Canadiens 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 16, 2016)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🇨🇦 MTL	0	2	0	1	3
⚔️ BUF	1	0	1	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Andrei Markov

1 G

3 shots · 30:55 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Greg Pateryn

1 G

1 shots · 21:00 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Ben Scrivens

41 saves

0.953 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Zach Bogosian PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:17

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Ben Scrivens

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Greg Pateryn Tying 2nd · 00:47

Assists: Alex Galchenyuk · beat Robin Lehner

1–1

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:57

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Max Pacioretty · beat Robin Lehner

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Marcus Foligno SH Tying 3rd · 11:56

Assists: David Legwand, Mark Pysyk · beat Ben Scrivens

2–2

Overtime

🇨🇦 Paul Byron Go-ahead OT · 03:15

Unassisted · beat Robin Lehner

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Galchenyuk · Plekanec 21:36

L2 Byron · Eller · Andrighetto 17:29

L3 de la Rose · Lessio · Mitchell 11:24

L4 Danault · Brown · McCarron 8:58

D1 Markov · Emelin 29:05

D2 Pateryn · Beaulieu 19:30

D3 Bartley · Barberio 12:23

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Eichel · O'Reilly 22:02

L2 Reinhart · Girgensons · Gionta 16:49

L3 Larsson · Foligno · Deslauriers 13:01

L4 Moulson · Legwand · O'Reilly 6:37

D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 26:08

D2 Bogosian · Gorges 20:44

D3 Pysyk · Colaiacovo 13:24

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 43

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

19 Hits 17

12 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 8

48 Penalty minutes 52

MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22) BUF shooting 4.7% (2/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Ben Scrivens

41/43

.953 SV% · 2 GA · 63:11 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 63:14 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 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 — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-16-2 (14% win rate, 21 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-3-1 (67% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-2-2 (67% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-14-3 (23% win rate, 22 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 3–2

Mar 102016 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Feb 122016 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–6 Feb 32016 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Oct 232015 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 7–2 Feb 32015 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2

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❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 16, 2016?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Greg Pateryn, Paul Byron.

Who scored for Sabres?

Marcus Foligno, Zach Bogosian.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Ben Scrivens made 41 saves on 43 shots (.953 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 15 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 AfterMar 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 0–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 12 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterMar 18 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 1–3

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