Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators

18-14-4, 7-9-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	0	1	3
Senators OTT	1	1	0	0	2

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsOTT

18-13-5, 8-6-3 Home

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

Senators
4
Sabres
8

Game 1

16/10

Sabres
3
Senators
2

Game 2

24/12

Sabres
1
Senators
4

Game 3

3/4

Canadian Tire Centre

11:00 AM, 24 December 2025

Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 17,753

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Shawn Oliver

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

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