Sabres 3–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 31, 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 🇨🇦 MTL

Maxim Lapierre

1 G

2 shots · 16:31 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Michael Ryder

1 G

2 shots · 10:03 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Radek Bonk

1 G

2 shots · 16:25 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Daniel Brière Go-ahead 1st · 09:20

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Teppo Numminen · beat Jaroslav Halak

1–0

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder Tying 1st · 15:33

Assists: Francis Bouillon, Mark Streit · beat Ty Conklin

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Radek Bonk Go-ahead 2nd · 06:39

Assists: Janne Niinimaa · beat Ty Conklin

1–2

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre 2nd · 08:16

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat Ty Conklin

1–3

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 18:59

Assists: Derek Roy, Drew Stafford · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 03:22

Unassisted · beat Ty Conklin

2–4

⚔️ Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 07:15

Assists: Daniel Paille, Chris Drury · beat Jaroslav Halak

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Brière · Stafford 19:40

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 18:13

L3 Drury · Zubrus · Kotalik 16:40

L4 Paille · Mair 6:54

D1 Campbell · Tallinder 21:33

D2 Lydman · Kalinin 19:34

D3 Numminen · Spacek 16:54

D4 Paetsch 6:00

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Lapierre · Kovalev 16:58

L2 Bonk · Plekanec · Johnson 15:58

L3 Begin · Latendresse · Dandenault 15:04

L4 Kostitsyn · Koivu · Ryder 11:06

D1 Markov · Souray 27:00

D2 Bouillon · Komisarek 20:59

D3 Streit · Niinimaa 9:55

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

25 Shots on goal 19

9 Hits 20

9 Blocked shots 18

14 Takeaways 11

12 Giveaways 15

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25) MTL shooting 21.1% (4/19)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ty Conklin

15/19

.789 SV% · 4 GA · 59:30 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 18-11-4 (55% win rate, 33 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 15-8-1 (62% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-1-1 (86% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 4–4

Mar 22007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 5–8 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

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on March 31, 2007?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Dainius Zubrus, Daniel Brière, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Maxim Lapierre, Michael Ryder, Radek Bonk, Saku Koivu.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 15 saves on 19 shots (.789 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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 4–4 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 30 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–6 AfterApr 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–1

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 2–5 AfterApr 3 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2

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