nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Ices Ottawa 5-2 - Recap
The Senators came up short Thursday against the Sabres, falling 5-2.
Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as -192 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Buffalo got goals from Jack Eichel, Jason Pominville, Kyle Okposo, Victor Olofsson, and Sam Reinhart in the victory. Olofsson opened the scoring at 8:40 of the first period.
Carter Hutton stopped 21 of 23 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Anthony Duclair, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Carter Hutton.
Joey Daccord stopped 35 of 40 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Buffalo scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Buffalo outshot Ottawa 40-23 in the game.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.