Sabres vs. Senators Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Senators NHL game on April 2, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 18:42 Goal scored by Shane Pinto assisted by Michael Amadio
P3 15:30 Drake Batherson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
P3 12:33 Shot on goal by Fabian Zetterlund saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 11:37 Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 09:00 Shot missed by Shane Pinto
P3 08:37 Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 06:22 Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 05:55 Goal scored by Artem Zub
P3 05:47 Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 05:14 Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 04:47 Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 04:05 Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 03:54 Shot missed by Lassi Thomson
P3 03:47 Jordan Spence shot blocked by Josh Doan
P3 02:57 Jordan Spence shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 01:26 Shot missed by Jordan Spence
P2 19:46 Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Linus Ullmark
P2 19:31 Shot on goal by Zach Metsa saved by Linus Ullmark
P2 17:38 Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Linus Ullmark
P2 17:18 Josh Doan shot blocked by Jordan Spence
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 18:42
    Josh Dunne won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
  3. P3 18:42
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Shane Pinto assisted by Michael Amadio
    1-4
  4. P3 18:02
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  5. P3 17:42
    Tim Stutzle won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  6. P3 17:21
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Ridly Greig in offensive zone
  7. P3 17:21
    Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
  8. P3 17:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  9. P3 16:58
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in neutral zone
  10. P3 16:58
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  11. P3 15:46
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
  12. P3 15:46
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  13. P3 15:30
    SHOT
    Drake Batherson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  14. P3 14:27
    Michael Amadio credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in defensive zone
  15. P3 13:55
    Lars Eller won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  16. P3 13:55
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  17. P3 13:24
    Zach Benson won faceoff against Ridly Greig in neutral zone
  18. P3 13:24
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  19. P3 13:14
    Sabres won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
  20. P3 12:35
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
  21. P3 12:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  22. P3 12:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Fabian Zetterlund saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  23. P3 11:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Linus Ullmark
  24. P3 09:43
    Ridly Greig credited with hit on Josh Doan in defensive zone
  25. P3 09:30
    Sabres won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
  26. P3 09:03
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Tim Stutzle in defensive zone
  27. P3 09:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Shane Pinto
  28. P3 08:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  29. P3 06:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Linus Ullmark
  30. P3 05:55
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Artem Zub
    1-2
  31. P3 05:51
    Lars Eller won faceoff against Josh Dunne in offensive zone
  32. P3 05:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  33. P3 05:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Linus Ullmark
  34. P3 04:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Linus Ullmark
  35. P3 04:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  36. P3 03:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Lassi Thomson
  37. P3 03:47
    SHOT
    Jordan Spence shot blocked by Josh Doan
  38. P3 02:57
    SHOT
    Jordan Spence shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  39. P3 01:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jordan Spence
  40. P3 00:00
    Ridly Greig won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
  41. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  42. P2 19:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Linus Ullmark
  43. P2 19:33
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  44. P2 19:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Metsa saved by Linus Ullmark
  45. P2 17:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Linus Ullmark
  46. P2 17:18
    SHOT
    Josh Doan shot blocked by Jordan Spence
  47. P2 16:32
    Tim Stutzle won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  48. P2 16:32
    Stoppage - Icing
  49. P2 15:48
    SHOT
    Jordan Spence shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  50. P2 15:18
    Shane Pinto won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
  51. P2 15:18
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Dylan Cozens assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Ridly Greig
    1-1
  52. P2 15:09
    Sabres won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
  53. P2 14:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  54. P2 14:42
    SHOT
    Artem Zub shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  55. P2 13:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sabres
  56. P2 13:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Lassi Thomson
  57. P2 12:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  58. P2 11:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  59. P2 11:01
    Power play - Brady Tkachuk won faceoff against Alex Tuch in offensive zone
  60. P2 11:01
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  61. P2 11:01
    Penalty to Ryan McLeod 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Tim Stutzle)
  62. P2 10:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Senators saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  63. P2 10:28
    SHOT
    Josh Doan shot blocked by teammate
  64. P2 09:06
    Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Jordan Greenway in offensive zone
  65. P2 09:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shane Pinto saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  66. P2 08:49
    Shane Pinto won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
  67. P2 08:42
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  68. P2 08:19
    Tim Stutzle won faceoff against Jason Zucker in neutral zone
  69. P2 08:15
    Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  70. P2 08:03
    Zach Benson credited with hit on Nikolas Matinpalo in offensive zone
  71. P2 07:39
    SHOT
    Josh Norris shot blocked by Jordan Spence
  72. P2 07:16
    Brady Tkachuk won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
  73. P2 07:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  74. P2 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Linus Ullmark
  75. P2 06:28
    Lars Eller won faceoff against Josh Dunne in offensive zone
  76. P2 06:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tim Stutzle saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  77. P2 06:20
    SHOT
    Lassi Thomson shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  78. P2 05:20
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Claude Giroux in offensive zone
  79. P2 05:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  80. P2 05:14
    Sabres won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
  81. P2 04:59
    Lars Eller won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  82. P2 04:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Norris
  83. P2 04:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Doan
  84. P2 04:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Norris
  85. P2 02:25
    SHOT
    Jordan Spence shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  86. P2 01:34
    Tim Stutzle credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in offensive zone
  87. P2 01:14
    Sabres won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
  88. P2 01:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  89. P2 00:00
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
  90. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  91. P1 19:55
    Tim Stutzle credited with hit on Zach Benson in defensive zone
  92. P1 19:48
    SHOT
    Owen Power shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
  93. P1 19:28
    Tim Stutzle won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  94. P1 19:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Fabian Zetterlund
  95. P1 18:46
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nick Cousins
  96. P1 18:32
    Josh Dunne won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
  97. P1 17:09
    Shane Pinto won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  98. P1 16:35
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Lars Eller in defensive zone
  99. P1 16:35
    Stoppage - Icing
  100. P1 16:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Fabian Zetterlund
  101. P1 16:15
    Drake Batherson won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  102. P1 16:15
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  103. P1 14:45
    Josh Dunne credited with hit on Fabian Zetterlund in offensive zone
  104. P1 14:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  105. P1 14:02
    Power play - Alex Tuch won faceoff against Michael Amadio in offensive zone
  106. P1 14:02
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  107. P1 14:01
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Linus Ullmark
  108. P1 13:05
    Shorthanded - Shane Pinto credited with hit on Jack Quinn in defensive zone
  109. P1 12:36
    Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Claude Giroux in offensive zone
  110. P1 12:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Zach Benson
  111. P1 11:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  112. P1 11:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Linus Ullmark
  113. P1 10:16
    Shorthanded - Tim Stutzle won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
  114. P1 10:16
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  115. P1 09:59
    Shorthanded - Tim Stutzle won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  116. P1 09:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  117. P1 08:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Linus Ullmark
  118. P1 06:44
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
  119. P1 06:44
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  120. P1 06:23
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
  121. P1 06:23
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  122. P1 06:23
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
  123. P1 05:39
    SHOT
    Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Jordan Spence
  124. P1 04:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Shane Pinto saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  125. P1 03:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Lassi Thomson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  126. P1 03:39
    Power play - Claude Giroux won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  127. P1 02:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cameron Crotty
  128. P1 02:20
    Lars Eller won faceoff against Josh Dunne in offensive zone
  129. P1 02:12
    Stoppage - Icing
  130. P1 02:09
    Fabian Zetterlund credited with hit on Zach Metsa in offensive zone
  131. P1 01:14
    Michael Amadio credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in offensive zone
  132. P1 01:05
    Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Artem Zub in offensive zone
  133. P1 00:49
    Giveaway by Linus Ullmark in defensive zone
  134. P1 00:29
    SHOT
    Owen Power shot blocked by Brady Tkachuk
  135. P1 00:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  136. P1 00:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nikolas Matinpalo saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  137. P1 00:00
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
  138. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Senators
22Shots on Goal24
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
19Penalty Infraction Mins9
24Hits32
16 Shots Blocked 10
14Giveaways13
SabresBUF
SenatorsOTT
22Shots on Goal24
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
19Penalty Infraction Mins9
24Hits32
16 Shots Blocked 10
14Giveaways13

Sabres vs. Senators: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Sabres vs. Senators
  • Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Canadian Tire Centre

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Senators favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Sabres 47¢, Senators 53¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Sabres: 49%
  • Senators: 51%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sabres a win probability of 49%, while the Senators have a win probability of 51%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Senators are more likely to beat the Sabres in the NHL game at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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