- Final0NYR
NJ4
14
1 - Final1NSH
WSH1
41
4 - Final2CHI
PIT2
32
3 - Final3BUF
OTT1
41
4 - Final4PHX
FLA2
12
1 - Final SOSO5NYI
WPG3
23
2 - Final6MIN
CGY1
21
2
Final
Series tied 3-3
| Game 1: Saturday, November 5th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 3 | Final SO |
| Senators | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, November 11th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Senators | 1 | Final |
| Sabres | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Tuesday, December 13th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Senators | 3 | Final OT |
| Sabres | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, December 20th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 1 | Final |
| Senators | 4 | |
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| Game 5: Saturday, December 31st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Senators | 3 | Final SO |
| Sabres | 2 | |
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| Game 6: Saturday, March 10th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 4 | Final SO |
| Senators | 3 | |
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Coverage: TSN
7:30 PM ET, December 20, 2011
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| OTT | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | T Vanek 61 | T Vanek 26 | T Vanek 35 |
| OTT | J Spezza 84 | M Michalek 35 | E Karlsson 59 |
E. Condra (Senators - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

C. Anderson (Senators - G): Saves: 22, Save Pct.: .957


R. Miller (Sabres - G): Saves: 35, Save Pct.: .921
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Ottawa | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Zack Smith in neutral zone |
| 0:06 | Ottawa | Chris Neil credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone |
| 0:29 | Ottawa | Giveaway by Zack Smith in defensive zone |
| 0:33 | Buffalo | Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Peter Regin |
| 0:35 | Ottawa | Chris Neil credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in defensive zone |
| 1:09 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Thomas Vanek in defensive zone |
| 1:30 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera credited with hit on Erik Karlsson in defensive zone |
| 1:46 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Jason Spezza saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 14 ft) |
| 1:47 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:47 | Ottawa | Kyle Turris won faceoff against Paul Szczechura in offensive zone |
| 2:08 | Ottawa | Shot missed by Jared Cowen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 68 ft) |
| 2:35 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Sergei Gonchar saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 61 ft) |
| 2:39 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Offside |
| 2:39 | Buffalo | Matt Ellis won faceoff against Kaspars Daugavins in neutral zone |
| 2:46 | Buffalo | Mike Weber credited with hit on Chris Neil in defensive zone |
| 2:48 | Ottawa | Takeaway by Chris Neil in offensive zone |
| 3:14 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Matt Ellis, Wide of Net(Backhand 11 ft) |
| 3:16 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Derek Whitmore saved by Craig Anderson(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 3:33 | Ottawa | penalty to Kaspars Daugavins 2 minutes for Holding Matt Ellis |
| 3:33 | Buffalo | Power play - Jason Pominville won faceoff against Zack Smith in offensive zone |
| 3:58 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Jordan Leopold saved by Craig Anderson(Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 3:59 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:59 | Ottawa | Shorthanded - Zenon Konopka won faceoff against Derek Roy in defensive zone |
| 4:44 | Ottawa | Shorthanded - Peter Regin credited with hit on Luke Adam in defensive zone |
| 5:55 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Jason Spezza in offensive zone |
| 6:02 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Paul Gaustad in neutral zone |
| 6:31 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Jason Spezza saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 59 ft) |
| 6:31 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 6:31 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Jason Spezza in defensive zone |
| 6:47 | Ottawa | Erik Karlsson credited with hit on Robyn Regehr in defensive zone |
| 6:55 | Buffalo | Derek Roy shot blocked by Filip Kuba |
| 7:18 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Icing |
| 7:18 | Ottawa | Jason Spezza won faceoff against Matt Ellis in defensive zone |
| 7:51 | Buffalo | Derek Whitmore shot blocked by Filip Kuba |
| 7:51 | Ottawa | penalty to Kyle Turris 2 minutes for Hooking Derek Whitmore |
| 7:51 | Buffalo | Power play - Jason Pominville won faceoff against Zenon Konopka in offensive zone |
| 8:05 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Ehrhoff saved by Craig Anderson(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 8:18 | Ottawa | Shorthanded - Zack Smith credited with hit on Christian Ehrhoff in defensive zone |
| 8:35 | Buffalo | Power play - Giveaway by Drew Stafford in offensive zone |
| 8:38 | Buffalo | penalty to Drew Stafford 2 minutes for Slashing Chris Phillips |
| 8:38 | Ottawa | Jason Spezza won faceoff against Paul Szczechura in offensive zone |
| 9:34 | Ottawa | Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Paul Szczechura |
| 9:57 | Ottawa | Power play - Takeaway by Erik Karlsson in defensive zone |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Paul Gaustad in offensive zone |
| 10:41 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Sergei Gonchar saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 10:45 | Ottawa | Shot missed by Sergei Gonchar, Wide of Net(Slapshot 62 ft) |
| 11:00 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Jared Cowen saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 100 ft) |
| 11:10 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Chris Phillips saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 11:18 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Zack Smith in defensive zone |
| 11:26 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Zack Smith saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 50 ft) |
| 11:27 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:27 | Ottawa | Kyle Turris won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone |
| 11:47 | Ottawa | Takeaway by Kyle Turris in neutral zone |
| 11:57 | Ottawa | Takeaway by Jason Spezza in offensive zone |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Zack Kassian shot blocked by Chris Phillips |
| 12:18 | Ottawa | penalty to Colin Greening 2 minutes for Hooking Brayden McNabb |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Power play - Jason Pominville won faceoff against Zenon Konopka in offensive zone |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Craig Anderson(Tip-In 11 ft) |
| 12:26 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 12:26 | Ottawa | Shorthanded - Zack Smith won faceoff against Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Ehrhoff saved by Craig Anderson(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 12:47 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 12:47 | Ottawa | Shorthanded - Zenon Konopka won faceoff against Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 12:55 | Buffalo | Power play - Takeaway by Thomas Vanek in offensive zone |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Power Play Goal Scored by Jordan Leopold(Wristshot 36 ft) assisted by Christian Ehrhoff and Thomas Vanek |
| 13:12 | Ottawa | Jason Spezza won faceoff against Cody McCormick in neutral zone |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Matt Ellis in defensive zone |
| 14:00 | Ottawa | Jason Spezza shot blocked by Matt Ellis |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Brayden McNabb in defensive zone |
| 14:51 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:51 | Ottawa | Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Brayden McNabb |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Zack Smith in defensive zone |
| 15:04 | Ottawa | Chris Neil credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone |
| 15:50 | Ottawa | Giveaway by Jason Spezza in offensive zone |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | penalty to Thomas Vanek 2 minutes for Tripping Daniel Alfredsson |
| 15:52 | Ottawa | Power play - Jason Spezza won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone |
| 16:01 | Ottawa | Power play - Shot on goal by Sergei Gonchar saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 65 ft) |
| 16:08 | Ottawa | Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Paul Gaustad in defensive zone |
| 16:15 | Ottawa | Power play - Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Robyn Regehr |
| 17:06 | Ottawa | Power play - Takeaway by Sergei Gonchar in defensive zone |
| 17:14 | Ottawa | Power play - Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 38 ft) |
| 17:25 | Ottawa | Power play - Giveaway by Jason Spezza in offensive zone |
| 18:03 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Jared Cowen saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 45 ft) |
| 18:04 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Kaspars Daugavins saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 18:11 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 18:11 | Ottawa | Shot on goal by Chris Phillips saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 18:11 | Ottawa | Jason Spezza won faceoff against Paul Szczechura in offensive zone |
| 18:17 | Ottawa | Chris Phillips shot blocked by Cody McCormick |
| 18:20 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 18:20 | Ottawa | Matt Carkner shot blocked by Derek Whitmore |
| 18:21 | Ottawa | Jason Spezza won faceoff against Derek Roy in offensive zone |
| 18:35 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Drew Stafford, Wide of Net(Wristshot 50 ft) |
| 18:35 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Zack Smith in offensive zone |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Derek Whitmore saved by Craig Anderson(Snap 33 ft) |
| 18:57 | Ottawa | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Jason Spezza in offensive zone |
| 19:05 | Ottawa | Takeaway by Jason Spezza in defensive zone |
| 19:11 | Ottawa | Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Jordan Leopold |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Paul Gaustad saved by Craig Anderson(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 19:28 | Ottawa | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson in neutral zone |
| 19:40 | Ottawa | Shot missed by Colin Greening, Wide of Net(Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 20:00 | Ottawa | End of 2nd period |




