Bowen Byram had two goals and an assist capped by the winner 31 seconds into overtime as the Sabres claimed their seventh consecutive victory beating the Ottawa Senators 3-2

Jack Hughes scored for New Jersey in his first game back after hand surgery, but the Devils' two-game winning streak ended with a 3-1 loss to the visiting Buffalo Sabres.

Bowen Byram scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2, extending their win streak to seven heading into the Christmas break.

The Bruins have been a leaky team, defensively, all season. Per Stathletes, they’ve allowed the second-most high-danger chances (2.92) and expected goals (3.18) per game in the league. Starting goalie Jeremy Swayman had been bailing them out, but he’s got an .868 save percentage and 3.49 goals-against average in nine December appearances.

Bowen Byram scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 victory against the host Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

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Bowen Byram scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday, extending their win streak to seven heading into the Christmas break.

Buffalo Sabres (19-14-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (15-16-8, in the Central Division) St. Louis; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Buffalo Sabres after Pavel Buchnevich's two-goal game against the Nashville Predators in the Blues' 3-2 win.

Zach Benson added a no-look goal later in the second period to give the Sabres a 2-1 lead. Then the team played a defensively responsible third period and got an all-out-effort empty-net goal from Peyton Krebs to skate away from New Jersey with a 3-1 lead. With that, the Sabres have their first six-game winning streak since December 2022.