NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 3/25/2025

JJ Peterka skating for the Buffalo Sabres
Photo: Micheline Veluvolu

Ottawa Senators (37-27-5, 79 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (28-35-6, 62 Pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, March 25
Time: 7:00 pm EST

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

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Ottawa
-1.5 ML -185
Buffalo +1.5 ML +200
O/U 6

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators snapped a two-game skid with a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The Sens are 17-17-3 on the road this season. Ottawa is 10-9-1 against the Atlantic Division this season.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Sunday. Buffalo is 17-14-3 at home this season. The Sabres have defeated the Senators twice by a combined score of 9-1.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

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

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Hamonic
Kleven-Mantipalo

Ullmark
Forsberg

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

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

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power–Bernard-Docker
Clifton-Bryson

Luukkonen
Reimer

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk has 28 goals and 24 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has scored four goals with five assists over the past ten games.

Buffalo Sabres

JJ Peterka has scored 23 goals with 31 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has five goals and three assists over the last ten games. Jack Quinn scored twice in the Sabres’ 4-0 win in their last meeting.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

F Nick Cousins – IR
D Nick Jensen – DTD

Buffalo Sabres

RW JJ Peterka – Day to day
C Josh Norris – Day to day
LW Jordan Greenway – Day to day
C Jiri Kulich – Day to day
C Sam Lafferty – Day to day

Next Game

Ottawa Senators – March 27 at Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres – March 27 vs Pittsburgh Penguins

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