Sabres 2–4 Senators — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 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 🏛️ OTT

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 11:23 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Peter Schaefer

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:05 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:37 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Peter Schaefer Go-ahead 1st · 08:57

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Brian Pothier · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

🏛️ Zdeno Chara PP 1st · 12:09

Assists: Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

2nd period

🏛️ Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 07:53

Assists: Peter Schaefer, Chris Neil · beat Ryan Miller

0–3

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 2nd · 08:39

Assists: Derek Roy, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Ray Emery

1–3

3rd period

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP 3rd · 09:31

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Chris Drury · beat Ray Emery

2–3

🏛️ Chris Kelly Empty net 3rd · 19:47

Unassisted

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Drury · Roy 20:43

L2 Dumont · Grier · Afinogenov 15:15

L3 Pyatt · Kotalik · Pominville 12:05

L4 Vanek · Peters · Gaustad 8:21

D1 Numminen · Tallinder 22:44

D2 Lydman · Campbell 18:53

D3 McKee · Kalinin 15:42

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Spezza · Alfredsson 22:01

L2 Schaefer · Vermette · Kelly 13:05

L3 Smolinski · Eaves · Neil 11:23

L4 Arnason · Varada 8:36

D1 Chara · Redden 25:16

D2 Volchenkov · Phillips 17:11

D3 Meszaros · Pothier 14:10

D4 Schubert 6:33

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

22 Shots on goal 49

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/10

18 Hits 24

11 Blocked shots 13

10 Takeaways 7

7 Giveaways 15

24 Penalty minutes 18

BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22) OTT shooting 8.2% (4/49)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

45/48

.938 SV% · 3 GA · 59:19 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ray Emery

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Senators

Senators — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

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

Senators

Senators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 13-0 (100% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 4–1

Feb 42006 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 SO Nov 122005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–6 Nov 22005 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 10–4 Oct 82005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 0–5 Mar 32004 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

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Who won Sabres vs Senators on March 18, 2006?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Maxim Afinogenov.

Who scored for Senators?

Bryan Smolinski, Chris Kelly, Peter Schaefer, Zdeno Chara.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 45 saves on 48 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ray Emery made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators season series?

Senators lead the season series 4–1 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 16 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterMar 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 0–5

🏛️ Senators

BeforeMar 16 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 2–3 AfterMar 19 🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD 4–0

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