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Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Friday, February 26, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Friday, February 26, 2027, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on SN and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Senators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 162027-02-16: no game
  2. 172027-02-17: at SEA
  3. 182027-02-18: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 192027-02-19: no game
  5. 202027-02-20: no game
  6. 212027-02-21: at CGY
  7. 222027-02-22: at EDM, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 232027-02-23: no game
  9. 242027-02-24: no game
  10. 252027-02-25: vs DET
  11. 262027-02-26: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
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

Sabres

First home game after a 3-game road trip (New Jersey, Detroit and Philadelphia).

  1. 162027-02-16: no game
  2. 172027-02-17: no game
  3. 182027-02-18: vs CAR
  4. 192027-02-19: no game
  5. 202027-02-20: at NJD
  6. 212027-02-21: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 222027-02-22: no game
  8. 232027-02-23: no game
  9. 242027-02-24: at PHI
  10. 252027-02-25: no game
  11. 262027-02-26: vs OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~282 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,483 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