Sabres 4–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Apr 15, 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 ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:54 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Drury

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:58 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

43 saves

0.956 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 10:20

Assists: J-P Dumont, Henrik Tallinder · beat David Aebischer

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP Tying 2nd · 17:52

Assists: Sheldon Souray, Saku Koivu · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

🇨🇦 Mike Komisarek Go-ahead 2nd · 18:37

Assists: Tomas Plekanec · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Chris Drury SH Tying 3rd · 04:37

Assists: Mike Grier, Jay McKee · beat David Aebischer

2–2

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 3rd · 06:48

Assists: Daniel Brière, Jason Pominville · beat David Aebischer

3–2

⚔️ Teppo Numminen Empty net 3rd · 19:23

Assists: Chris Drury

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Drury · Brière 17:58

L2 Connolly · Afinogenov · Dumont 15:43

L3 Pominville · Grier · Kotalik 14:53

L4 Vanek · Pyatt · Gaustad 9:43

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 23:04

D2 Numminen · McKee 19:48

D3 Kalinin · Campbell 15:46

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Ribeiro · Kovalev 19:45

L2 Koivu · Ryder · Dandenault 18:48

L3 Bulis · Plekanec · Zednik 13:19

L4 Murray · Bonk · Perezhogin 8:19

L5 Sundstrom 7:14

D1 Souray · Markov 23:58

D2 Rivet · Streit 19:47

D3 Komisarek 14:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 45

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

13 Hits 14

27 Blocked shots 8

18 Takeaways 21

12 Giveaways 13

12 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 13.3% (4/30) MTL shooting 4.4% (2/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

43/45

.956 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

David Aebischer

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:38 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-1-2 (80% win rate, 15 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-8-1 (40% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-8-2 (44% win rate, 18 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-3-2 (71% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 5–3

Apr 122006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 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

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on April 15, 2006?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, J-P Dumont, Maxim Afinogenov, Teppo Numminen.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Michael Ryder, Mike Komisarek.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 43 saves on 45 shots (.956 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

David Aebischer made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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 5–3 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 12 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterApr 16 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 0–6

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeApr 13 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 4–3 AfterApr 18 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3

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