Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators — April 2, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Ottawa Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on April 2, 2026. The Ottawa Senators controlled play with 53.5% Corsi and generated 2.33 expected goals compared to 2.08 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Ottawa Senators created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Dylan Cozens was the most dangerous skater with 0.51 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Ottawa Senators outshot the Buffalo Sabres 24-22 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators progressed on Apr 2, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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Apr 2, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
OTT	P1	10	16	38.5	7	12	36.8	4	6	40.0	6	15	28.6	1	3	25.0	0.36	1.20	23.3	0	0	—
	P2	22	18	55.0	16	14	53.3	8	9	47.1	17	12	58.6	5	3	62.5	1.26	0.85	59.8	1	1	50.0
	P3	22	14	61.1	15	12	55.6	12	7	63.2	18	7	72.0	6	0	100.0	1.39	0.66	67.7	3	0	100.0
	Total	54	48	52.9	38	38	50.0	24	22	52.2	41	34	54.7	12	6	66.7	3.01	2.71	52.6	4	1	80.0
BUF	P1	16	10	61.5	12	7	63.2	6	4	60.0	15	6	71.4	3	1	75.0	1.20	0.36	76.7	0	0	—
	P2	18	22	45.0	14	16	46.7	9	8	52.9	12	17	41.4	3	5	37.5	0.85	1.26	40.2	1	1	50.0
	P3	14	22	38.9	12	15	44.4	7	12	36.8	7	18	28.0	0	6	0.0	0.66	1.39	32.3	0	3	0.0
	Total	48	54	47.1	38	38	50.0	22	24	47.8	34	41	45.3	6	12	33.3	2.71	3.01	47.4	1	4	20.0

Win Probability

OTT Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

OTT Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Shot Blocked

Takeaway

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Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (OTT) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = OTT players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the OTT player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

OTT ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	McLeod	Norris	Krebs	Dunne	Benson	Zucker	Greenway	Malenstyn	Tuch	Doan	Quinn	Dahlin	Byram	Samuelsson	Metsa	Power	Stanley
Pinto	44	90	40	50	100	50	0	100	100	66	50	0	45	45	68	73	75	55
Greig	25	0	54	50	—	41	0	—	—	25	39	0	35	30	0	67	33	33
Stützle	67	62	20	50	100	33	64	75	100	67	40	56	40	88	73	56	40	57
Cozens	100	20	62	50	—	60	0	100	100	100	62	0	58	43	75	67	50	50
Eller	50	50	50	50	60	50	67	40	50	40	50	57	57	43	40	57	100	50
Cousins	100	80	17	100	67	0	75	64	71	83	25	57	33	80	78	69	25	67
Tkachuk	50	14	73	50	—	60	0	100	100	100	62	0	58	33	75	67	75	50
Zetterlund	100	79	33	—	—	33	70	100	100	100	33	67	50	86	91	80	33	40
Foegele	100	89	25	100	50	0	67	67	50	100	0	50	40	0	82	77	0	60
Amadio	50	33	67	52	100	14	—	80	100	48	33	0	43	44	50	44	78	55
Giroux	50	100	67	52	100	100	0	100	100	64	100	0	57	50	69	64	86	55
Batherson	100	67	33	—	100	50	63	100	100	100	33	63	50	86	86	71	50	40
Spence	53	67	53	53	67	40	100	80	86	59	42	100	53	67	81	59	60	53
Matinpalo	46	10	20	60	100	17	21	50	100	50	25	21	33	31	29	45	50	40
Zub	48	44	30	48	100	22	25	67	100	52	33	17	38	40	60	33	54	45
Thomson	75	88	67	75	50	78	69	78	67	90	80	64	65	82	82	82	50	67
Crotty	0	11	100	—	67	20	33	50	50	0	17	40	0	50	0	67	—	40
Kleven	0	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—