Canadiens 6–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 29, 2008)

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 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Plekanec

3 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:57 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Kovalev

4 A

1 shots · 15:57 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Carey Price

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:24

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Roman Hamrlik · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

🇨🇦 Mark Streit 1st · 10:15

Assists: Mikhail Grabovski, Michael Ryder · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 2nd · 03:56

Assists: Jason Pominville, Derek Roy · beat Carey Price

2–1

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP 2nd · 05:34

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mark Streit · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP 2nd · 16:50

Assists: Mark Streit, Alex Kovalev · beat Ryan Miller

4–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn 3rd · 02:39

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec · beat Ryan Miller

5–1

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 3rd · 11:03

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy · beat Carey Price

5–2

🇨🇦 Sergei Kostitsyn 3rd · 17:32

Assists: Mikhail Grabovski · beat Ryan Miller

6–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Kostitsyn · Koivu 16:19

L2 Smolinski · Lapierre · Kovalev 14:54

L3 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Grabovski 13:12

L4 Latendresse · Ryder 12:06

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 22:28

D2 Komisarek · Bouillon 20:36

D3 Gorges · Streit 16:04

D4 O'Byrne 14:41

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Pominville · Bernier 20:06

L2 Vanek · Connolly · Kotalik 18:26

L3 Paille · Gaustad · Afinogenov 13:16

L4 Mair · Stafford · Kaleta 10:24

D1 Kalinin · Lydman 22:18

D2 Tallinder · Spacek 21:18

D3 Paetsch · Pratt 14:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 33

3/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

25 Hits 22

15 Blocked shots 3

0 Takeaways 3

6 Giveaways 13

17 Penalty minutes 11

MTL shooting 18.2% (6/33) BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

27/33

.818 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

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

After 2nd — 4–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 3–3

Nov 242007 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 Nov 232007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Nov 162007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Nov 52007 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2 Oct 202007 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on February 29, 2008?

Canadiens won 6–2. The final score was Canadiens 6, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tomas Plekanec (3), Andrei Kostitsyn, Mark Streit, Sergei Kostitsyn.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 33 shots (.818 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 26 🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 AfterMar 1 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 27 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–8 AfterMar 2 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 4–2

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