nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Wrap - Buffalo Wins 5-3
Buffalo earned a 5-3 victory over Ottawa behind a 2-goal performance from Tage Thompson on Thursday at KeyBank Center.
Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as -123 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 7.0.
Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson(2), JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs, and Dylan Cozens in the victory. Peterka opened the scoring at 9:14 of the first period.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 25-save effort for the Sabres.
Claude Giroux(2), and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ottawa got a 21-stop effort from Joonas Korpisalo in the loss.
On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-3, while the Senators were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 32-28.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Canucks. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.