Canadiens 2–6 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 3, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	0	1	1	2
⚔️ BUF	3	1	2	6

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

3 A

2 shots · 19:40 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 22:46 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Grier

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:21 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Clarke MacArthur Go-ahead 1st · 02:28

Assists: Drew Stafford, Henrik Tallinder · beat Jaroslav Halak

0–1

⚔️ Jason Pominville 1st · 06:16

Assists: Derek Roy, Tyler Myers · beat Jaroslav Halak

0–2

⚔️ Derek Roy 1st · 08:20

Assists: Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht · beat Jaroslav Halak

0–3

2nd period

⚔️ Tim Kennedy 2nd · 04:31

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Mike Grier · beat Jaroslav Halak

0–4

🇨🇦 Scott Gomez 2nd · 16:50

Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Max Pacioretty · beat Ryan Miller

1–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Josh Gorges 3rd · 11:27

Assists: Maxim Lapierre, Matt D'Agostini · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

⚔️ Andrej Sekera 3rd · 13:12

Assists: Thomas Vanek · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–5

⚔️ Mike Grier 3rd · 19:35

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Andrej Sekera · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Cammalleri · Kostitsyn · Gomez 18:57

L2 Moen · Pacioretty · Plekanec 14:38

L3 Pyatt · Metropolit · White 12:52

L4 Kostitsyn · Lapierre · D'Agostini 12:11

D1 Hamrlik · Spacek 25:28

D2 O'Byrne · Gorges 17:40

D3 Bergeron · Mara 17:02

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Hecht 19:41

L2 Kennedy · MacArthur · Pominville 17:08

L3 Connolly · Grier · Stafford 16:21

L4 Mair · Kaleta 7:46

D1 Myers · Tallinder 22:26

D2 Montador · Rivet 18:30

D3 Lydman · Sekera 17:16

D4 Butler 1:56

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 37

19 Hits 16

10 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 2

8 Giveaways 8

9 Penalty minutes 7

MTL shooting 8.7% (2/23) BUF shooting 16.2% (6/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

31/37

.838 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

MTL BUF

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Oct 32009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT 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

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❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 3, 2009?

Sabres won 6–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Josh Gorges, Scott Gomez.

Who scored for Sabres?

Andrej Sekera, Clarke MacArthur, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, Mike Grier, Tim Kennedy.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 37 shots (.838 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 1 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 AfterDec 4 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–0 AfterDec 5 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

Also on December 3

🐋VAN 3–0 🔔PHI 🐆FLA 2–6 🦅WSH 🏝️NYI 4–1 🐦ATL 🍁TOR 6–3 🧥CBJ 🛢️EDM 4–1 🐙DET 🏔️COL 1–4 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 1–3 ⭐DAL 🔥CGY 1–2 🌵PHX

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