Sabres 1–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Apr 3, 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

Bryan Smolinski

2 G

3 shots · 13:37 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Higgins

1 G

1 shots · 16:06 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Begin

1 A

5 shots · 12:43 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:28

Assists: Mark Streit, Roman Hamrlik · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

🇨🇦 Bryan Smolinski 1st · 12:08

Assists: Steve Begin, Ryan O'Byrne · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 14:28

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

0–3

3rd period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP 3rd · 11:30

Assists: Derek Roy, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Carey Price

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Gaustad · Pominville 22:26

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Afinogenov 16:37

L3 Paille · Kotalik · Bernier 11:37

L4 Mair · Stafford · Kaleta 8:36

D1 Lydman · Sekera 22:10

D2 Tallinder · Spacek 20:20

D3 Weber · Pratt 13:50

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Kovalev 19:44

L2 Higgins · Smolinski · Kostopoulos 13:37

L3 Kostitsyn · Begin · Lapierre 12:57

L4 Latendresse · Dandenault · D'Agostini 10:01

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 24:16

D2 O'Byrne · Gorges 18:52

D3 Streit · Brisebois 16:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

19 Hits 29

13 Blocked shots 18

9 Takeaways 7

10 Giveaways 14

14 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 3.6% (1/28) MTL shooting 12.0% (3/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:06 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 8-0-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 5–3

Mar 282008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Feb 292008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 6–2 Nov 242007 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 Nov 232007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Nov 162007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on April 3, 2008?

Canadiens won 3–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bryan Smolinski (2), Chris Higgins.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 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 5–3 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 4–3 AfterApr 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeApr 1 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 3–0 AfterApr 5 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3

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