Canadiens 5–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 19, 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 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Higgins

2 G

5 shots · 17:38 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sheldon Souray

2 A

5 shots · 23:32 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cristobal Huet

42 saves

0.955 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead 1st · 00:34

Assists: Brian Campbell, Chris Drury · beat Cristobal Huet

0–1

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP Tying 1st · 13:01

Assists: Andrei Markov, Sheldon Souray · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:11

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Mark Streit · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre 1st · 17:33

Assists: Guillaume Latendresse, Sheldon Souray · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek 2nd · 12:06

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Brian Campbell · beat Cristobal Huet

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Francis Bouillon 3rd · 07:52

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Craig Rivet · beat Ryan Miller

4–2

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 3rd · 11:37

Assists: Michael Ryder · beat Ryan Miller

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Koivu · Kovalev 17:38

L2 Bonk · Johnson · Ryder 15:56

L3 Samsonov · Plekanec · Perezhogin 12:50

L4 Latendresse · Lapierre 10:58

D1 Souray · Markov 23:04

D2 Komisarek · Rivet 20:02

D3 Bouillon · Niinimaa 16:07

D4 Streit 11:34

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Hecht · Drury 18:24

L2 Vanek · Brière · Afinogenov 17:35

L3 Gaustad · Pominville · Kotalik 14:59

L4 MacArthur · Novotny · Mair 7:02

D1 Campbell · Spacek 23:10

D2 Kalinin · Numminen 21:00

D3 Lydman · Paetsch 14:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 44

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

5 Hits 14

13 Blocked shots 15

2 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 17

8 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 17.2% (5/29) BUF shooting 4.5% (2/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

42/44

.955 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–2

Dec 92006 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 SO Nov 242006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT Oct 232006 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Oct 62006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 SO Apr 152006 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 19, 2006?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins (2), Alex Kovalev, Francis Bouillon, Maxim Lapierre.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Jaroslav Spacek.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 42 saves on 44 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 16 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 AfterDec 21 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 16 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 AfterDec 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 7–2

Also on December 19

🌪️CAR 2–1 🔔PHI 🎵STL 4–1 🐧PIT 🏝️NYI 4–3 🗽NYR ⚡TBL 5–4 🦅WSH 🐦ATL 4–3 😈NJD 🐆FLA 7–3 🍁TOR 🐻BOS 7–2 🏛️OTT 🐋VAN 2–5 🌲MIN

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