BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Tyson Kozak #48 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against Claude Giroux #28 of the Ottawa Senators during the first-period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Tim Stützle #18 of the Ottawa Senators falls to the ice against Noah Östlund #86 of the Buffalo Sabres during the first-period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Mattias Samuelsson #23 of the Buffalo Sabres poke checks a shot attempt by Tim Stützle #18 of the Ottawa Senators during the first-period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Sam Carrick #10 of the Buffalo Sabres battles against Tim Stützle #18 of the Ottawa Senators during the first-period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Colten Ellis #92 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a leg pad save against Michael Amadio #22 of the Ottawa Senators during the first-period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Ryan McLeod #71 of the Buffalo Sabres defends against Claude Giroux #28 of the Ottawa Senators during the first-period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Tim Stützle #18 of the Ottawa Senators delivers a check to Olen Zellweger #8 of the Buffalo Sabres during the first-period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Tage Thompson #72 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up prior to the NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at KeyBank Center on November 4, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)