Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- Expected goals, OTT–BUF
- 3.7–2.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 39.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 37–27
- OTT–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Senators created more, 3.7 expected goals to 2.4, and lost 8-4 to the Sabres. Four points for Zach Benson: four assists. Lars Eller scored for the first time in 40 games.
- Zach BensonBig night
Four points for Zach Benson: four assists. It was his first game of the season. He played 16:52 and had two shots on goal. The Sabres beat the Senators 8-4.
- Lars EllerDrought over
Lars Eller scored for the first time in 40 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Senators lost 8-4 to the Sabres.
- Jordan SpenceBig night
Three points for Jordan Spence: three assists. He has 3 points in 2 games this season. He played 17:59 and had two shots on goal. The Senators lost 8-4 to the Sabres.
- Jake SandersonVolume
Jake Sanderson had 12 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 6.0. The Senators lost 8-4 to the Sabres.
- Josh DoanBig night
Josh Doan had three points, three assists. He has 3 points in 4 games this season. He played 13:55 and had three shots on goal. The Sabres beat the Senators 8-4.
- Leevi MeriläinenRough night
Leevi Meriläinen allowed 7 goals on shots worth 2.4 expected goals. That is 4.6 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Senators fell 8-4 to the Sabres.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
12 goals from 84 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Ottawa Senators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson D | 22:07 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 2 | 85 |
| Thomas Chabot D | 21:56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Tim Stützle C | 21:12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 | 1 | 0 | 74 |
| Jordan Spence D | 17:59 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.08 | 4 | 1 | 88 |
| Shane Pinto C | 17:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Lars Eller C | 17:36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Drake Batherson R | 17:27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| David Perron L | 16:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Ridly Greig C | 16:25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Nick Jensen D | 16:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 15:59 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.58 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Tyler Kleven D | 15:58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 54 |
| Claude Giroux R | 15:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Artem Zub D | 14:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Fabian Zetterlund L | 14:38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 2 | 70 |
| Michael Amadio R | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| Olle Lycksell R | 11:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Nick Cousins C | 11:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 25:54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 25:52 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Conor Timmins D | 24:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
| Owen Power D | 23:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Alex Tuch R | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.43 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:28 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Zach Benson L | 16:52 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Tage Thompson C | 16:46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.04 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:49 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 14:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| Josh Doan R | 13:55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.24 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 13:45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 12:52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | 0 | 53 |
| Jacob Bryson D | 12:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 12:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Jason Zucker L | 11:43 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.34 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Justin Danforth R | 6:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Ryan Johnson D | 5:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 92 |
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