Sabres 3, Senators 2 — Dec 23, 2025 Recap

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Dec 23, 2025.

Game FAQ — score, spread, and total

Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators on Dec 23, 2025?

Buffalo Sabres won 3-2 on Dec 23, 2025.

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NHLTUE, DEC 23, 20256:00 PM CT
Spread
Sabres covered
Senators -1.5
Total
Under
5 / 6.5
Moneyline
Sabres
+135
Loading probability
BUF
Won 6 straight
Sabres on heater
OTT
Won 4 straight
Senators on heater
OTT
Covered 6 straight
Senators covering against the spread
Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.7A24mTOI
vs Senators0.7PTS3g
Mattias Samuelsson
0.5PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.3A22mTOI
vs Senators1PTS2g
Bowen Byram
0.5PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A22mTOI
vs Senators1.7PTS3g
Owen Power
0.4PTSL5 0.8
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Senators0.3PTS3g
Tage Thompson
1PTS
0.5G0.5A19mTOI
vs Senators0.7PTS3g
Goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
.906SV%2.61GAA
L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA
Senators
Jake Sanderson
0.8PTSL5 1
0.2G0.6A24mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS2g
Thomas Chabot
0.5PTSL5 0
0.1G0.4A23mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS2g
Artem Zub
0.4PTS
0.1G0.3A20mTOI
vs Sabres0.3PTS3g
Tim Stützle
1PTSL5 0.4
0.4G0.6A20mTOI
vs Sabres0.7PTS3g
Jordan Spence
0.4PTSL5 0.2
0.1G0.3A19mTOI
vs Sabres1.3PTS3g
Goalie
Linus Ullmark
.892SV%2.72GAA
L5 .938 SV% · 1.84 GAA
GPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
Sabres
3.1
3.3
-0.2
Senators
3.3
3.1
+0.2
Edge
Senators +0.2
Senators +0.2
Senators +0.4
Last 10 · Trend
Sabres
3.3avg
Senators
3.8avg
Sabres1
VS
Senators0
Straight-Up
SabresW6
7-370%
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
SenatorsW4
6-460%
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
Against the Spread
Sabres
5-550%
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
Senators6 cover
7-370%
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Sabres
Overall
49%17-18
46%16-19
46%16-19
Senators
Overall
51%18-17
46%16-19
60%21-14
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Sabres
On Road
35%6-11
35%6-11
53%9-8
Senators
At Home
50%8-8
38%6-10
56%9-7
Tim Stützle
Tim StützleOttawa Senators
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Josh Doan
Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Drake Batherson
Drake BathersonOttawa Senators
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Josh Norris
Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Tage Thompson
Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Alex Tuch
Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Brady Tkachuk
Brady TkachukOttawa Senators
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 3.5
6
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Dylan Cozens
Dylan CozensOttawa Senators
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Jake Sanderson
Jake SandersonOttawa Senators
4 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
0
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres
3 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Fabian Zetterlund
Fabian ZetterlundOttawa Senators
3 props
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Jack Quinn
Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
Zach Benson
Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres
3 props
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Thomas Chabot
Thomas ChabotOttawa Senators
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
3
PointsO 0.5
0
Claude Giroux
Claude GirouxOttawa Senators
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
David Perron
David PerronOttawa Senators
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Ridly Greig
Ridly GreigOttawa Senators
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
Artem Zub
Artem ZubOttawa Senators
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
Alex Lyon
Alex LyonBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
SavesO 25.5
24
Linus Ullmark
Linus UllmarkOttawa Senators
1 prop
SavesO 22.5
22