Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves, Jack Quinn scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres spoiled the Ottawa Senators’ homecoming with a 4-0 victory Thursday night.

Buffalo looks to build momentum versus the division-rival Senators. The Buffalo Sabres’ one-game road trip takes them to Canadian Tire Center for a Thursday night matchup with the Ottawa Senators.

On Friday, the Senators had a significant team meeting addressing how to move forward amidst a four-game losing streak.

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The losing woes continue to curse the Ottawa Senators as they currently sit on a four game losing streak after the four-zip shutout from the Buffalo Sabres. With this loss, the team is now three points outside the second and final wild card playoff spot currently held by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Gilbert has played in 14 games for the Sabres this season, posting one assist and a minus-1 rating. His average ice time is 10:33 per game and he's collected 36 hits and 11 blocked shots.

Buffalo went on to double their lead in the second period, as Nick Jensen flipped a pass right to Dylan Cozens, who beat Anton Forsberg at the 4:11 mark, and 6 minutes later, a Ryan McLeod shot deflected in off of Thomas Chabot making it 4-0 Buffalo. A whole lot of "Yikes" without much to put into the positive column.

The game at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York begins at 1 p.m. PT. It will be broadcast on KONG. KONG is available for streaming through Fubo, in addition to antenna, cable and satellite. The game will also be broadcast across the Kraken Hockey Network. Pregame coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.

It was a tough night for the Ottawa Senators as they were shutout 4-0 by the Buffalo Sabres in their first home game since December 14.

The Sabres built a four-goal lead and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen earned his second shutout of the season in an emphatic 4-0 win over the Senators.

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