NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 11/5/2024

Ottawa Senators (6-5-0, 12 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (4-7-1, 9 Pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, November 5
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, MSG-B
Radio:
Ottawa – TSN 1200
Buffalo – WGR 550 Sports Radio

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Ottawa Senators +1.5 ML -110
Buffalo Sabres -1.5 ML -110
O/U 6.5

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators have the third-best power play in the NHL at 33.3 percent and seventh in goals for per game at 3.82.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres average three goals per game. Buffalo’s power play is dead last in the league with only an 8.6 percent success rate.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Stutzle-Greig

Giroux-Norris-Batherson

Gregor-Ostapchuk-Amadio

Cousins-Gaudette-MacEwen

Sanderson-Hamonic

Chabot-Jensen

Kleven-Bernard-Docker

Ullmark

Forsberg

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Zucker-Thompson-Tuch

Peterka-Cozens-Quinn

Greenway-McLeod-Kulich

Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Dahlin-Jokiharju

Byram-Power

Samuelsson-Bryson

Luukkonen

Levi

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Buffalo Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Adam Gaudette has scored all six of his goals this season in the last five games to tie Tim Stutzle for second on the team. Gaudette and Stutzle reside one goal behind Brady Tkachuk for the club lead.

Buffalo Sabres

Tage Thompson had his point streak end at a career-high eight games on Saturday. Thompson, who leads the team in goals (seven) and points (13), had five goals and an assist to help the Sabres split their four meetings with the Senators last season.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

D Artem Zub – Day to day
C Shane Pinto – Week to week
LW David Perron – Day to day

Buffalo Sabres

LW Zach Benson – IR – Day to day

Next Game

Ottawa Senators – November 7 vs New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres – November 7 at New York Rangers

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