Ottawa Won 37 of 53 Faceoffs: Tim Stutzle Went 10 for 11 and Set Up Michael Amadio's Late Winner in Buffalo

Ottawa Won 37 of 53 Faceoffs: Tim Stutzle Went 10 for 11 and Set Up Michael Amadio's Late Winner in Buffalo

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The Ottawa Senators had the puck first almost every time it dropped on Wednesday night. They won 37 of 53 faceoffs in Buffalo, 69.8 percent, and the center who won the most of them also set up the goal that decided it.

Tim Stutzle went 10 for 11 on draws and assisted Michael Amadio's go-ahead goal with 3:09 left as the Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 at KeyBank Center before 19,070, per the ESPN box score. Ottawa is 10-6-1. Buffalo dropped to 7-5-3.

Tim Stutzle's Night: 10 of 11 on Draws, the Winning Assist

Stutzle logged 23:03, the most of any Ottawa forward, with the assist on Amadio's snap shot, his 13th assist of the season, plus a takeaway. Dylan Cozens also went 10 for 11 in the circle and Claude Giroux won all five of his. Buffalo's centers had a rough night against them: Noah Ostlund won two of 10 and Tage Thompson three of nine.

How the Senators Came Back on the Sabres

Peyton Krebs put Buffalo ahead 14:00 into the second period with his first goal of the season, a deflection set up by Thompson and Zach Benson. Shane Pinto tied it at 11:33 of the third with a backhand, his sixth, from Philip Tomasino and Thomas Chabot. Amadio scored his fifth at 16:51, assisted by Stutzle and Fabian Zetterlund.

Samuel Ersson stopped 23 of 24 shots for Ottawa, and the Senators blocked 16 more in front of him, four by Chabot. Colten Ellis made 28 saves on 30 shots for Buffalo. Neither team scored on two power plays. Follow more hockey on BallerTube's NHL page.

Buffalo hosts Columbus on Friday. Ottawa is home against Utah on Saturday.