Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators
Preseason · Saturday, September 26, 2015 · Canadian Tire Centre
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Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 6–4 on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Canadian Tire Centre. The Senators outshot the Sabres 34–31.
Tyler Ennis scored a hat trick. Mark Stone, Marc Methot, Evander Kane, Zemgus Girgensons, Nick Paul, Bobby Ryan and Johan Larsson also scored.
Chad Johnson made 30 saves on 34 shots for the win; Craig Anderson stopped 25 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Mark Stone (1)Erik Karlsson (3), Clarke MacArthur (1)0–104:59 OTT
Marc Methot (1)Shane Prince (1), Zack Smith (1)0–207:36 OTT
Tyler Ennis (1)Jack Eichel (2)1–208:26 BUF
Evander Kane (3)Tyler Ennis (2)2–212:57 BUF
Zemgus Girgensons (1)Jake McCabe (2), Jason Akeson (1)3–215:49 BUF
2nd period
- Tyler Ennis (2)Jack Eichel (3), Jamie McGinn (1)4–212:54 BUF
Nick Paul (1)Chris Neil (2), Dave Dziurzynski (1)4–319:02 OTT
3rd period
- Tyler Ennis (3)Unassisted5–313:41 BUF
Bobby Ryan (2)Clarke MacArthur (2), Mark Stone (1)5–414:12 OTT · 
Johan Larsson (1)Zemgus Girgensons (2)6–419:49 BUF · ·
Team stats
BUFOTT
3134
47%53%
0/21/5
104
2937
148
513
1010
Penalties
- 18:05 into the first period
William Carrier · interference2 min - 1:06 into the second periodZemgus Girgensons · tripping2 min
- 5:43 into the second periodWilliam Carrier · elbowing2 min
- 13:14 into the second period
Bobby Ryan · hooking2 min - 14:52 into the second periodAlex Chiasson · roughing2 min
- 14:03 into the third periodChad Ruhwedel · interference2 min
- 19:08 into the third periodJamie McGinn · kneeing2 min
Buffalo Sabres
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 20:28 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 18:22 |
| 41Jack EichelC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 20:09 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:10 |
| 20Jason AkesonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:26 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:27 |
| 88Jamie McGinnL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 |
| 29Jake McCabeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:52 |
| 48William CarrierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 09:52 |
| 49Jerry D'AmigoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:14 |
| 51Jack NevinsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:10 |
| 73Nick BaptisteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:19 |
| 84Phil VaroneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:24 |
| 5Chad RuhwedelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 21:31 |
| 25Carlo ColaiacovoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:22 |
| 38Jerome LeducD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 17:49 |
| 46Cody FransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 18:47 |
| 65Matt DonovanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:23 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrey MakarovG | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 31Chad JohnsonG | W | 34 | 4 | .882 |
Ottawa Senators
| 16Clarke MacArthurL | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 | 16:06 |
| 61Mark StoneR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 2 | 18:03 |
| 6Bobby RyanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 18:24 |
| 10Shane PrinceC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:14 |
| 13Nick PaulL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:56 |
| 15Zack SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 |
| 25Chris NeilR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 |
| 59Dave DziurzynskiL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:47 |
| 3Marc MethotD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19:04 |
| 65Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 24:48 |
| 7Kyle TurrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 5 | 17:58 |
| 22Eric O'DellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 16:28 |
| 68Mike HoffmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 17:18 |
| 90Alex ChiassonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:36 |
| 2Jared CowenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 18:39 |
| 21Michael KostkaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 16:47 |
| 45Chris WidemanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:58 |
| 49Fredrik ClaessonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:45 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Matthew O'ConnorG | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 41Craig AndersonG | L | 30 | 5 | .833 |