NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 4/1/2025

Buffalo Sabres (31-36-6, 68 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (39-28-6, 84 Pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Centre
Date: Tuesday, April 1
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MSG-B/RDS2/TSN5
Radio:
Buffalo – 550 WGR
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Buffalo +1.5 ML +164
Ottawa -1.5 ML -198
O/U 6.5

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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres picked up an 8-5 win on Sunday over the Washington Capitals and have now won four of their last five and even six of their last nine. In their last nine games they’re averaging 4.1 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators suffered a 1-0 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday to wrap-up their March. They finished the month going 10-3-2 averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 2.9 goals per game. They hold the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Benson-Kulich-Thompson-
Peterka-McLeod-Quinn
Zucker-Krebs-Tuch
Malenstyn-Kozak-Lafferty Murray

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power–Bernard-Docker
Clifton-Bryson

Luukkonen
Reimer

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Zetterlund-Stutzle-Giroux
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Tkachuk-Pinto-Greig
Highmore-Gaudette-Amadio

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Mantipalo

Ullmark
Forsberg

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Players To Watch:

Buffalo Sabres

Tage Thompson this season has 65 points on 38 goals and 27 assists. He’s faced the Senators 16 times in his career recording 11 points on nine goals and two assists. He has three points this season on two goals and an assist in three meetings against Ottawa this season.

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk this season has 55 points on 29 goals and 26 assists. He’s faced the Sabres 20 times in his career recording 15 points on six goals and nine assists. He has a goal and an assist in three games against Buffalo this season.

Injury Report:

Buffalo Sabres

C Josh Norris – DTD
LW Jordan Greenway – DTD

Ottawa Senators

F Nick Cousins – IR

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