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2005-06 regular season

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–3

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–1 at KeyBank Center on April 12, 2006.

MTL – BUF
28–34
Shots on goal
0/6–1/2
Power play
15–17
Hits
11–14
Blocked shots
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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
Tim Connolly
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:12 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Maxim Afinogenov
2 A
2 shots · 14:05 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Taylor Pyatt
1 G
5 shots · 09:52 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Taylor Pyatt Go-ahead 1st · 02:51
Assists: Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Cristobal Huet
0–1
⚔️ Tim Connolly 1st · 18:26
Assists: Toni Lydman, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Cristobal Huet
0–2
2nd period
🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray 2nd · 05:34
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
1–2
3rd period
⚔️ Daniel Brière PP 3rd · 02:02
Assists: Tim Connolly, Ryan Miller · beat Cristobal Huet
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Ribeiro · Koivu · Kovalev 18:27
L2 Higgins · Bulis · Dandenault 15:42
L3 Bonk · Ryder · Zednik 14:25
L4 Murray · Plekanec · Perezhogin 11:09
L5 Downey 8:06
D1 Markov · Souray 23:20
D2 Streit · Rivet 19:46
D3 Komisarek 15:58
⚔️Sabres
L1 Drury · Roy · Grier 18:07
L2 Connolly · Brière · Afinogenov 14:42
L3 Gaustad · Kotalik · Pominville 12:06
L4 Pyatt · Vanek · Dumont 9:52
D1 Tallinder · Lydman 25:08
D2 McKee · Campbell 18:30
D3 Numminen · Kalinin 15:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
28 Shots on goal 34
0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
15 Hits 17
11 Blocked shots 14
3 Takeaways 7
15 Giveaways 10
12 Penalty minutes 20
MTL shooting 3.6% (1/28) BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:52 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4-2 (14% win rate, 7 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-5-5 (38% win rate, 16 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 18-1-2 (86% win rate, 21 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 4–3
Feb 92006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Feb 72006 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Dec 12005 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Nov 252005 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Nov 52005 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on April 12, 2006?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Taylor Pyatt, Tim Connolly.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 4–3 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeApr 10 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 AfterApr 13 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 4–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 6–2 AfterApr 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2
Also on April 12
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