Ottawa Senators take measure of Buffalo Sabres

That brings us to the end of a first period — Ottawa Senators 2, Buffalo Sabres 0. Ottawa Senators edged the shot clock 14-12, while Buffalo Sabres still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Teuvo Teravainen opened the scoring for Ottawa Senators at 3:20, then Charlie Coyle extended the lead for Ottawa Senators at 13:45.

Igor Shesterkin was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Ottawa Senators went 0-for-1 while Buffalo Sabres went 0-for-1.

Buffalo Sabres owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Ottawa Senators 1, Buffalo Sabres 2. Ottawa Senators edged the shot clock 11-9, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Alex Tuch cut the deficit for Buffalo Sabres on the power play at 3:34, Noel Acciari tied it for Buffalo Sabres at 12:29, and Tim Stutzle put Ottawa Senators in front at 14:15.

Igor Shesterkin was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Ottawa Senators went 0-for-4 while Buffalo Sabres went 1-for-1.

Ottawa Senators owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild third period — Ottawa Senators 3, Buffalo Sabres 2. Ottawa Senators edged the shot clock 30-10, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Teuvo Teravainen extended the lead for Ottawa Senators at 4:53, Anders Lee extended the lead for Ottawa Senators at 5:14, Matty Beniers cut the deficit for Buffalo Sabres at 6:29, Jordan Staal cut the deficit for Buffalo Sabres at 15:51, and Charlie Coyle extended the lead for Ottawa Senators into the empty net at 19:50.

Igor Shesterkin was under siege with 27 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Ottawa Senators went 0-for-2, and an empty-netter helped seal it.

Ottawa Senators owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.