Thrashers 1–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 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

Chris Drury

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:07 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

2 A

4 shots · 19:04 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Chris Drury PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:51

Assists: Tim Connolly, Brian Campbell · beat Kari Lehtonen

0–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 2nd · 11:31

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy · beat Kari Lehtonen

0–2

3rd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 3rd · 13:25

Assists: Derek Roy, Teppo Numminen · beat Kari Lehtonen

0–3

🐦 Marc Savard SH 3rd · 13:54

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Greg De Vries · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

⚔️ Mike Grier 3rd · 14:53

Assists: Chris Drury, Toni Lydman · beat Kari Lehtonen

1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Holik · Hossa 21:24

L2 Kozlov · Savard · Stefan 18:17

L3 Aubin · Vigier · Petrovicky 11:52

L4 Boulton · Slater · Mellanby 6:54

D1 Havelid · Sutton 20:48

D2 De Vries · Modry 18:06

D3 Exelby · Hnidy 13:18

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Connolly · Drury 20:32

L2 Roy · Pominville · Grier 16:34

L3 Vanek · Afinogenov · Kotalik 12:37

L4 Peters · Gaustad · Mair 5:18

D1 Lydman · McKee 22:30

D2 Tallinder · Numminen 18:44

D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 16:11

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 29

0/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

9 Hits 12

15 Blocked shots 14

1 Takeaways 7

6 Giveaways 11

16 Penalty minutes 18

ATL shooting 2.9% (1/35) BUF shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Kari Lehtonen

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:59 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 5-5-3 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-5-1 (70% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Thrashers

Thrashers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Mar 172004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 4–3 OT Feb 162004 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 2–7 Jan 202004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 1–4 Nov 52003 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 7–4 Apr 22003 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

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Who won Thrashers vs Sabres on December 30, 2005?

Sabres won 4–1. The final score was Thrashers 1, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Marc Savard.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, Maxim Afinogenov, Mike Grier, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Sabres season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeDec 28 🔔PHI @ 🐦ATL 4–3 AfterJan 1 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 5–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4 AfterJan 1 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

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