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2011-12 regular season

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–1

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on March 12, 2012.

MTL – BUF
28–36
Shots on goal
16–19
Hits
12–13
Blocked shots
4–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Tyler Ennis
2 G
2 shots · 16:12 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Drew Stafford
2 A
5 shots · 19:13 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Erik Cole
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 22:33 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Erik Cole Go-ahead 1st · 04:32
Assists: David Desharnais · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Tyler Ennis Tying 2nd · 11:08
Assists: Drew Stafford, Marcus Foligno · beat Peter Budaj
1–1
3rd period
⚔️ Tyler Ennis Go-ahead 3rd · 01:50
Assists: Drew Stafford, Alexander Sulzer · beat Peter Budaj
1–2
🇨🇦 David Desharnais Tying 3rd · 19:55
Assists: Erik Cole, Max Pacioretty · beat Ryan Miller
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Tyler Myers Go-ahead OT · 02:01
Assists: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville · beat Peter Budaj
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Cole · Plekanec · Desharnais 22:33
L2 Eller · White · Bourque 17:37
L3 Pacioretty · Gomez · Leblanc 15:39
L4 Geoffrion · Staubitz 6:23
D1 Subban · Campoli 21:47
D2 Gorges · Markov 18:08
D3 Kaberle · Emelin 15:56
D4 Weber 14:05
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Stafford · Pominville 19:13
L2 Vanek · Gerbe · Ennis 16:12
L3 Leino · Foligno · Kaleta 14:15
L4 Hodgson · Boyes · Tropp 11:07
D1 Ehrhoff · Sulzer 24:44
D2 Leopold · Myers 21:22
D3 Weber · Regehr 15:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
28 Shots on goal 36
16 Hits 19
12 Blocked shots 13
4 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 7
4 Penalty minutes 4
MTL shooting 7.1% (2/28) BUF shooting 8.3% (3/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Peter Budaj
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 60:40 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 62:01 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Erik Cole · 1st 04:32 · 1–0 Tyler Ennis · 2nd 11:08 · 1–1 Tyler Ennis · 3rd 01:50 · 1–2 David Desharnais · 3rd 19:55 · 2–2 Tyler Myers · OT 02:01 · 2–3
MTL BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-6-2 (53% win rate, 17 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-10 (33% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 5-6-2 (38% win rate, 13 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 8-7-4 (42% win rate, 19 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 4–1
Feb 172012 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO Jan 312012 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Nov 142011 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 SO Oct 182011 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Mar 222011 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 12, 2012?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Desharnais, Erik Cole.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tyler Ennis (2), Tyler Myers.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 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 10 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 4–1 AfterMar 14 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 4–3 AfterMar 14 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–4
Also on March 12
🦆ANA 2–3 🏔️COL 🦈SJS 3–2 🛢️EDM 🐯NSH 5–4 🌵PHX
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