Canadiens 5–8 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 2, 2007)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	0	4	1	5
⚔️ BUF	2	3	3	8

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 22:27 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Teppo Numminen

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:35 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

3 A

2 shots · 19:49 TOI

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin Go-ahead 1st · 01:20

Assists: Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht · beat David Aebischer

0–1

⚔️ Michael Ryan 1st · 01:40

Assists: Adam Mair, Brian Campbell · beat David Aebischer

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Teppo Numminen 2nd · 02:30

Assists: Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht · beat David Aebischer

0–3

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP 2nd · 07:06

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Sheldon Souray · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

⚔️ Michael Ryan SH 2nd · 07:34

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Teppo Numminen · beat David Aebischer

1–4

🇨🇦 Radek Bonk PP 2nd · 09:03

Assists: Mike Johnson, Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

🇨🇦 Mark Streit 2nd · 09:26

Assists: Mike Komisarek, Steve Begin · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

⚔️ Derek Roy PP 2nd · 17:07

Assists: Teppo Numminen, Jason Pominville · beat David Aebischer

3–5

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec 2nd · 17:28

Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn, Alex Kovalev · beat Ryan Miller

4–5

3rd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 06:26

Assists: Derek Roy, Toni Lydman · beat David Aebischer

4–6

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP 3rd · 08:56

Assists: Francis Bouillon, Mark Streit · beat Ryan Miller

5–6

⚔️ Drew Stafford 3rd · 09:35

Assists: Brian Campbell, Derek Roy · beat David Aebischer

5–7

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Empty net 3rd · 19:36

Assists: Drew Stafford, Toni Lydman

5–8

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Kovalev · Ryder 19:40

L2 Plekanec · Bonk · Dandenault 15:57

L3 Kostitsyn · Samsonov · Johnson 12:25

L4 Latendresse · Begin · Lapierre 10:45

D1 Markov · Souray 25:21

D2 Bouillon · Komisarek 17:19

D3 Gorges · Streit 11:51

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Brière · Stafford 20:15

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Zubrus 19:37

L3 Ryan · Mair · Pominville 12:55

L4 MacArthur · Peters · Kaleta 4:14

D1 Tallinder · Lydman 21:36

D2 Numminen · Campbell 18:55

D3 Paetsch · Kalinin 16:44

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 30

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

28 Hits 14

14 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 7

19 Giveaways 13

14 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 15.6% (5/32) BUF shooting 26.7% (8/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

David Aebischer

22/29

.759 SV% · 7 GA · 59:23 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

27/32

.844 SV% · 5 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

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

After 2nd — 4–5

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-7-3 (44% win rate, 18 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-4-2 (70% win rate, 20 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 4–3

Jan 202007 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 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

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❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 2, 2007?

Sabres won 8–5. The final score was Canadiens 5, Sabres 8.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tomas Plekanec (2), Mark Streit, Michael Ryder, Radek Bonk.

Who scored for Sabres?

Michael Ryan (2), Thomas Vanek (2), Derek Roy, Dmitri Kalinin, Drew Stafford, Teppo Numminen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

David Aebischer made 22 saves on 29 shots (.759 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 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 4–3 after 7 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 0–4 AfterMar 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 1–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 6–1 AfterMar 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–1

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