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Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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Prime · MSG-B

Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on Prime and MSG-B.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Senators

Game 5 of a road trip: Vegas, Los Angeles, San Jose and Anaheim, now Buffalo.

  1. 252026-10-25: no game
  2. 262026-10-26: no game
  3. 272026-10-27: at VGK
  4. 282026-10-28: no game
  5. 292026-10-29: at LAK
  6. 302026-10-30: no game
  7. 312026-10-31: at SJS
  8. 12026-11-01: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 22026-11-02: no game
  10. 32026-11-03: no game
  11. 42026-11-04: at BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,183 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,174 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Washington, San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles).

  1. 252026-10-25: no game
  2. 262026-10-26: no game
  3. 272026-10-27: at SJS
  4. 282026-10-28: no game
  5. 292026-10-29: at ANA
  6. 302026-10-30: no game
  7. 312026-10-31: at LAK
  8. 12026-11-01: no game
  9. 22026-11-02: no game
  10. 32026-11-03: no game
  11. 42026-11-04: vs OTT
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,195 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,263 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

OTTBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

OTT 43.2s (shortest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

OTT 29% (16th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series