Final Score
1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
Senators (1-0-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 39 |
Sabres (1-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 32 |
Top Notes
- With the win, the Sabres improved to 9-5-2 all-time in preseason matchups with the Senators, including a 2-3-0 record at home.
- The win marked the first victory by the home team in in the last seven preseason matchups between the teams.
- Derek Grant contributed on all three of the Sabres’ goals, scoring once and setting up two others.
- The Sabres signed Grant to a one-year deal on July 2. He finished the 2015-16 season ranked sixth in the AHL with 27 goals despite appearing in just 36 games with the Stockton Heat.
- With a goal and an assist in his fourth NHL preseason game, Nicholas Baptiste recorded his first NHL preseason points.
- Baptiste had four points (3+1) in two games during the Prospects Challenge at HarborCenter from Sept. 17-19, including a hat trick in a 6-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils prospects.
- Tonight’s Attendance: 17,868
Post-Game Audio
Sabres forward Nicholas Baptiste
Sabres forward Derek Grant
Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe
Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner
Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma
Senators forward Derick Brassard
Senators forward Chris Neil
Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond
Senators head coach Guy Boucher