The Buffalo Sabres return home to host the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday with time running out to end their 13-year playoff drought.
The Buffalo Sabres (34-33-5, 73 points) are eight points out of the final Eastern Conference wild card spot with 10 games remaining and three teams between them and the Washington Capitals. The Sabres return from a 2-3-0 road trip to open a five-game homestand on Wednesday night against the Ottawa Senators (30-36-4, 64 points). Ottawa has won back-to-back games but is nearing elimination from the race with 12 games left. Buffalo hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2011 and last won a postseason series when they reached the Eastern Conference Final in 2007. The Senators last postseason bid came in 2017 and they are 19-21-4 since coach Jacques Martin returned behind the bench on Dec. 18 after D.J. Smith was fired.
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Game Date: March 27, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
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JJ Peterka’s goal at 11:04 of the third period lifted the Sabres to a 4-1 road win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night. Buffalo added a pair of empty-net tallies late and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 shots.
Ottawa came back from a 3-1 deficit with four unanswered goals on Sunday to beat the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-3. Jakob Chychryn scored a pair of power-play goals, the second coming with 3:03 left to put the Senators up 4-3. Ottawa was 3-for-4 with the man advantage while killing off just one of three penalties.
Jeff Skinner and John-Jason Peterka share the team lead for the Sabres with 24 goals each, while defenseman Rasmus Dahlin has a team-best 52 points. Luukkonen is 24-18-3 with a .913 save percentage and 2.48 goals-against average. Brady Tkachuk’s 31 goals lead the Senators and Tim Stützle paces the club with 68 points. Joonas Korpisalo is 17-21-4 with an .888 save percentage and 3.33 GAA.
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