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2006-07 regular season

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on October 6, 2006.

MTL – BUF
27–37
Shots on goal
2/5–0/5
Power play
10–14
Hits
16–14
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 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:50 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Chris Higgins
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 19:41 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
2 A
5 shots · 16:08 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:00
Assists: Sheldon Souray, Andrei Markov · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 2nd · 03:50
Assists: Saku Koivu · beat Ryan Miller
2–0
⚔️ Jiri Novotny 2nd · 06:57
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Cristobal Huet
2–1
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 2nd · 18:04
Assists: Michael Ryder, Chris Higgins · beat Ryan Miller
3–1
3rd period
⚔️ Jason Pominville 3rd · 00:51
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Toni Lydman · beat Cristobal Huet
3–2
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 3rd · 11:27
Assists: Chris Higgins, Alex Kovalev · beat Ryan Miller
4–2
⚔️ Daniel Brière 3rd · 15:16
Assists: Dmitri Kalinin · beat Cristobal Huet
4–3
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Tying 3rd · 19:45
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Chris Drury · beat Cristobal Huet
4–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Plekanec · Koivu · Kovalev 21:00
L2 Higgins · Samsonov · Ryder 16:48
L3 Bonk · Dandenault · Johnson 14:33
L4 Begin · Murray · Perezhogin 9:27
L5 Latendresse 8:11
D1 Markov · Komisarek 25:28
D2 Souray · Rivet 22:57
D3 Niinimaa 17:21
⚔️Sabres
L1 Brière · Drury · Hecht 19:55
L2 Roy · Pominville · Afinogenov 17:44
L3 Vanek · Novotny · Kotalik 16:08
L4 Peters · Gaustad · Mair 8:30
D1 Spacek · Campbell 24:21
D2 Tallinder · Numminen 20:18
D3 Lydman · Kalinin 16:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
27 Shots on goal 37
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
10 Hits 14
16 Blocked shots 14
1 Takeaways 7
16 Giveaways 22
10 Penalty minutes 10
MTL shooting 14.8% (4/27) BUF shooting 13.5% (5/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
33/37
.892 SV% · 4 GA · 64:52 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 64:12 TOI

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Apr 152006 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 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
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 6, 2006?

Sabres won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Canadiens 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Saku Koivu (2), Chris Higgins, Michael Ryder.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Jason Pominville, Jiri Novotny, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMay 2 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 AfterOct 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 3–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 AfterOct 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 4–3
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