
1/17/25 PIT L 5-6 (OT) 1.5,-230/6.5 W/O PIT 10/16/24
1/20/25 @ SEA W 6-2 1.5,-242/5.5 W/O SEA 3/18/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
1/6/25 WAS W 4-3 (SO) 1.5,-189/6 W/O 27 28 1/3 1/2
1/4/25 @ VEG L 1-3 1.5,-129/6.5 L/U 24 33 1/3 0/2
1/2/25 @ COL L 5-6 (OT) 1.5,-133/6.5 W/O 21 29 2/3 1/3
12/31/24 @ DAL L 2-4 1.5,-136/6 L/P 23 33 0/0 0/1
12/29/24 @ STL W 4-2 1.5,-244/5.5 W/O 16 37 2/3 0/4
12/27/24 CHI W 6-2 -1.5,155/6 W/O 35 17 0/1 0/1
12/23/24 @ NYI W 7-1 1.5,-181/6 W/O 25 28 1/3 0/1
12/21/24 @ BOS L 1-3 1.5,-158/6 L/U 20 19 1/3 1/3
12/20/24 TOR L 3-6 1.5,-183/6.5 L/O 27 29 0/2 1/3
12/17/24 @ MON L 1-6 -1.5,199/6 L/O 21 27 0/5 3/6
Ottawa Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
1/16/25 WAS W 3-2 (OT) 1.5,-193/6 W/U WAS 4/7/24
1/14/25 @ NYI L 2-4 -1.5,197/6 L/P OTT 12/8/24
1/12/25 DAL L 2-4 1.5,-145/6 L/P DAL 1/2/25
1/11/25 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) -1.5,192/6 L/U OTT 12/14/24
1/9/25 BUF L 1-5 -1.5,214/6 L/P BUF 11/5/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
1/7/25 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) -1.5,205/6 L/U 33 33 1/2 2/3
1/3/25 @ STL L 0-4 1.5,-254/5.5 L/U 20 25 0/1 0/1
1/2/25 @ DAL L 2-4 1.5,-145/6 L/P 13 25 0/4 1/5
12/29/24 @ MIN W 3-1 1.5,-196/6 W/U 37 31 1/2 0/2
12/28/24 @ WIN L 2-4 1.5,-169/6 L/P 35 23 2/4 1/3
12/22/24 @ EDM L 1-3 1.5,-153/6 L/U 21 21 0/1 1/5
12/21/24 @ VAN W 5-4 (OT) 1.5,-226/5.5 W/O 22 25 0/5 0/2
12/19/24 @ CAL W 3-2 (OT) -1.5,197/5.5 L/U 29 32 0/3 1/2
12/17/24 @ SEA W 3-0 -1.5,211/5.5 W/U 27 30 0/3 0/4
12/14/24 PIT W 3-2 (OT) -1.5,192/6 L/U 31 27 0/2 0/0
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