NHL MATCHUP REPORT

April 2, 2026, 7:00 | Canadian Tire Centre

Buffalo Sabres (45-21-8) VS Ottawa Senators (38-25-10)

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BUF
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3.50
OFFENSE
3.34
2.95
DEFENSE
3.07
20.91
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
22.98
81.95
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
75.23
28.08
SHOTS FOR
28.96
29.34
SHOTS AGAINST
24.27
0.55
DIFFERENTIAL
0.27

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Buffalo 45-21-8 $1387 3.50 2.95 23-13 19-13 34-37-3
Ottawa 38-25-10 $-587 3.34 3.07 30-20 8-13 39-33-1

TEAM RECORDS

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 45-21-8 23-10-4 22-11-4 23-13-5 19-13-3 34-37-3
Last 10 6-2-2 3-2-1 3-0-1 5-4-2 1-0 4-6
vs Div 15-5-4 8-3-1 7-2-3 3-3-2 11-2-2 14-8-2
vs WEST 20-7-3 10-3-2 10-4-1 14-2-2 6-4-1 12-17-1
vs EAST 25-14-5 13-7-2 12-7-3 9-6-3 13-6-2 22-20-2

Ottawa Senators

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 38-25-10 18-11-6 20-14-4 30-20-6 8-13-4 39-33-1
Last 10 6-3-1 4-1-1 2-2 5-3-1 1-1 3-6-1
vs Div 8-7-6 3-3-3 5-4-3 6-4-4 2-2-2 14-6-1
vs WEST 17-11-3 10-3-2 7-8-1 12-5-1 5-5-2 16-15
vs EAST 21-14-7 8-8-4 13-6-3 18-9-5 3-4-2 23-18-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.23 22
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.24 9 2.82 8
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 17.72 22 81.25 14
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.35 11 3.09 15
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.25 16 3.28 19
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 25.51 8 82.67 10

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Buffalo 8-2-0 5-4 4.20 29.10 7.00 29.17 82.86 24.00
Ottawa 2-7-1 5-4 2.90 34.20 6.00 17.14 70.83 35.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Dec 23, 2025 BUF 3 OTT 2 -160 6.5 U 25 26 0 1 1 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Oct 15, 2025 OTT 4 BUF 8 -110 6 O 37 27 1 3 5 3 20 100 0 80
Apr 1, 2025 BUF 5 OTT 2 -200 6.5 O 22 35 0 0 1 4 0 0 100 100
Mar 25, 2025 OTT 2 BUF 3 140 6 U 32 24 2 0 4 1 50 0 100 50
Jan 9, 2025 BUF 4 OTT 0 -155 6 U 21 35 0 0 4 4 0 0 100 100
Nov 5, 2024 OTT 1 BUF 5 -105 6 P 38 34 0 2 3 4 0 50 50 100
Mar 27, 2024 OTT 6 BUF 2 -135 6.5 O 42 36 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100
Jan 11, 2024 OTT 3 BUF 5 -125 7 O 28 32 0 1 4 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Dec 31, 2023 BUF 1 OTT 5 -150 7 U 46 31 0 1 3 1 0 100 0 100
Oct 24, 2023 BUF 6 OTT 4 -180 7 O 24 38 1 1 2 5 50 20 80 50

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Ottawa Senators

Buffalo Sabres

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 28, 2026 SEA 3-2 W -190 36 34 1/3 4/4 Philipp Grubauer H
Mar 27, 2026 DET 2-5 L -140 30 20 0/3 4/6 John Gibson H
Mar 25, 2026 BOS 3-4 L -210 25 31 2/3 2/2 Joonas Korpisalo H
Mar 22, 2026 ANA 5-6 L -118 29 33 0/3 1/4 Ville Husso A
Mar 21, 2026 LA 4-1 W -130 33 27 1/1 2/3 Anton Forsberg A

Ottawa Senators

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 28, 2026 TB 2-4 L 115 28 27 0/2 4/4 Andrei Vasilevskiy A
Mar 26, 2026 PIT 3-4 L -150 29 40 1/2 1/2 Stuart Skinner H
Mar 24, 2026 DET 3-2 W 105 21 35 1/2 3/4 John Gibson A
Mar 23, 2026 NYR 2-1 W -190 33 10 1/7 3/3 Igor Shesterkin A
Mar 21, 2026 TOR 5-2 W -300 44 14 1/4 3/3 Joseph Woll H