Senators 3–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 24, 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

Patrick Eaves

1 G

3 shots · 19:12 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Antoine Vermette

1 G

2 shots · 11:23 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Daniel Alfredsson

1 G

1 shots · 19:25 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson Go-ahead 1st · 04:32

Assists: Tyler Arnason, Andrej Meszaros · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

🏛️ Antoine Vermette 1st · 06:56

Assists: Brian McGrattan, Chris Kelly · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Daniel Brière 2nd · 09:54

Assists: J-P Dumont, Brian Campbell · beat Ray Emery

2–1

3rd period

🏛️ Patrick Eaves 3rd · 04:56

Assists: Jason Spezza, Wade Redden · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Alfredsson · Eaves 19:12

L2 Schaefer · Spezza · Arnason 16:57

L3 Kelly · Smolinski · Neil 12:55

L4 Vermette · Varada · McGrattan 11:23

D1 Meszaros · Phillips 24:47

D2 Redden · Pothier 22:19

D3 Schubert · Novak 10:29

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Brière · Drury 19:19

L2 Roy · Afinogenov · Kotalik 15:41

L3 Grier · Dumont · Pominville 13:27

L4 Pyatt · Novotny · Gaustad 8:54

D1 Numminen · Lydman 21:44

D2 Tallinder · Campbell 19:22

D3 Kalinin · McKee 14:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

24 Shots on goal 29

15 Hits 18

13 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 2

17 Giveaways 18

12 Penalty minutes 12

OTT shooting 12.5% (3/24) BUF shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Ray Emery

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:34 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Senators

Senators — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Senators

Senators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-5-2 (53% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 5–1

Mar 182006 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 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

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Who won Senators vs Sabres on March 24, 2006?

Senators won 3–1. The final score was Senators 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Senators?

Antoine Vermette, Daniel Alfredsson, Patrick Eaves.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ray Emery made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Senators lead the season series 5–1 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeMar 21 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 2–5 AfterMar 25 🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI 3–6

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 22 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterMar 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–5

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