Sabres, Ottawa Senators and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jack Quinn notched a pair of goals versus his hometown team. Thursday was a happy homecoming for Sabres forward Jack Quinn, whose pair of early goals led Buffalo to a 4-0 shutout of the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Quinn, an Ottawa native, had plenty of guests in attendance to watch him give the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period.
Buffalo looks to build momentum versus the division-rival Senators. The Buffalo Sabres’ one-game road trip takes them to Canadian Tire Center for a Thursday night matchup with the Ottawa Senators.
On Friday, the Senators had a significant team meeting addressing how to move forward amidst a four-game losing streak.
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The losing woes continue to curse the Ottawa Senators as they currently sit on a four game losing streak after the four-zip shutout from the Buffalo Sabres. With this loss, the team is now three points outside the second and final wild card playoff spot currently held by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Sabres put forth a total team effort on Thursday night. Playing their first game at Canadian Tire Centre since New Years’ Eve 2023, the blue and gold seized early momentum and cruised to a 4-0 shutout over the Ottawa Senators.
Jack Quinn scored twice in his hometown and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves as the Sabres beat the Senators, 4-0.
Following an incident on the ice, an Ottawa Senators forward has received the maximum allowable fine for elbowing. The NHL's Department of Player Safety shared
Buffalo went on to double their lead in the second period, as Nick Jensen flipped a pass right to Dylan Cozens, who beat Anton Forsberg at the 4:11 mark, and 6 minutes later, a Ryan McLeod shot deflected in off of Thomas Chabot making it 4-0 Buffalo. A whole lot of "Yikes" without much to put into the positive column.
The Buffalo Sabres will be without forward Beck Malenstyn during their contest against the Ottawa Senators. This is because the gritty winger is still dealing with an illness.
The game at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York begins at 1 p.m. PT. It will be broadcast on KONG. KONG is available for streaming through Fubo, in addition to antenna, cable and satellite. The game will also be broadcast across the Kraken Hockey Network. Pregame coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.