The Buffalo Sabres seem to somehow have the number of the Ottawa Senators as they now hold a 3-0 series lead; 3-2 in regulation after being up 2-1.

Period I

Captain Brady Tkachuk opened the scoring from the early Tage Thompson high-sticking penalty. The forward’s powerplay goal is his 29th of the regular season from Drake Batherson and former Sabre Dylan Cozens.

Jack Quinn rallied the home club late in the first for his 11th of the regular season from JJ Peterka and Ryan McLeod.

Period II

David Perron answered the call on the Peterka unsportsmanlike penalty for his seventh goal of the regular season from Ridly Greig and Claude Giroux.

Jacob Bernard-Docker scored his first goal as a Sabre to even the game at two. His second of the year was aided by Tyson Kozak’s first ever assist; former Vegas Knight first rounder Peyton Krebs had the secondary helper.

Period III

Tage Thompson potted the winner 85 seconds into the final frame for his 35th of the year from Zach Benson and captain Rasmus Dahlin.

Players to Watch

Dylan Cozens had a helper, block, takeaway, and giveaway in 17:18 with a -2 rating.

JJ Peterka had a helper, +1, in 15:49TOI with 2 shots.

Goaltending

Anton Forsberg allowed 3 goals on 24 shots for a 0.875 save percentage.

James Reimer had 30 saves on 32 shots for a 0.938 save percentage.

Senators’ Three Stars of the Game

1. Brady Tkachuk — goal (29)
2. David Perron — PPG (7)
3. Dylan Cozens — assist (25)

Next Game

On the road in Detroit against the struggling Red Wings

More to come…

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