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Ottawa Skates Past Buffalo 7-4 - Recap
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a pair of goals against the Sabres as Ottawa handed Buffalo a 7-4 defeat on Tuesday at Canadian Tire Centre.
Ottawa was an underdog by +106 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Ottawa got goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau(2), Artem Anisimov(2), Drake Batherson, Anthony Duclair, and Vladislav Namestnikov in the victory. Namestnikov opened the scoring at 14:02 of the first period.
Craig Anderson turned in a 23-save effort for the Senators.
Brandon Montour(2), Kyle Okposo, and Victor Olofsson scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Craig Anderson.
Carter Hutton stopped 33 of 39 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Ottawa scored 2 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Buffalo 40-27 in the game.
Ottawa looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track at Pittsburgh.