Sabres 3–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 1, 2005)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Campbell

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 20:30 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 19:46 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

2 A

2 shots · 13:59 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder Go-ahead 1st · 08:06

Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Francis Bouillon · beat Martin Biron

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Pierre Dagenais PP 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Michael Ryder, Mark Streit · beat Martin Biron

0–2

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 2nd · 12:04

Assists: Brian Campbell, Jason Pominville · beat Jose Theodore

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Chris Drury PP Tying 3rd · 15:45

Assists: Tim Connolly, Brian Campbell · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Brian Campbell Go-ahead OT · 02:15

Assists: Tim Connolly, Jason Pominville · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Hecht 19:46

L2 Drury · Afinogenov · Kotalik 18:14

L3 Vanek · Pominville · Grier 13:59

L4 Gaustad · Mair 11:20

D1 Tallinder · Numminen 21:08

D2 Lydman · Campbell 20:32

D3 McKee · Kalinin 12:32

D4 Fitzpatrick 4:52

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Ribeiro · Dandenault · Ryder 19:20

L2 Plekanec · Zednik · Sundstrom 16:47

L3 Bulis · Bonk · Dagenais 14:59

L4 Begin · Higgins · Perezhogin 12:16

L5 Kostitsyn 0:39

D1 Bouillon · Rivet 27:21

D2 Souray · Streit 19:22

D3 Cote 5:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 20

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

14 Hits 18

17 Blocked shots 14

11 Takeaways 14

14 Giveaways 10

14 Penalty minutes 16

BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30) MTL shooting 10.0% (2/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 62:15 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 62:11 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Nov 252005 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Nov 52005 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Nov 42005 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Apr 32004 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 Mar 242004 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–2

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on December 1, 2005?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Campbell, Chris Drury, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Michael Ryder, Pierre Dagenais.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–2 AfterDec 2 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 5–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeNov 29 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 0–4 AfterDec 3 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

Also on December 1

🐧PIT 1–2 🗽NYR 🏛️OTT 0–3 🐻BOS 🍁TOR 4–0 🐦ATL 🦅WSH 2–3 🐆FLA 🔥CGY 3–2 🐙DET 🌲MIN 1–2 🐯NSH 🧥CBJ 1–4 🎵STL 🐋VAN 3–5 🛢️EDM

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