Sabres 2–1 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 23, 2013)

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

Thomas Vanek

2 G

2 shots · 15:56 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Cody Hodgson

1 A

3 shots · 20:17 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

38 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:25

Assists: Christian Ehrhoff, Cody Hodgson · beat Carey Price

1–0

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 19:21

Assists: Tyler Ennis, Ville Leino · beat Carey Price

2–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP 3rd · 08:17

Assists: Andrei Markov · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ott · Hodgson · Pominville 22:38

L2 Leino · Vanek · Ennis 15:58

L3 Gerbe · Porter · Kaleta 11:36

L4 Foligno · Hecht · Flynn 8:59

D1 Ehrhoff · Weber 22:14

D2 Myers · Leopold 19:24

D3 Regehr · Pysyk 17:20

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Plekanec · Ryder 18:42

L2 Desharnais · Gionta · Gallagher 17:45

L3 Eller · Galchenyuk · Armstrong 15:23

L4 Moen · Dumont · Blunden 6:09

D1 Markov · Subban 25:28

D2 Gorges · Emelin 21:03

D3 Bouillon · Tinordi 13:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

18 Shots on goal 39

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

20 Hits 21

31 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 7

19 Giveaways 12

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 11.1% (2/18) MTL shooting 2.6% (1/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

38/39

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 58:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

BUF MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-6-3 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-2-3 (64% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Sabres

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

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–1

Mar 192013 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Feb 72013 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 SO Feb 22013 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–6 Mar 212012 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Mar 122012 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on March 23, 2013?

Sabres won 2–1. The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2).

Who scored for Canadiens?

Michael Ryder.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 21 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 AfterMar 26 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 1–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 5–2 AfterMar 26 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 0–1

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