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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 17454
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Ottawa 0022
Buffalo 0303
Periods:
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1
Ottawa   Buffalo
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:09  
  0:17 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Bobby Ryan.
  0:47 Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  0:48 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Ryan Dzingel.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 0:56  
  1:46 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  1:47 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Zack Smith.
  1:54 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
  2:16 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  2:25 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  2:33 Benoit Pouliot wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Gabriel Dumont blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 2:38  
  4:42 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 4:43  
Tom Pyatt hits Josh Gorges. 4:57  
  5:32 Takeaway by Marco Scandella.
  5:37 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Mike Hoffman.
Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 5:40  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 5:42  
  6:22 Giveaway by Benoit Pouliot.
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 6:24  
  6:25 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  6:37 Jordan Nolan hits Johnny Oduya.
  6:50 Jake McCabe hits Tom Pyatt.
Dion Phaneuf hits Scott Wilson. 6:56  
  7:33 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Fredrik Claesson.
  7:37 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Zack Smith.
  7:56 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
  8:01 Josh Gorges blocks shot from Zack Smith.
  8:44 Benoit Pouliot hits Nate Thompson.
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:07  
Cody Ceci hits Johan Larsson. 9:29  
  9:43 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Ryan Dzingel.
Fredrik Claesson hits Jordan Nolan. 9:50  
  10:13 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Bobby Ryan blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 10:32  
Mark Stone shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 10:44  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 11:09  
  11:21 Takeaway by Kyle Okposo.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Zemgus Girgensons. 11:27  
  11:35 Josh Gorges blocks shot from Cody Ceci.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:36  
  12:04 Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net
Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net 13:00  
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 13:01  
  13:43 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Zack Smith.
  13:44 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Zack Smith.
Tom Pyatt hits Josh Gorges. 14:33  
  14:49 Josh Gorges blocks shot from Tom Pyatt.
  15:05 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
Tom Pyatt blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 15:13  
  15:23 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
Cody Ceci hits Jason Pominville. 15:27  
Ben Harpur hits Johan Larsson. 15:39  
  15:42 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  15:52 Jake McCabe hits Nate Thompson.
Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 16:02  
  16:07 Zemgus Girgensons hits Fredrik Claesson.
  16:21 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 16:38  
Mike Hoffman penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Gorges. 17:10  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Evander Kane. 17:10  
Takeaway by Nate Thompson. 17:52  
  18:23 Giveaway by Robin Lehner.
Johnny Oduya blocks shot from Ryan O'Reilly. 19:05  
  19:16 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
Giveaway by Johnny Oduya. 19:22  
2
Ottawa   Buffalo
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
  0:15 Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  0:40 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
  0:50 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Mark Stone blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 1:07  
  1:40 Evander Kane hits Johnny Oduya.
Tom Pyatt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:42  
Shot by Jean-Gabriel Pageau misses the net 2:05  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:13  
Zack Smith shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:19  
  2:51 Zemgus Girgensons hits Ben Harpur.
Shot by Mike Hoffman misses the net 2:52  
  3:01 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Ben Harpur.
  3:12 Jake McCabe hits Gabriel Dumont.
  3:22 Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 3:23  
Dion Phaneuf blocks shot from Jason Pominville. 3:59  
  4:13 Benoit Pouliot scores. Assisted by Marco Scandella and Rasmus Ristolainen.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 4:13  
  5:25 Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Josh Gorges.
  5:25 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Fredrik Claesson hits Zemgus Girgensons. 5:45  
  5:48 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Fredrik Claesson blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. 5:57  
  6:02 Ryan O'Reilly blocks shot from Bobby Ryan.
  6:20 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Bobby Ryan.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 6:21  
  6:29 Scott Wilson blocks shot from Cody Ceci.
Giveaway by Mike Hoffman. 6:52  
  6:53 Scott Wilson hits Mike Hoffman.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Benoit Pouliot. 7:24  
Giveaway by Ryan Dzingel. 7:34  
  7:38 Benoit Pouliot penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 7:38  
  7:54 Justin Falk blocks shot from Mark Stone.
  8:39 Justin Falk blocks shot from Mark Stone.
  8:40 Johan Larsson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Karlsson.
  8:40 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  9:11 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Mike Hoffman.
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 9:29  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 9:47  
Shot by Bobby Ryan misses the net 9:57  
  10:05 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Bobby Ryan.
  10:07 Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Dion Phaneuf shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 10:25  
  11:26 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Zack Smith penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel. 11:27  
Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:27  
Tom Pyatt blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 11:37  
Tom Pyatt blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 12:05  
Cody Ceci hits Sam Reinhart. 12:24  
  12:33 Evander Kane scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Jack Eichel.
  12:33 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Fredrik Claesson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 13:26  
  13:28 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Justin Falk. 13:45  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Josh Gorges. 13:56  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. 14:02  
Fredrik Claesson hits Jordan Nolan. 14:06  
  14:14 Josh Gorges hits Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Cody Ceci hits Benoit Pouliot. 14:30  
  14:31 Giveaway by Benoit Pouliot.
Alexandre Burrows shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 14:40  
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 14:53  
  14:55 Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  14:56 Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Shot by Mark Stone misses the net 15:08  
  15:31 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Cody Ceci hits Zemgus Girgensons. 16:18  
Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net 16:22  
Fredrik Claesson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 16:24  
Zack Smith wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 16:25  
Fredrik Claesson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 16:26  
Zack Smith wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 16:27  
Shot by Jean-Gabriel Pageau misses the net 16:35  
Zack Smith shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 16:47  
  17:34 Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  17:35 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  17:39 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  17:56 Takeaway by Benoit Pouliot.
  18:37 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Johnny Oduya shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 18:44  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 19:05  
Zack Smith wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 19:06  
  19:17 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
3
Ottawa   Buffalo
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
Mark Stone shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 0:10  
  0:14 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Zack Smith.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 0:35  
Shot by Fredrik Claesson misses the net 0:49  
  0:56 Giveaway by Evander Kane.
  1:02 Evander Kane blocks shot from Dion Phaneuf.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 1:27  
Bobby Ryan blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 1:32  
  1:35 Ryan O'Reilly hits Mark Stone.
  1:51 Zemgus Girgensons hits Johnny Oduya.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:56  
Shot by Alexandre Burrows misses the net 2:08  
Ryan Dzingel shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:31  
  2:37 Josh Gorges blocks shot from Cody Ceci.
  2:38 Jordan Nolan penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Dzingel.
  2:38 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  2:49 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
  2:53 Takeaway by Justin Falk.
Shot by Mark Stone misses the net 3:30  
  4:20 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  5:04 Ryan O'Reilly blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  5:15 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  5:16 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Fredrik Claesson.
  6:28 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Nate Thompson.
  6:28 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
  6:34 Marco Scandella hits Nate Thompson.
Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net 6:41  
Cody Ceci scores. Assisted by Mark Stone and Nate Thompson. 6:43  
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 6:43  
  7:08 Jake McCabe hits Bobby Ryan.
Bobby Ryan hits Jake McCabe. 7:22  
  8:19 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
Zack Smith blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 8:26  
  8:56 Justin Falk shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  9:16 Justin Falk blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
  9:28 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  9:39 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  9:40 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  9:48 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
  10:10 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  10:12 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Dion Phaneuf hits Jason Pominville. 10:29  
Giveaway by Bobby Ryan. 10:36  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 10:43  
  10:51 Takeaway by Marco Scandella.
  10:55 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
  11:36 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  11:43 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Zack Smith wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 11:44  
  11:55 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Zack Smith.
  12:26 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
Dion Phaneuf hits Jason Pominville. 12:27  
  13:05 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Dion Phaneuf.
Fredrik Claesson blocks shot from Evander Kane. 13:37  
  14:06 Josh Gorges hits Erik Karlsson.
Shot by Zack Smith misses the net 14:19  
  14:21 Zemgus Girgensons hits Erik Karlsson.
  14:38 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Mike Hoffman.
  14:56 Jordan Nolan hits Bobby Ryan.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 14:58  
  16:07 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Mike Condon.
  16:15 Takeaway by Evander Kane.
  17:11 Ryan O'Reilly hits Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 17:53  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 18:13  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 18:45  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 18:56  
Derick Brassard scores. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman. 19:08  
  19:08 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  19:44 Takeaway by Jake McCabe.