Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Tuesday, December 13, 2011 · First Niagara Center
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Game summary
The Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at First Niagara Center. The Senators outshot the Sabres 44-29.
Goals came from Milan Michalek, Paul Szczechura, Tyler Ennis, Peter Regin and Jared Cowen.
Craig Anderson made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Ryan Miller stopped 41 of 44.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Milan Michalek (1)Jason Spezza (1), Colin Greening (1)1–001:09 OTT
Paul Szczechura (1)Jason Pominville (1)1–114:16 BUF
Tyler Ennis (1)Drew Stafford (1), Derek Roy (1)1–215:44 BUF
3rd period
Peter Regin (1)Brian Lee (1)2–207:27 OTT
OT period
Jared Cowen (1)Erik Karlsson (1), Jason Spezza (2)3–200:45 OTT
Team stats
OTTBUF
44Shots on goal29
45%Faceoff %55%
0/4Power play0/3
16Penalty minutes18
12Hits15
8Blocked shots19
7Giveaways12
6Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 01:41
Cody McCormick · fighting5 min - 1st 01:41
Zenon Konopka · fighting5 min - 1st 04:50Craig Anderson · tripping2 min
- 2nd 07:22Colin Greening · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 12:14Thomas Vanek · hooking2 min
- 2nd 16:06Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 19:54Drew Stafford · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 13:11Jared Cowen · hooking2 min
- 3rd 14:08Derek Roy · boarding2 min
- 3rd 20:00Christian Ehrhoff · fighting5 min
- 3rd 20:00Colin Greening · fighting5 min
Season series
Ottawa Senators
| 19Jason SpezzaC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 20:38 |
| 9Milan MichalekL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:05 |
| 13Peter ReginC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 18:56 |
| 14Colin GreeningC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18:42 |
| 2Jared CowenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 26:04 |
| 5Brian LeeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:07 |
| 65Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 27:01 |
| 11Daniel AlfredssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:46 |
| 15Zack SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 14:58 |
| 18Jesse WinchesterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:39 |
| 22Erik CondraR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 |
| 23Kaspars DaugavinsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 |
| 25Chris NeilR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:25 |
| 28Zenon KonopkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:38 |
| 71Nick FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:30 |
| 4Chris PhillipsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:28 |
| 7David RundbladD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 39Matt CarknerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Alex AuldG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Craig AndersonG | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:39 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:23 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:21 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:26 |
| 58Paul SzczechuraC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:16 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:35 |
| 8Cody McCormickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:11 |
| 23Ville LeinoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:49 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:42 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:50 |
| 54Zack KassianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 12:52 |
| 72Luke AdamC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:13 |
| 3Jordan LeopoldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:46 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 |
| 10Christian EhrhoffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:17 |
| 17Marc-Andre GragnaniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:46 |
| 24Robyn RegehrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:36 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:27 |
| 81Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:59 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jhonas EnrothG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Ryan MillerG | O | 44 | 41 | 3 | .932 | 60:45 |