How to Watch Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-31-2023

The Ottawa Senators (13-18), coming off a 6-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils, host the Buffalo Sabres (15-18-4) at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday, December 31 at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and MSG-B. The Sabres defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in overtime in their last game.

Senators vs. Sabres Game Info

• Game Day: Sunday, December 31, 2023
• Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
• TV: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Senators and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Senators Insights

• The Senators’ 105 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Senators have given up 111 total goals (3.6 per game), ranking 17th in league play in goals against.
• Their goal differential (-6) ranks 22nd in the league.
• The 21 power-play goals the Senators have recorded this season rank 19th in the NHL (on 124 power-play chances).
• The Senators rank 23rd in the league with a 16.94% power-play conversion rate.
• The Senators have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• The Senators’ 71.3% penalty-kill success rate ranks 32nd in the league.
• The Senators win 50.4% of their faceoffs (15th in the NHL)
• The Senators have a 10.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 12th in the league.
• The Senators have shut out opponents once this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.2 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.

Senators Key Players

• A productive offensive player this season for Ottawa, Tim Stutzle has put up 33 points.
• Having scored 14 goals and adding 15 assists, Drake Batherson is a top contributor for Ottawa through 31 games.
• With 27 points through 31 games (nine goals and 18 assists), Claude Giroux has been an important part of Ottawa’s offensive attack this season.
• In 12 games played this season, Anton Forsberg (6-6-0) has allowed 37 goals.

Senators Injuries

Rourke Chartier: Upper Body (Out),

Thomas Chabot: Leg (Out),

Mathieu Joseph: Lower Body (Questionable)

Sabres Insights

• With 110 goals (3.0 per game), the Sabres have the NHL’s 16th-ranked offense.
• The Sabres’ total of 126 goals allowed (3.4 per game) is 29th in the NHL.
• They have the 26th-ranked goal differential in the league at -16.
• With 14 power-play goals (on 106 chances), the Sabres are 26th in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ power-play percentage (13.21) ranks them 27th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres have three.
• The 78.45% penalty-kill percentage of the Sabres is 23rd in the NHL.
• The Sabres win 46.2% of faceoffs, 30th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Sabres’ 9.8% shooting percentage is 21st in the league.
• This season, the Sabres have shut out their opponents once.

Sabres Key Players

• Casey Mittelstadt’s 10 goals and 22 assists in 37 games for Buffalo add up to 32 total points on the season.
• Rasmus Dahlin has helped lead the attack for Buffalo this season with 10 goals and 19 assists.
• Buffalo’s Jeff Skinner is among the leaders on the team with 26 total points (15 goals and 11 assists).
• Eric Comrie is 1-5-0 this season, amassing 144 saves and giving up 23 goals (4.0 goals against average) with an .862 save percentage (67th in the league).

Sabres Injuries

Zemgus Girgensons: Lower Body (Out)