nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Skates Past Ottawa 5-1 - Recap
Buffalo earned a 5-1 victory over Ottawa behind a 2-goal performance from Bowen Byram on Tuesday at KeyBank Center.
Buffalo won as a -102 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Buffalo got goals from Bowen Byram(2), JJ Peterka(2), and Tage Thompson in the victory. Peterka opened the scoring at 6:37 of the first period.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 37-save effort for the Sabres.
Ottawa got a goal from Ridly Greig in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Linus Ullmark stopped 29 of 34 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 2-for-4, while the Senators were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Buffalo 38-34 in the game.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head home to face New York.