Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, October 17, 2000, 7:30 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Tuesday, October 17, 2000 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	46-30-5-1
at Montreal Canadiens	4	28-40-8-6

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	12	5	29
Montreal Canadiens	10	14	6	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:13	Montreal Canadiens	Dainius Zubrus (4)	Sergei Zholtok (4), Andrei Markov (4)	Power play	BUF 0, MTL 1
1st	09:39	Montreal Canadiens	Trevor Linden (1)	Eric Weinrich (4), Brian Savage (2)	Power play	BUF 0, MTL 2
1st	10:58	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (2)	J-P Dumont (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 2
2nd	12:28	Montreal Canadiens	Dainius Zubrus (5)	Francis Bouillon (1), Trevor Linden (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 3
2nd	14:40	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (1)	Maxim Afinogenov (3), Richard Smehlik (1)	Power play	BUF 2, MTL 3
3rd	06:24	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (3)	Rhett Warrener (1)	Shorthanded	BUF 3, MTL 3
3rd	19:04	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky (1)	Patrice Brisebois (4), Brian Savage (3)	Power play	BUF 3, MTL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	50%	10:49
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0		15:42
Number 18 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:28
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	2	0		17:24
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	0	0		02:59
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0		03:23
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	55.6%	18:07
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	2	0	31.6%	21:30
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	14:29
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0		14:09
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	54.5%	17:28
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0	70%	21:02
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:44
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		19:25
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		16:21
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	0	4	2	2	2	1		25:30
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1	0		20:39
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		16:37

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	30	26	4	.867	59:59	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Campbell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:25
Number 14 T. Linden	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	1	57.9%	18:50
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	2	0	2	+1	4	5	1	1	1		18:01
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		17:33
Number 20 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	60%	02:44
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	1	0	1	-1	4	2	1	0	1		18:46
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:20
Number 34 S. Zholtok	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	41.2%	17:19
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		12:43
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	2	2	-1	0	2	1	0	0		16:52
Number 61 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		07:28
Number 63 C. Darby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	52.6%	16:32
Number 22 E. Weinrich	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	3	4	0		22:54
Number 24 C. Laflamme	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	0		18:18
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	4	0		26:36
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		11:26
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		20:19
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		19:51

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	29	26	3	.897	59:59	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:19	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Slashing	2
1st	02:57	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	High sticking	2
1st	05:21	Montreal Canadiens	Dainius Zubrus	Slashing	2
1st	08:00	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Elbowing	2
1st	11:35	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Weinrich	Hooking	2
2nd	01:44	Montreal Canadiens	Dainius Zubrus	Tripping	2
2nd	03:49	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Slashing	2
2nd	07:51	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:51	Montreal Canadiens	P.J. Stock	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:06	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	Charging	2
2nd	15:21	Montreal Canadiens	Christian Laflamme	Cross checking	2
2nd	18:59	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
2nd	18:59	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	High sticking	2
3rd	00:36	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Weinrich	Interference	2
3rd	05:11	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	05:11	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Interference	2
3rd	06:24	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois	Roughing	2
3rd	18:09	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Blaine Angus, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Kevin Collins
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Denis Hamel, Peter Skudra, Brian Campbell
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Darryl Shannon, Enrico Ciccone, Karl Dykhuis, Barry Richter, Juha Lind, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Stephane Robidas, Eric Landry, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Mathieu Garon, Arron Asham, Xavier Delisle, Andrei Bashkirov, Mike Ribeiro

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 17, 2000
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 3, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 5, 2000
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 11, 2001

Other NHL games on Tuesday, October 17, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Oct 17, 2000
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals, Tue, Oct 17, 2000
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Nashville Predators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Tue, Oct 17, 2000
Boston Bruins 1 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Oct 17, 2000
Anaheim Ducks 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders, Tue, Oct 17, 2000
New Jersey Devils 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Oct 17, 2000
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Oct 17, 2000