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Sabres Fall 5-2 Against Ottawa - Game Recap

Ottawa skated to a 5-2 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday in NHL action at KeyBank Center.

Ottawa won as a +176 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Mike Reilly, Mark Borowiecki, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Nikita Zaitsev, and Tyler Ennis each scored for the Senators in the victory. Pageau opened the scoring for Ottawa.

Craig Anderson turned in a 28-save effort for the Senators.

Sam Reinhart, and Jack Eichel scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Craig Anderson.

Linus Ullmark stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Ottawa scored 3 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 39-30.

Next game, Ottawa takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Montreal.