The Buffalo Sabres (34-33-5), winners of three home games in a row, host the Ottawa Senators (30-36-4) at KeyBank Center on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and MSG-B.
Sabres vs. Senators Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Sabres and Senators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres rank 20th in the NHL with 214 goals scored (3.0 per game).
- The Sabres rank 14th in goals against, conceding 215 total goals (3.0 per game) in league action.
- Their goal differential (-1) ranks 16th in the league.
- The 33 power-play goals the Sabres have scored this season (on 203 power-play chances) rank 28th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have the league’s 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.26%).
- The Sabres have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Sabres’ 78.64% penalty-kill success rate ranks 20th in the league.
- The Sabres win 45.8% of their faceoffs (31st in the NHL)
- The Sabres make 9.6% of their shots (23rd in the league).
- The Sabres have shut out opponents five times this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.8 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Sabres Key Players
- Rasmus Dahlin has been important to Buffalo’s offense this season, recording 52 points in 71 games.
- Alex Tuch has 48 points (19 goals, 29 assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
- Buffalo’s offensive effort is aided by Jeff Skinner’s 48 points. He’s contributed 21 assists.
- As Buffalo’s top goalie, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has recorded 24 wins and 18 losses this season while allowing 110 goals with 1156 saves.
Sabres Injuries
Jack Quinn: Lower Body (Out), Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Out For Season)
Senators Insights
- The Senators have 222 goals this season (3.2 per game), 15th in the NHL.
- The Senators have allowed 249 total goals this season (3.6 per game), 28th in the NHL.
- They have the 27th-ranked goal differential in the league at -27.
- The Senators have 43 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 243 chances.
- The Senators’ power-play percentage (17.7) ranks them 24th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Senators have five.
- At 72.95, the Senators have the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- At 50.7%, the Senators have the NHL’s 13th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- The 9.9% shooting percentage of the Senators is 18th in the league.
- This season, the Senators have shut out their opponents once.
Senators Key Players
- Tim Stutzle has scored 18 goals (0.3 per game) and put up 50 assists (0.7 per game), fueling the Ottawa offense with 68 total points (one per game). He takes 2.6 shots per game, shooting 10%.
- Brady Tkachuk has racked up 61 total points (0.9 per game) this campaign. He has 31 goals and 30 assists.
- Claude Giroux is a top contributor on offense for Ottawa with 19 goals and 39 assists.
- Joonas Korpisalo has a 17-21-4 record this season, with an .888 save percentage (63rd in the league). He has 1145 saves, and has given up 144 goals (3.3 goals against average).
Senators Injuries
Matthew Highmore: Upper Body (Out), Joshua Norris: Upper Body (Out For Season), Rourke Chartier: Upper Body (Out), Zack MacEwen: Lower Body (Out)