Sabres 3–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Feb 7, 2006)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
⚔️ BUF	0	2	0	1	3
🇨🇦 MTL	0	1	1	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

2 G

5 shots · 19:47 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:25 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:43

Assists: Derek Roy, J-P Dumont · beat Cristobal Huet

1–0

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins SH Tying 2nd · 10:11

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Mathieu Dandenault · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 2nd · 19:54

Assists: Brian Campbell, Teppo Numminen · beat Cristobal Huet

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Tying 3rd · 16:24

Assists: Mike Ribeiro · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP Go-ahead OT · 00:30

Assists: Chris Drury, Teppo Numminen · beat Cristobal Huet

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Hecht · Afinogenov 19:47

L2 Kotalik · Pominville · Dumont 18:29

L3 Vanek · Drury · Grier 16:01

L4 Pyatt · Peters · Novotny 8:39

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 21:52

D2 Numminen · Campbell 19:12

D3 McKee · Fitzpatrick 14:54

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Koivu · Kovalev 16:54

L2 Ribeiro · Dandenault · Ryder 16:07

L3 Bulis · Plekanec · Bonk 14:10

L4 Begin · Perezhogin · Zednik 12:55

L5 Downey 5:56

D1 Markov · Souray 23:07

D2 Rivet · Komisarek 20:02

D3 Bouillon 18:38

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

34 Shots on goal 32

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

27 Hits 40

15 Blocked shots 9

31 Takeaways 19

14 Giveaways 11

6 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34) MTL shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:11 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 17-8-1 (65% win rate, 26 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-5-1 (60% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-1-1 (85% win rate, 13 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-3-3 (50% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 3–2

Dec 12005 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Nov 252005 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Nov 52005 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Nov 42005 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Apr 32004 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6

🔮 Ask Puckey

Got a question about Sabres vs Canadiens?

Records, streaks, splits and player numbers, answered in seconds from real game results.

Try one

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on February 7, 2006?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov (2), Derek Roy.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Chris Higgins.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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?

Sabres lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from real box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 4 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 AfterFeb 9 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 5 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–5 AfterFeb 9 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

Also on February 7

🐆FLA 5–0 🦅WSH 🐦ATL 1–4 🍁TOR ⚡TBL 4–7 😈NJD 👑LAK 1–5 🌲MIN 🛢️EDM 2–5 🏔️COL 🪶CHI 3–1 🌵PHX

Sabres season page Canadiens season page Full NHL schedule