Canadiens 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Nov 4, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Michael Ryder

1 G

3 shots · 15:29 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alexander Perezhogin

1 G

2 shots · 07:07 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G

1 shots · 15:43 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Rory Fitzpatrick PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:53

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Yann Danis

0–1

🇨🇦 Alexander Perezhogin Tying 1st · 09:59

Assists: Andrei Markov, Chris Higgins · beat Martin Biron

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Adam Mair Go-ahead 2nd · 00:49

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Paul Gaustad · beat Yann Danis

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder Tying 3rd · 05:06

Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Francis Bouillon · beat Martin Biron

2–2

🇨🇦 Niklas Sundstrom Go-ahead 3rd · 17:08

Assists: Steve Begin, Mathieu Dandenault · beat Martin Biron

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Dandenault · Kovalev 19:06

L2 Ribeiro · Zednik · Sundstrom 16:02

L3 Begin · Bulis · Ryder 15:04

L4 Higgins · Plekanec · Dagenais 10:36

L5 Perezhogin 7:07

D1 Markov · Rivet 22:10

D2 Bouillon · Komisarek 18:52

D3 Souray 17:53

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Hecht · Brière 20:38

L2 Connolly · Afinogenov · Kotalik 15:13

L3 Vanek · Gaustad · Dumont 11:43

L4 Roy · Mair · Pominville 11:13

D1 Tallinder · Kalinin 20:44

D2 Campbell · McKee 19:27

D3 Fitzpatrick · Numminen 16:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 26

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

8 Hits 11

13 Blocked shots 20

2 Takeaways 2

11 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Yann Danis

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:15 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 32004 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 Mar 242004 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 Jan 272004 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Jan 62004 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 Nov 82003 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on November 4, 2005?

Canadiens won 3–2. The final score was Canadiens 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alexander Perezhogin, Michael Ryder, Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Rory Fitzpatrick.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Yann Danis made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sabres season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeNov 1 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 AfterNov 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 2 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 10–4 AfterNov 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

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