Sabres 2–3 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 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 🎵 STL

Bill Guerin

2 G

4 shots · 17:37 TOI

2nd star 🎵 STL

Christian Backman

2 A

18:17 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 15:55 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Ryan Johnson Go-ahead 1st · 05:31

Assists: Christian Backman, Dan Hinote · beat Martin Biron

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 2nd · 01:20

Assists: Daniel Brière, Jason Pominville · beat Manny Legace

1–1

⚔️ Jason Pominville Go-ahead 2nd · 16:38

Assists: Daniel Brière · beat Manny Legace

2–1

3rd period

🎵 Bill Guerin Tying 3rd · 09:28

Assists: Jay McClement, Christian Backman · beat Martin Biron

2–2

Overtime

🎵 Bill Guerin Go-ahead OT · 01:35

Assists: Doug Weight · beat Martin Biron

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Drury · Afinogenov 19:56

L2 Vanek · Brière · Gaustad 18:04

L3 Hecht · Kotalik · Pominville 16:10

L4 Peters · Novotny · Mair 6:07

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 23:24

D2 Campbell · Numminen 19:06

D3 Kalinin · Spacek 18:21

🎵Blues

L1 Weight · Dvorak · Guerin 18:06

L2 Tkachuk · Rucinsky · McClement 16:28

L3 Cajanek · Mayers · Stempniak 13:48

L4 Johnson · Backes · Hinote 11:21

D1 McKee · Jackman 22:51

D2 Brewer · Salvador 20:54

D3 Backman · Wideman 16:41

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF STL🎵

23 Shots on goal 32

12 Hits 14

17 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 7

13 Giveaways 12

4 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 8.7% (2/23) STL shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 61:29 TOI

🎵Blues

Manny Legace

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 61:35 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Blues

Blues — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-3 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-8 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Blues lead the season series 1–0

Mar 72004 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Feb 112003 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Jan 302003 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 1–2 OT Mar 282002 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 1–4 Jan 232002 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

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Who won Sabres vs Blues on December 23, 2006?

Blues won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 2, Blues 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Blues?

Bill Guerin (2), Ryan Johnson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Manny Legace made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blues season series?

Blues lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 7–2 AfterDec 26 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–6

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 21 👑LAK @ 🎵STL 2–5 AfterDec 26 🎵STL @ 🐯NSH 2–3

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