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2009-10 regular season

Sabres at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Sabres beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on December 14, 2009.

BUF – MTL
27–24
Shots on goal
1/6–2/4
Power play
10–13
Hits
16–30
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Kostitsyn
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:46 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
2 A
3 shots · 18:38 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Michael Cammalleri
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 17:47 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:03
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Ryan Miller
0–1
2nd period
⚔️ Andrej Sekera Tying 2nd · 12:58
Assists: Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–1
⚔️ Patrick Kaleta SH Go-ahead 2nd · 19:01
Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Jaroslav Halak
2–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP Tying 3rd · 02:36
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Michael Cammalleri · beat Ryan Miller
2–2
⚔️ Tim Kennedy Go-ahead 3rd · 12:33
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Tyler Myers · beat Jaroslav Halak
3–2
🇨🇦 Michael Cammalleri Tying 3rd · 12:51
Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Ryan Miller
3–3
⚔️ Clarke MacArthur PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:41
Assists: Drew Stafford, Jason Pominville · beat Jaroslav Halak
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 MacArthur · Vanek · Connolly 19:41
L2 Hecht · Roy · Pominville 18:38
L3 Kennedy · Kaleta · Stafford 15:22
L4 Ellis · Mair · Grier 7:44
D1 Myers · Sekera 24:08
D2 Tallinder · Montador 17:28
D3 Lydman · Rivet 14:44
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Moen · Plekanec · Gomez 19:18
L2 Cammalleri · Kostitsyn · Kostitsyn 17:44
L3 Pacioretty · Lapierre · Metropolit 13:38
L4 Pyatt · D'Agostini · Laraque 5:19
D1 Gorges · Hamrlik 23:42
D2 Bergeron · Gill 20:00
D3 Spacek · O'Byrne 16:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦
27 Shots on goal 24
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
10 Hits 13
16 Blocked shots 30
7 Takeaways 6
9 Giveaways 14
15 Penalty minutes 19
BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27) MTL shooting 12.5% (3/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
21/24
.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:52 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jaroslav Halak
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Andrei Kostitsyn · 1st 16:03 · 0–1 Andrej Sekera · 2nd 12:58 · 1–1 Patrick Kaleta · 2nd 19:01 · 2–1 Andrei Kostitsyn · 3rd 02:36 · 2–2 Tim Kennedy · 3rd 12:33 · 3–2 Michael Cammalleri · 3rd 12:51 · 3–3 Clarke MacArthur · 3rd 14:41 · 4–3
BUF MTL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1
Dec 32009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 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
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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on December 14, 2009?

Sabres won 4–3. The final score was Sabres 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Andrej Sekera, Clarke MacArthur, Patrick Kaleta, Tim Kennedy.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn (2), Michael Cammalleri.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 12 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–2 AfterDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 0–2
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 12 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL 3–4 AfterDec 16 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 1–2
Also on December 14
🔔PHI 3–1 🐻BOS 🏛️OTT 2–3 🍁TOR 🐆FLA 7–1 🏝️NYI 🐦ATL 3–2 🗽NYR 🐯NSH 5–3 🧥CBJ 🌵PHX 2–3 🐙DET 👑LAK 1–3 🐋VAN
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