Buffalo 3, Ottawa 1
First Period
1. Buffalo, Cozens 9 (Tuch, Butcher) 12:07.
Penalties — Hayden Buf, Tkachuk Ott (fighting) 14:21; Hayden Buf (misconduct) 14:21; Hayden Buf (instigator) 14:21; Watson Ott (interference) 17:27; Dahlin Buf (slashing) 18:13.
Second Period
2. Ottawa, Batherson 11 (Stuetzle, Chabot) 7:44 (pp).
Penalties — Stuetzle Ott (tripping) 2:35; Okposo Buf (hooking) 6:33; Jankowski Buf (tripping) 9:14.
Third Period
3. Buffalo, Jankowski 2 (unassisted) 10:03.
4. Buffalo, Tuch 2 (Cozens, Skinner) 19:20 (en).
Penalties — Krebs Buf (hooking) 16:44.
Shots on goal by
Buffalo | 9 | 12 | 11 | _ | 32 |
Ottawa | 15 | 19 | 10 | _ | 44 |
Goal — Buffalo: Houser (W, 1-0-0). Ottawa: Forsberg (L, 6-6-1).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Buffalo: 0-2; Ottawa: 1-5.
Referees — Ghislain Hebert, Corey Syvret. Linesmen — Mark Shewchyk, Steve Barton.
Attendance — 00 at Ottawa.
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