Sabres 2–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 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 🇨🇦 MTL

Roman Hamrlik

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 26:56 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Higgins

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:35 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bryan Smolinski

1 G

5 shots · 13:55 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Bryan Smolinski PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:34

Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Mikhail Grabovski · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad PP Tying 2nd · 04:12

Assists: Tim Connolly, Brian Campbell · beat Cristobal Huet

1–1

⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 2nd · 04:21

Assists: Thomas Vanek · beat Cristobal Huet

2–1

🇨🇦 Kyle Chipchura Tying 2nd · 07:10

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Roman Hamrlik PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:38

Assists: Mark Streit, Chris Higgins · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Empty net 3rd · 19:35

Assists: Roman Hamrlik

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Connolly 17:44

L2 Hecht · Afinogenov · Kotalik 15:26

L3 Gaustad · Pominville · Stafford 15:05

L4 Paille · Ryan · Mair 7:46

D1 Campbell · Kalinin 24:04

D2 Lydman · Tallinder 21:24

D3 Paetsch · Sekera 13:02

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Latendresse · Plekanec · Kovalev 18:41

L2 Higgins · Koivu · Ryder 16:16

L3 Begin · Smolinski · Chipchura 11:28

L4 Grabovski · Kostopoulos · Dandenault 9:30

D1 Hamrlik · Komisarek 24:37

D2 Markov · Brisebois 20:24

D3 Bouillon · Streit 14:01

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 27

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

16 Hits 34

17 Blocked shots 15

11 Takeaways 10

7 Giveaways 9

16 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27) MTL shooting 14.8% (4/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:32 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:43 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

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

Canadiens

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

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Mar 312007 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 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

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on October 20, 2007?

Canadiens won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy, Paul Gaustad.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bryan Smolinski, Chris Higgins, Kyle Chipchura, Roman Hamrlik.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 19 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterOct 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–6

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 18 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 3–4 AfterOct 22 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–6

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