Senators 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2011)

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

Erik Condra

2 A

3 shots · 17:15 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jordan Leopold

2 A

2 shots · 29:57 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Chris Neil

1 G

4 shots · 11:50 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Brad Boyes PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:06

Assists: Jordan Leopold, Marc-Andre Gragnani · beat Craig Anderson

0–1

2nd period

🏛️ Matt Carkner Tying 2nd · 01:55

Assists: Kyle Turris, Erik Condra · beat Jhonas Enroth

1–1

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Go-ahead 2nd · 03:27

Assists: Jordan Leopold, Brayden McNabb · beat Craig Anderson

1–2

🏛️ Chris Neil Tying 2nd · 06:15

Assists: Erik Condra, Zack Smith · beat Jhonas Enroth

2–2

Shootout

🏛️ Bobby Butler Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Jhonas Enroth

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Michalek · Spezza · Alfredsson 23:09

L2 Turris · Greening · Condra 17:15

L3 Foligno · Smith · Neil 12:06

L4 Daugavins · Konopka · Butler 7:29

D1 Kuba · Karlsson 32:00

D2 Phillips · Cowen 20:24

D3 Lee · Carkner 12:39

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Pominville · Stafford 20:43

L2 Hecht · Roy · Gaustad 18:10

L3 Gerbe · Kaleta · Boyes 15:36

L4 Ellis · Adam · McCormick 8:14

D1 Leopold · Weber 27:08

D2 Regehr · McNabb 22:04

D3 Gragnani · Brennan 14:54

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

46 Shots on goal 28

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

19 Hits 24

8 Blocked shots 14

6 Takeaways 14

2 Giveaways 12

36 Penalty minutes 16

OTT shooting 6.5% (3/46) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Craig Anderson

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jhonas Enroth

44/46

.957 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 — 0–1

Senators

Senators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Senators

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

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 3–2

Dec 202011 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–4 Dec 132011 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Nov 112011 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Nov 52011 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–2 SO Mar 132011 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 4–6

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Who won Senators vs Sabres on December 31, 2011?

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

Who scored for Senators?

Chris Neil, Matt Carkner.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brad Boyes, Paul Gaustad.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jhonas Enroth made 44 saves on 46 shots (.957 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeDec 30 🔥CGY @ 🏛️OTT 3–4 AfterJan 2 😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT 2–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterJan 3 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

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