Sabres 3–1 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 31, 2012)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

Head-to-head →

Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Gaustad

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 12:26 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ehrhoff

2 A

3 shots · 23:13 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Patrick Kaleta

1 G

5 shots · 13:18 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty Go-ahead 1st · 04:09

Assists: Josh Gorges · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Ville Leino Tying 2nd · 04:01

Assists: Paul Gaustad, Christian Ehrhoff · beat Carey Price

1–1

3rd period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Go-ahead 3rd · 06:17

Assists: Brad Boyes · beat Carey Price

2–1

⚔️ Patrick Kaleta Empty net 3rd · 19:08

Assists: Christian Ehrhoff, Paul Gaustad

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Leino · Roy · Pominville 21:09

L2 Stafford · Ennis · Boyes 18:46

L3 Gerbe · Gaustad · Kaleta 13:18

L4 Ellis · Vanek · McCormick 5:40

D1 Myers · Ehrhoff 23:17

D2 Leopold · Sekera 19:41

D3 Regehr · Weber 17:06

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Plekanec · Desharnais · Bourque 21:03

L2 Cole · Pacioretty · Eller 18:25

L3 Kostitsyn · Gomez · Blunden 13:23

L4 Darche · Engqvist 7:12

D1 Subban · Gorges 23:40

D2 Emelin · Kaberle 17:48

D3 Diaz · Gill 14:43

D4 Weber 9:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

40 Shots on goal 28

16 Hits 26

16 Blocked shots 21

3 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 4

4 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 7.5% (3/40) MTL shooting 3.6% (1/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:46 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

37/39

.949 SV% · 2 GA · 59:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

BUF MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-8 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-4-2 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–0

Nov 142011 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 SO Oct 182011 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Mar 222011 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 Feb 152011 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 SO Jan 182011 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on January 31, 2012?

Sabres won 3–1. The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Patrick Kaleta, Paul Gaustad, Ville Leino.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Max Pacioretty.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 24 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–1 AfterFeb 1 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 25 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–7 AfterFeb 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 3–5

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