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MTL · Away

Canadiens
2

BUF · Home

Sabres
1

Saturday, October 3, 2009 · HSBC Arena

Game analysis

Canadiens beat Sabres 2–1 in overtime

  • B. Gionta scored the game-winner at 2:42 in overtime.
  • C. Price stopped 34 of 35 shots (.971) for the win.
  • The Canadiens won despite being outshot 35–17.
  • Power play: MTL 0/6, BUF 1/7.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    C. Price

    MTL · .971 SV%

  2. 2nd star
    B. Gionta

    MTL · 1G 0A

  3. 3rd star
    T. Myers

    BUF · 0G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

2nd

3rd

No scoring

OT

Team stats

Team stats comparison
MTLStatBUF
17Shots35
46.8%Faceoff %53.2%
0/6Power Play1/7
20PIM18
12Hits17
12Blocked12
9Giveaways9
3Takeaways9

Canadiens at Sabres recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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