Maxim Affinogenov (61) scores Buffalo's first goal of the night in the 2nd period.

We head to Scotiabank Place in Cnada, Ontario, Canada, where Rick’s Ottawa Senators host Zak’s Buffalo Sabres. Despite a 3 and 3 start, Zak’s Sabres have rebounded to a 10-5-1 record. However, Rick’s Senators are a tough crowd to beat, as he puts his impressive 15-1-0 record on the line in this exciting divisional matchup. Let’s go!

Sergei Fedorov (91) scores the first goal of the game. He would score again in the 3rd period, enroute to 1st Star Honors.

The teams traded some penalties back-and-forth for a good part of the first. Ottawa would finally take advantage of that, as Sergei Fedorov would light-the-lamp for the Sens’ Powerplay. A few minutes later, Daniel Alfredsson (who had setup Fedorov’s goal) also scored on the Powerplay to put the Senators up by two. A short while later, Alfredsson would score again on even-strength, to widen the gap farther. And that’s how we’d end the first. Ottawa leads Buffalo by a score of 3 to 0.

Daniel Alfredsson (11) had 3 points in the 1st period, including this Powerplay Goal.

Buffalo started the 2nd with a HUGE 5-on-3 Powerplay, thanks to 3 Ottawa minor penalties at the very end of the 1st. Finally, Maxim Affinogenov would put Buffalo on-the-board with a Powerplay goal. Things were quiet until half-way through the period, when the Ottawa Powerplay would strike again, this time Rod Brind’Amour getting the goal. Illya Kovalchuk would get an even-strength marker to put the Sens’ up by even more. The 2nd period would end, with Ottawa leading Buffalo by a score of 5 to 1.

Ryan Miller (30) gets caught out of the net, and no good ever comes from that. Rod Brind'Amour (21) disagrees, as he adds some extra breathing room with this 2nd period goal.

Mike Fisher would start-out the 3rd period with a[nother] Powerplay goal for Ottawa. Marian Hossa and Affinogenov would each score within seconds to bring Buffalo back within 3. But a few minute later, Dany Heatley would score to add a little more insurance for the Sens’. Jason Pomonville would score in the closing seconds, but it wouldn’t matter, as the Senators would defeat the Sabres by a final score…scratch that…Sergei Fedorov would also score in the final seconds (f#&!ng EA)…and the Senators would win by a final score of 8 to 4.

Illya Kovalchuk (17) knocks Ryan Miller (30) out of the game, by showing that he's THE MAN.