2–1

Final

BUF leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	2	0	2
OTT	0	1	0	1

Sabres at Senators — Second Round Game 2

Sabres, Second Round Game 2, beat Senators 2–1 at Canadian Tire Centre on May 8, 2006.

🗓 Mon, May 8, 2006 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 2005-06 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

BUF vs OTT · BUF leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

7–6

OT · BUF

Game 2

2–1

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G

3 shots · 18:45 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G

2 shots · 16:07 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 A

1 shots · 16:26 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

43 saves

0.977 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 2nd · 03:33

Assists: Daniel Brière, Taylor Pyatt · beat Ray Emery

1–0

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 06:00

Unassisted · beat Ray Emery

2–0

🏛️ Chris Phillips 2nd · 07:40

Assists: Bryan Smolinski · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

17 Shots on goal 44

25 Hits 29

19 Blocked shots 12

5 Takeaways 9

22 Giveaways 16

14 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 11.8% (2/17) OTT shooting 2.3% (1/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

43/44

.977 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ray Emery

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 58:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 57-26-6 (64% win rate, 89 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 56-22-10 (64% win rate, 88 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Drury · Grier 18:25

L2 Brière · Roy · Dumont 16:07

L3 Pyatt · Kotalik · Afinogenov 14:37

L4 Gaustad · Connolly · Pominville 11:50

D1 Tallinder · Lydman 26:12

D2 Numminen · McKee 19:50

D3 Campbell · Kalinin 11:27

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Spezza · Alfredsson 22:34

L2 Fisher · Smolinski · Havlat 17:04

L3 Schaefer · Kelly · Eaves 13:00

L4 Vermette · Neil · Varada 8:16

D1 Chara · Redden 25:45

D2 Pothier · Phillips 18:17

D3 Meszaros · Volchenkov 13:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 5, 2006

⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT

7–6 (OT) · Sabres won

4–5 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on May 8, 2006?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 2, Senators 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont, Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Senators?

Chris Phillips.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 43 saves on 44 shots (.977 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ray Emery made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

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