Sabres 3–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 20, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

2 G

3 shots · 20:35 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

2 A

4 shots · 15:48 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G

3 shots · 17:08 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:00

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Mark Streit · beat Martin Biron

0–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 1st · 19:30

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat Martin Biron

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Francis Bouillon 2nd · 04:49

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

0–3

⚔️ Daniel Brière 2nd · 09:04

Assists: Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek · beat Cristobal Huet

1–3

⚔️ Derek Roy 2nd · 16:11

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik · beat Cristobal Huet

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Daniel Brière Tying 3rd · 08:37

Assists: Brian Campbell, Jason Pominville · beat Cristobal Huet

3–3

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder Go-ahead 3rd · 17:07

Assists: Alexander Perezhogin, Maxim Lapierre · beat Martin Biron

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Brière · Drury 17:23

L2 Roy · Afinogenov · Pominville 15:48

L3 Paille · MacArthur · Gaustad 12:25

L4 Mair · Stafford · Kotalik 10:04

D1 Lydman · Numminen 22:30

D2 Campbell · Kalinin 19:49

D3 Spacek · Paetsch 16:54

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Dandenault · Kovalev 18:22

L2 Bonk · Johnson · Ryder 16:11

L3 Higgins · Latendresse · Plekanec 12:55

L4 Samsonov · Lapierre · Perezhogin 11:03

D1 Markov · Souray 21:48

D2 Bouillon · Rivet 18:48

D3 Komisarek · Streit 14:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 31

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

15 Hits 21

17 Blocked shots 13

20 Takeaways 11

8 Giveaways 17

16 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27) MTL shooting 12.9% (4/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 59:16 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:48 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

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

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 3–3

Dec 192006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 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

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on January 20, 2007?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière (2), Derek Roy.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Francis Bouillon, Guillaume Latendresse, Michael Ryder, Saku Koivu.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 19 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterJan 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 2–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 18 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL 4–1 AfterJan 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 1–4

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