Thrashers 4–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 1, 2006)

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 🐦 ATL

Brad Larsen

2 G

2 shots · 12:01 TOI

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Marc Savard

2 A

1 shots · 19:33 TOI

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Kari Lehtonen

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Vyacheslav Kozlov PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:11

Assists: Jaroslav Modry, Marc Savard · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

2nd period

🐦 Niclas Havelid PP 2nd · 01:48

Assists: Marc Savard, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

⚔️ Chris Drury PP 2nd · 04:22

Assists: J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière · beat Kari Lehtonen

2–1

3rd period

🐦 Brad Larsen 3rd · 02:46

Assists: Serge Aubin · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

🐦 Brad Larsen SH Empty net 3rd · 19:24

Unassisted

4–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP 3rd · 19:38

Assists: Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek · beat Kari Lehtonen

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Savard · Hossa 19:33

L2 Kozlov · Holik · Mellanby 14:49

L3 Larsen · Aubin · Petrovicky 12:13

L4 Fata · Slater · Bondra 9:47

D1 Havelid · Sutton 25:06

D2 De Vries · Exelby 19:48

D3 Modry · Hnidy 14:04

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Brière · Afinogenov 18:40

L2 Vanek · Drury · Dumont 17:07

L3 Hecht · Kotalik · Grier 14:27

L4 Pyatt · Gaustad · Pominville 10:18

D1 Fitzpatrick · Campbell 19:45

D2 Tallinder · Lydman 17:58

D3 McKee · Numminen 16:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 36

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

12 Hits 10

12 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 2

8 Giveaways 13

18 Penalty minutes 14

ATL shooting 16.0% (4/25) BUF shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Kari Lehtonen

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:22 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Thrashers

Thrashers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-3-2 (62% win rate, 13 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-2 (40% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Thrashers

Thrashers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Jan 312006 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 5–2 Dec 302005 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Mar 172004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 4–3 OT Feb 162004 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 2–7 Jan 202004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 1–4

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Who won Thrashers vs Sabres on March 1, 2006?

Thrashers won 4–2. The final score was Thrashers 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Brad Larsen (2), Niclas Havelid, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeFeb 11 🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 AfterMar 2 🐦ATL @ 🐻BOS 2–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 12 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterMar 3 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–6

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