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Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Monday, December 14, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre

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Ottawa SenatorsOttawaSenatorsHome

TSN5 · RDS · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday, December 14, 2026, with puck drop at 2:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN5, RDS and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Sabres

First game of a road trip.

  1. 42026-12-04: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 52026-12-05: no game
  3. 62026-12-06: at SEA
  4. 72026-12-07: no game
  5. 82026-12-08: no game
  6. 92026-12-09: no game
  7. 102026-12-10: vs EDM
  8. 112026-12-11: no game
  9. 122026-12-12: vs ANA
  10. 132026-12-13: no game
  11. 142026-12-14: at OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~222 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~222 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Senators

Another game at home.

  1. 42026-12-04: no game
  2. 52026-12-05: vs TBL
  3. 62026-12-06: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 72026-12-07: no game
  5. 82026-12-08: vs ANA
  6. 92026-12-09: no game
  7. 102026-12-10: vs VGK
  8. 112026-12-11: no game
  9. 122026-12-12: vs EDM
  10. 132026-12-13: no game
  11. 142026-12-14: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFOTT

Settled lines

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

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)OTT 50% (3rd 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series