Sabres 3–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	1	0	3
🇨🇦 MTL	0	1	2	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Clarke MacArthur

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 15:28 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sergei Kostitsyn

2 G

7 shots · 17:35 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jaroslav Halak

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 1st · 09:10

Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Teppo Numminen · beat Jaroslav Halak

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Sergei Kostitsyn PP Tying 2nd · 05:17

Assists: Andrei Markov, Alex Tanguay · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

⚔️ Clarke MacArthur Go-ahead 2nd · 15:21

Assists: Jason Pominville, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Alex Tanguay Tying 3rd · 03:26

Assists: Roman Hamrlik · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

⚔️ Andrej Sekera PP Go-ahead 3rd · 13:20

Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Teppo Numminen · beat Jaroslav Halak

3–2

🇨🇦 Sergei Kostitsyn Tying 3rd · 15:06

Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat Ryan Miller

3–3

Overtime

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP Go-ahead OT · 04:35

Assists: Andrei Markov, Matt D'Agostini · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Roy · Pominville 22:47

L2 Vanek · Paille · Stafford 16:47

L3 MacArthur · Ellis · Kotalik 12:51

L4 Peters · Mair · Afinogenov 8:19

D1 Tallinder · Lydman 27:30

D2 Sekera · Spacek 22:18

D3 Numminen · Butler 13:56

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Lang · Plekanec · Kovalev 19:05

L2 Kostitsyn · Tanguay · D'Agostini 17:06

L3 Latendresse · Lapierre · Kostopoulos 14:35

L4 Begin · Maxwell · Laraque 11:02

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 25:40

D2 Gorges · Komisarek 19:48

D3 Brisebois · Bouillon 16:14

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

34 Shots on goal 46

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

19 Hits 28

24 Blocked shots 20

11 Takeaways 10

21 Giveaways 23

21 Penalty minutes 13

BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34) MTL shooting 8.7% (4/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

42/46

.913 SV% · 4 GA · 64:22 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 64:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Nov 292008 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 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

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❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on December 20, 2008?

Canadiens won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Andrej Sekera, Clarke MacArthur, Derek Roy.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Sergei Kostitsyn (2), Alex Kovalev, Alex Tanguay.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 19 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 0–5 AfterDec 22 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 18 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5 AfterDec 21 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2

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