Senators 2–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 6, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏛️ OTT	0	2	0	2
⚔️ BUF	2	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 22:15 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:04 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Matt Ellis Go-ahead 1st · 00:15

Assists: Paul Gaustad, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Alex Auld

0–1

⚔️ Drew Stafford 1st · 16:01

Assists: Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek · beat Alex Auld

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Roy 2nd · 05:29

Unassisted · beat Alex Auld

0–3

🏛️ Jason Spezza 2nd · 07:02

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

🏛️ Jason Spezza 2nd · 07:34

Assists: Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Empty net 3rd · 19:33

Assists: Drew Stafford, Derek Roy

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Spezza · Alfredsson 21:14

L2 Fisher · Kelly · Vermette 16:00

L3 Foligno · Winchester · Neil 12:51

L4 Ruutu · McAmmond · Donovan 9:14

D1 Schubert · Lee 23:54

D2 Phillips · Picard 19:21

D3 Smith · Bell 14:47

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Gaustad · Hecht 18:58

L2 Vanek · Pominville · Stafford 18:04

L3 MacArthur · Mair · Kotalik 12:44

L4 Ellis · Paille · Peters 8:26

D1 Sekera · Spacek 23:56

D2 Tallinder · Rivet 19:51

D3 Numminen · Butler 14:55

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 26

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

15 Hits 24

5 Blocked shots 11

3 Takeaways 3

8 Giveaways 18

12 Penalty minutes 12

OTT shooting 6.1% (2/33) BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Alex Auld

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Senators

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

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Senators

Senators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-4 (50% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Oct 272008 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Mar 272008 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 4–3 SO Mar 252008 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 6–3 Feb 122008 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 5–1 Jan 102008 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 2–3 SO

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❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on January 6, 2009?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Senators 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Senators?

Jason Spezza (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Matt Ellis, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Alex Auld made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeJan 4 🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterJan 8 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 4–6

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2 AfterJan 9 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–2

Also on January 6

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