Sabres 5–3 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 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 ⚔️ BUF

Mike Grier

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:11 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:16 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Patrick Lalime

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Alexander Steen Go-ahead 1st · 10:12

Unassisted · beat Patrick Lalime

0–1

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 1st · 15:52

Assists: Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly · beat Ty Conklin

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Mike Grier Go-ahead 2nd · 07:47

Assists: Tim Kennedy, Chris Butler · beat Ty Conklin

2–1

🎵 Eric Brewer Tying 2nd · 09:14

Assists: Keith Tkachuk · beat Patrick Lalime

2–2

🎵 Alexander Steen Go-ahead 2nd · 15:24

Assists: Brad Winchester, Patrik Berglund · beat Patrick Lalime

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Mike Grier Tying 3rd · 03:15

Assists: Tim Kennedy, Thomas Vanek · beat Ty Conklin

3–3

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:22

Assists: Chris Butler, Jason Pominville · beat Ty Conklin

4–3

⚔️ Tim Connolly SH 3rd · 16:44

Assists: Mike Grier, Tyler Myers · beat Ty Conklin

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gaustad · Pominville · Grier 19:11

L2 Vanek · Connolly · Hecht 17:45

L3 Kennedy · MacArthur · Ellis 12:22

L4 Mair · Kaleta 8:20

D1 Myers · Tallinder 24:10

D2 Lydman · Montador 19:37

D3 Butler · Rivet 13:50

D4 Sekera 7:03

🎵Blues

L1 Steen · McDonald · Boyes 20:11

L2 Tkachuk · Backes · Oshie 17:32

L3 Perron · Berglund · McClement 16:59

L4 Winchester · Kariya · Crombeen 8:10

D1 Johnson · Brewer 22:02

D2 Jackman · Colaiacovo 19:24

D3 Polak · Weaver 15:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF STL🎵

24 Shots on goal 35

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

14 Hits 14

17 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 9

17 Penalty minutes 15

BUF shooting 20.8% (5/24) STL shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Patrick Lalime

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Ty Conklin

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 58:13 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

BUF STL

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 8-1-2 (73% win rate, 11 games)

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 8-4-3 (53% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Blues

Blues — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-3 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Nov 122008 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Nov 282007 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Dec 232006 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 2–3 OT Mar 72004 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Feb 112003 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

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Who won Sabres vs Blues on December 27, 2009?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 5, Blues 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Mike Grier (2), Tim Connolly (2), Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Blues?

Alexander Steen (2), Eric Brewer.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blues season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 26 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterDec 29 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 26 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 3–4 AfterDec 29 🐯NSH @ 🎵STL 4–3

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