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2008-09 regular season

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–2 at KeyBank Center on February 6, 2009.

MTL – BUF
37–22
Shots on goal
1/3–0/4
Power play
16–13
Hits
14–15
Blocked shots
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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 ⚔️ BUF
Nathan Paetsch
1 G
2 shots · 07:20 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Tim Connolly
1 G
1 shots · 17:08 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek Go-ahead 2nd · 00:27
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Patrick Kaleta · beat Carey Price
0–1
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Tying 2nd · 10:21
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Josh Gorges · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
⚔️ Nathan Paetsch Go-ahead 2nd · 12:16
Assists: Adam Mair, Matt Ellis · beat Carey Price
1–2
3rd period
⚔️ Tim Connolly 3rd · 04:55
Unassisted · beat Carey Price
1–3
🇨🇦 Roman Hamrlik 3rd · 16:34
Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre · beat Ryan Miller
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Higgins · Koivu · Kovalev 18:02
L2 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · D'Agostini 16:24
L3 Kostitsyn · Lapierre · Kostopoulos 12:24
L4 Begin · Pacioretty · Laraque 9:42
D1 Markov · Komisarek 24:38
D2 Gorges · Hamrlik 20:38
D3 Bouillon · O'Byrne 14:10
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Hecht · Pominville 19:39
L2 MacArthur · Vanek · Connolly 16:55
L3 Stafford · Kotalik · Kaleta 15:12
L4 Ellis · Mair 8:36
D1 Spacek · Lydman 23:50
D2 Rivet · Butler 19:02
D3 Numminen · Weber 15:20
D4 Paetsch 7:20

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
37 Shots on goal 22
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
16 Hits 13
14 Blocked shots 15
1 Takeaways 2
10 Giveaways 5
10 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 5.4% (2/37) BUF shooting 13.6% (3/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:35 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:35 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-5-3 (53% win rate, 17 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-6-1 (42% win rate, 12 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1-4 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Dec 202008 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 OT 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
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on February 6, 2009?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Roman Hamrlik, Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jaroslav Spacek, Nathan Paetsch, Tim Connolly.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeFeb 3 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 AfterFeb 7 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 4 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 0–5 AfterFeb 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 2–3
Also on February 6
🧥CBJ 1–4 🐧PIT 😈NJD 5–1 🐦ATL 🐯NSH 2–0 🌲MIN 🗽NYR 2–10 ⭐DAL
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