Sabres 2–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Nov 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

Andrei Kostitsyn

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:17 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

2 G

4 shots · 19:29 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Begin

1 G

3 shots · 10:01 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:31

Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Carey Price

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn Tying 2nd · 02:51

Unassisted · beat Patrick Lalime

1–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 2nd · 07:39

Assists: Drew Stafford, Derek Roy · beat Carey Price

2–1

🇨🇦 Steve Begin Tying 2nd · 13:40

Assists: Maxim Lapierre, Roman Hamrlik · beat Patrick Lalime

2–2

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov Go-ahead 2nd · 18:30

Assists: Saku Koivu, Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Patrick Lalime

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 21:41

L2 MacArthur · Gaustad · Hecht 16:53

L3 Mancari · Stafford · Afinogenov 14:05

L4 Paille · Mair · Kaleta 7:42

D1 Spacek · Rivet 22:04

D2 Lydman · Sekera 18:56

D3 Numminen · Tallinder 13:58

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Lang · Koivu · Kovalev 19:45

L2 Higgins · Kostitsyn · Plekanec 15:32

L3 Latendresse · D'Agostini · Dandenault 12:46

L4 Begin · Lapierre · Kostopoulos 10:21

L5 Kostitsyn 8:07

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 23:05

D2 Brisebois · Gorges 19:17

D3 Bouillon 17:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 34

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

14 Hits 28

24 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 14

16 Giveaways 15

12 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28) MTL shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Patrick Lalime

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:49 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 102008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 SO Apr 32008 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 Mar 282008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Feb 292008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 6–2 Nov 242007 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on November 29, 2008?

Canadiens won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2).

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov, Steve Begin.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 28 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterDec 1 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeNov 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 AfterDec 2 🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5

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