Canadiens 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 24, 2010)

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

Andrei Kostitsyn

2 G

3 shots · 17:39 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G

9 shots · 22:06 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Steve Montador

1 G

3 shots · 17:14 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn Go-ahead 1st · 00:41

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Roman Hamrlik · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP 2nd · 04:57

Assists: Andrei Markov, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

3rd period

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 3rd · 18:01

Assists: Derek Roy, Tyler Myers · beat Carey Price

2–1

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Tying 3rd · 19:12

Assists: Steve Montador, Andrej Sekera · beat Carey Price

2–2

Shootout

⚔️ Jason Pominville Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Carey Price

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Gomez · Moore · Gionta 21:59

L2 Kostitsyn · Cammalleri · Plekanec 17:19

L3 Kostitsyn · Pyatt · Metropolit 11:31

L4 Pouliot · Darche 9:30

D1 Hamrlik · Gill 23:40

D2 Gorges · Markov 21:14

D3 Spacek · O'Byrne 18:12

D4 Bergeron 11:18

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Pominville 22:45

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Stafford 18:15

L3 Kennedy · Gaustad · Grier 13:25

L4 Ellis · Mair · Kaleta 9:18

D1 Lydman · Myers 26:06

D2 Tallinder · Sekera 17:59

D3 Montador · Rivet 15:50

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 42

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 10

18 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 7.1% (2/28) BUF shooting 7.1% (3/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

40/42

.952 SV% · 2 GA · 64:57 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 62:36 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

MTL BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-6-1 (61% win rate, 18 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-6-3 (36% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 4–1

Jan 32010 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–0 Dec 142009 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 Dec 32009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 Oct 32009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT Mar 282009 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 SO

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 24, 2010?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Paul Gaustad, Tim Connolly.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 40 saves on 42 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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?

Sabres lead the season series 4–1 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 22 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 AfterMar 25 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 5–3 AfterMar 26 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 4–2

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