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2008-09 regular season

Canucks at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Canucks 5–2 at KeyBank Center on October 17, 2008.

VAN – BUF
25–31
Shots on goal
0/3–2/5
Power play
17–25
Hits
16–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
1 G, 2 A
7 shots · 16:36 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Ales Kotalik
2 G
3 shots · 14:08 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Jaroslav Spacek
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:51 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:16
Assists: Andrej Sekera, Thomas Vanek · beat Curtis Sanford
0–1
⚔️ Clarke MacArthur PP 1st · 08:30
Assists: Craig Rivet, Teppo Numminen · beat Curtis Sanford
0–2
⚔️ Ales Kotalik 1st · 13:10
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov · beat Curtis Sanford
0–3
2nd period
🐋 Ryan Kesler 2nd · 01:57
Assists: Alexandre Burrows, Willie Mitchell · beat Ryan Miller
1–3
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 10:33
Assists: Jaroslav Spacek · beat Curtis Sanford
1–4
3rd period
🐋 Steve Bernier 3rd · 05:06
Assists: Henrik Sedin, Mason Raymond · beat Ryan Miller
2–4
⚔️ Ales Kotalik 3rd · 14:11
Assists: Thomas Vanek · beat Curtis Sanford
2–5

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Pyatt · Raymond · Demitra 19:16
L2 Sedin · Kesler · Sedin 17:12
L3 Bernier · Hansen · Burrows 12:43
L4 Hordichuk · Johnson · Rypien 8:42
D1 Salo · Edler 22:34
D2 Ohlund · Mitchell 21:38
D3 O'Brien · Nycholat 14:42
⚔️Sabres
L1 Paille · Roy · Pominville 20:09
L2 Vanek · MacArthur · Stafford 16:34
L3 Mair · Afinogenov · Kotalik 14:08
L4 Ellis · Peters · Kaleta 8:14
D1 Sekera · Spacek 21:58
D2 Numminen · Rivet 20:00
D3 Lydman · Tallinder 17:22

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN BUF⚔️
25 Shots on goal 31
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
17 Hits 25
16 Blocked shots 14
5 Takeaways 3
4 Giveaways 11
27 Penalty minutes 13
VAN shooting 8.0% (2/25) BUF shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Curtis Sanford
26/31
.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:49 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Jan 192007 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO Jan 192006 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 1–4 Oct 202003 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 1–6 Feb 72003 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Oct 292002 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 1–1 OT
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Who won Canucks vs Sabres on October 17, 2008?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Canucks 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Canucks?

Ryan Kesler, Steve Bernier.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik (2), Clarke MacArthur, Jaroslav Spacek, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Curtis Sanford made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Sabres season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐋 Canucks
BeforeOct 16 🐋VAN @ 🐙DET 4–3 AfterOct 19 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 2–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–1 AfterOct 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 2–3
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