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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Ottawa 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2016
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Ottawa 1001
Buffalo 2103
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Ottawa   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  0:23 Zach Bogosian shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Marc Methot shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 1:05  
Dion Phaneuf penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 1:55  
  1:55 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  1:58 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  2:06 Sam Reinhart shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  2:07
(0-1)
Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Zemgus Girgensons. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen.
  2:07 David Legwand wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar.
  2:43 Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Scott Gomez.
Alex Chiasson wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 3:04  
  3:30 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  3:30 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
Mark Stone shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 3:54  
Chris Neil shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:32  
  4:55 Matt Moulson shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  5:14 Sam Reinhart shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  5:14 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
  5:18 Nicolas Deslauriers shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  5:18 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 5:32  
Alex Chiasson scores. Assisted by Mike Hoffman. Assisted by Mika Zibanejad. 5:33
(1-1)
 
  5:33 Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Scott Gomez.
  5:53 Sam Reinhart shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  7:33 David Legwand wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
  8:17
(1-2)
Nicolas Deslauriers scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly. Assisted by Evander Kane.
Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against David Legwand. 8:17  
Nicholas Paul shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 8:28  
Bobby Ryan shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:08  
Zack Smith wins the face-off against Jack Eichel. 9:50  
Dion Phaneuf shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 11:59  
  12:03 Mark Pysyk penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
  12:03 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 12:21  
  13:45 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  14:43 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
  15:29 Zach Bogosian shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  15:40 Jake McCabe shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  15:40 Nicolas Deslauriers wins the face-off against Alex Chiasson.
Mark Stone shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 15:53  
  16:16 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Zack Smith wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 16:16  
Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:51  
Marc Methot shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:55  
  17:10 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
  19:10 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Dion Phaneuf shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:36  
  19:59 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
2
Ottawa   Buffalo
Zack Smith wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:00  
  0:21 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Nicholas Paul shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 2:47  
Scott Gomez wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 2:48  
Chris Wideman shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 2:55  
  3:16 Ryan O'Reilly shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Scott Gomez wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 4:38  
Scott Gomez wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 4:47  
  5:09 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Mika Zibanejad shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:09  
  7:11 Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
Alex Chiasson penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 7:11  
  7:11 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
Bobby Ryan shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:28  
  7:47 Brian Gionta shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  8:43 Chad Ruhwedel shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  8:44 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar.
  9:22 Josh Gorges penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
Chris Neil penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 9:22  
  9:22 Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Mark Stone shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:32  
  9:53
(1-3)
Zach Bogosian scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart. Assisted by Jack Eichel.
  9:53 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
Bobby Ryan wins the face-off against Evander Kane. 11:06  
  11:33 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  11:35 David Legwand wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar.
Dion Phaneuf shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 11:56  
Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Jack Eichel. 11:56  
  12:34 Sam Reinhart shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  12:34 Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
Mark Stone shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 13:25  
  15:36 Jack Eichel shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  15:37 Sam Reinhart shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against David Legwand. 15:38  
  15:52 Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for Cross checking - 2 mins.
Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 15:52  
  16:13 Ryan O'Reilly shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:44  
  17:35 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Jack Eichel. 17:49  
  18:14 Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar.
Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 18:48  
Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 18:50  
Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 18:56  
  19:12 Brian Gionta shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:40  
  19:41 Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
  19:41 Marcus Foligno penalty for Misconduct - 10 mins.
Chris Neil penalty for Misconduct - 10 mins. 19:41  
Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 19:41  
3
Ottawa   Buffalo
  0:00 David Legwand wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
  0:14 David Legwand wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad.
Bobby Ryan shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 0:36  
Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:36  
  2:38 Chad Ruhwedel penalty for High sticking - 2 mins.
  2:38 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
  3:53 David Legwand wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Nicholas Paul shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 6:01  
  6:49 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
Mark Stone wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 7:02  
Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:54  
Cody Ceci shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 8:32  
  8:58 Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar.
  9:08 Jack Eichel shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  9:08 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar.
  9:15 Zemgus Girgensons shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  9:42 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
  9:42 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
  9:45 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zack Smith.
Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:04  
Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:04  
  10:24 Marcus Foligno shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Nicholas Paul shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:57  
Zack Smith wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:59  
Zack Smith shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 11:08  
  11:09 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  11:22 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Curtis Lazar shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 12:20  
Dion Phaneuf penalty for Illegal Check to head - 2 mins. 12:57  
Dion Phaneuf penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 12:57  
  12:57 Zach Bogosian penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
  12:57 Zach Bogosian penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Ottawa team penalty for Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins. 12:57  
Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 12:57  
  14:56 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar.
Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:08  
  16:38 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Chris Wideman penalty for Tripping - 2 mins. 17:01  
Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 17:01  
  17:11 Sam Reinhart shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson.
Dion Phaneuf shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:15  
Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 19:15  
  19:36 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Zack Smith.