Canadiens 2–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 3, 2009)

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

Brian Gionta

1 G

3 shots · 23:13 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Travis Moen

1 G

2 shots · 16:54 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Carey Price

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:40

Assists: Craig Rivet, Derek Roy · beat Carey Price

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Travis Moen SH Tying 2nd · 12:33

Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

Overtime

🇨🇦 Brian Gionta Go-ahead OT · 02:42

Assists: Scott Gomez · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Gomez · Plekanec · Gionta 23:05

L2 Cammalleri · Moen · Kostitsyn 16:54

L3 Latendresse · Pacioretty · Lapierre 13:48

L4 Stewart · Metropolit · Laraque 6:02

D1 Spacek · Gorges 25:46

D2 Mara · Hamrlik 24:12

D3 Gill · O'Byrne 12:46

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Connolly 19:21

L2 MacArthur · Hecht · Pominville 15:55

L3 Kennedy · Stafford · Grier 13:10

L4 Ellis · Gaustad · Kaleta 10:05

D1 Rivet · Butler 23:10

D2 Montador · Sekera 22:22

D3 Tallinder · Myers 16:45

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

17 Shots on goal 35

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

12 Hits 17

12 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 9

9 Giveaways 9

20 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 11.8% (2/17) BUF shooting 2.9% (1/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 62:42 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 62:42 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

MTL BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Mar 282009 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 SO Mar 42009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Feb 62009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Dec 202008 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 OT Nov 292008 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 3, 2009?

Canadiens won 2–1 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Gionta, Travis Moen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tim Connolly.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 1 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 4–3 AfterOct 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 3–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 11 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–6 AfterOct 8 🌵PHX @ ⚔️BUF 1–2

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