Senators 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 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 🏛️ OTT

Chris Neil

1 G

4 shots · 16:14 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Ryan Shannon

1 G

4 shots · 15:28 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Alex Kovalev

1 A

4 shots · 21:16 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🏛️ Ryan Shannon Go-ahead 2nd · 05:15

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mike Fisher · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

🏛️ Chris Neil 2nd · 06:05

Assists: Anton Volchenkov, Chris Phillips · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 17:15

Assists: Mike Grier, Steve Montador · beat Pascal Leclaire

2–1

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Tying 2nd · 19:18

Assists: Tim Connolly, Derek Roy · beat Pascal Leclaire

2–2

Shootout

🏛️ Alex Kovalev Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Michalek · Fisher · Kovalev 21:13

L2 Ruutu · Regin · Kelly 17:12

L3 Neil · Shannon · Cheechoo 15:28

L4 Winchester · Donovan · Keller 6:24

D1 Phillips · Kuba 23:56

D2 Volchenkov · Picard 21:44

D3 Campoli · Carkner 18:21

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Connolly · Pominville 19:39

L2 Hecht · Gaustad · Grier 18:10

L3 Kennedy · MacArthur · Roy 15:51

L4 Ellis · Mair · Stafford 7:50

D1 Myers · Tallinder 25:48

D2 Montador · Sekera 19:58

D3 Rivet · Lydman 17:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

40 Shots on goal 22

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

24 Hits 27

11 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 5

12 Giveaways 16

8 Penalty minutes 8

OTT shooting 7.5% (3/40) BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Pascal Leclaire

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

OTT BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 10-7-2 (53% win rate, 19 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 6-1-3 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-0-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 3–0

Dec 162009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 0–2 Nov 212009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–5 Mar 172009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 Mar 72009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–6 Feb 112009 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

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Who won Senators vs Sabres on December 26, 2009?

Senators won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Senators 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Senators?

Chris Neil, Ryan Shannon.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Pascal Leclaire made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Senators lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeDec 23 🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT 2–8 AfterDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 2–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterDec 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 5–3

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