NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 01/09/2025

Norris skating for the Ottawa Senators
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Buffalo Sabres (15-21-5, 35 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (19-17-3, 41 Pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Tonight – Thursday, January 9
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+, MSG-B
Radio:
Buffalo – WGR 550
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Buffalo +1.5 ML +124
Ottawa -1.5 ML -148
O/U 5.5

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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres are 4-2-1 since losing 13 straight games. Buffalo is coming off a 4-3 shootout win against the Washington Capitals on Monday. Buffalo is 3-7-1 against the Atlantic Division.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

Ottawa is back home after a nine-game road trip where they went 4-4-1. The Senators suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit on Tuesday. The Sens have lost five of their last six games.

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Zucker-Cozens-Thompson
Peterka-McLeod-Tuch
Benson-Kulich-Krebs
Quinn-Lafferty-Aube-Kubel

Dahlin-Byram
Power-Clifton
Samuelsson-Jokiharju

Luukkonen
Reimer

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Pinto-Greig
Giroux-Stutzle-Batherson
Cousins-Norris-Gaudette
Jenik-Ostapchuk-Gregor

Chabot-Jensen
Sanderson-Zub
Kleven-Matinpalo

Forsberg
Merilainen

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Players To Watch:

Buffalo Sabres

Jason Zucker has 15 goals and 16 assists for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin has ten assists over the last ten games.

Ottawa Senators

Adam Gaudette has scored 13 goals with four assists for the Senators. Ridly Greig has four goals and one assist over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

Buffalo Sabres

LW Jordan Greenway – Out Long Term
D Jacob Bryson – Day to day
LW Beck Malenstyn – Day to day

Ottawa Senators

C Michael Amadio – IR – Out indefinitely
LW David Perron – Day to day
G Linus Ullmark – Week to week
D Travis Hamonic – Out two to four weeks
D Jacob Bernard-Docker – Day to day

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Buffalo Sabres – January 11 vs Seattle Kraken
Ottawa Senators – January 11 at Pittsburgh Penguins

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