Sabres 2–4 Senators — Final Score & Stats (Mar 17, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏛️ OTT

Filip Kuba

3 A

1 shots · 24:31 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Brendan Bell

2 G

4 shots · 20:46 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Daniel Alfredsson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:07 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Toni Lydman Go-ahead 1st · 04:02

Assists: Henrik Tallinder, Jason Pominville · beat Brian Elliott

1–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville 1st · 16:02

Assists: Thomas Vanek · beat Brian Elliott

2–0

2nd period

🏛️ Dany Heatley 2nd · 01:30

Assists: Jason Spezza, Chris Neil · beat Mikael Tellqvist

2–1

🏛️ Brendan Bell PP Tying 2nd · 06:07

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Filip Kuba · beat Mikael Tellqvist

2–2

3rd period

🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 03:30

Assists: Jason Spezza, Filip Kuba · beat Mikael Tellqvist

2–3

🏛️ Brendan Bell PP 3rd · 11:26

Assists: Filip Kuba, Ryan Shannon · beat Mikael Tellqvist

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Roy · Hecht 20:49

L2 Moore · Pominville · Stafford 15:01

L3 Vanek · Paille · Gaustad 14:03

L4 Peters · Afinogenov · Kaleta 7:02

D1 Spacek · Sekera 24:42

D2 Lydman · Tallinder 20:03

D3 Rivet · Butler 13:48

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Spezza · Alfredsson 19:28

L2 Foligno · Fisher · Neil 16:13

L3 Ruutu · Kelly · Shannon 14:48

L4 Winchester · Donovan 8:24

D1 Kuba · Bell 22:38

D2 Lee · Campoli 19:44

D3 Volchenkov · Phillips 16:48

D4 Schubert 7:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

13 Shots on goal 36

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

20 Hits 24

11 Blocked shots 10

7 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 10

18 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 15.4% (2/13) OTT shooting 11.1% (4/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mikael Tellqvist

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 58:31 TOI

🏛️Senators

Brian Elliott

11/13

.846 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Senators

Senators — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 6-7 (46% win rate, 13 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 8-3-5 (50% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 5–1

Mar 72009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–6 Feb 112009 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Feb 72009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 2–3 SO Jan 62009 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Oct 272008 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

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Who won Sabres vs Senators on March 17, 2009?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Toni Lydman.

Who scored for Senators?

Brendan Bell (2), Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mikael Tellqvist made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Brian Elliott made 11 saves on 13 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators season series?

Senators lead the season series 5–1 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 14 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterMar 20 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 6–4

🏛️ Senators

BeforeMar 14 🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterMar 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 4–5

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