Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, November 3, 2000, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 on Friday, November 3, 2000 at home.

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

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	2	2	4
Buffalo Sabres	3	0	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	12	16	35
Buffalo Sabres	7	3	5	15

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:36	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Tsyplakov (1)	Curtis Brown (4), Dmitri Kalinin (4)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
1st	11:49	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (2)	Unassisted	Power play	MTL 0, BUF 2
1st	13:36	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin (1)	Richard Smehlik (2)	Power play	MTL 0, BUF 3
2nd	00:56	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky (4)	Jim Campbell (1), Patrice Brisebois (8)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 3
2nd	05:26	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis (1)	P.J. Stock (2), Arron Asham (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, BUF 3
3rd	03:40	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Darby (2)	Benoit Brunet (2), Arron Asham (2)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 3
3rd	08:16	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (4)	Curtis Brown (5), Dominik Hasek (2)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 4
3rd	12:44	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (4)	Maxim Afinogenov (5), Doug Gilmour (8)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 5
3rd	18:12	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis (2)	Benoit Brunet (3), Craig Darby (1)	Power play	MTL 4, BUF 5

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

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	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0		15:51
Number 14 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	19:31
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0	52.9%	19:26
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:30
Number 20 P. Stock	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0	60%	05:02
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		19:17
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		17:36
Number 34 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0	50%	16:43
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0		06:52
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		18:09
Number 63 C. Darby	C	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	40%	15:22
Number 22 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		27:41
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1		15:55
Number 39 E. Ciccone	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		03:17
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		21:10
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:45
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	1	0		20:15
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		18:25

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Garon	10	8	2	.800	46:03	Loss
Number 60 J. Theodore	5	2	3	.400	13:36

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	-1	2	1	0	0	0	28.6%	12:44
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:22
Number 18 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+2	2	2	1	0	0		21:13
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		18:01
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0		13:03
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:20
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	2	0	44%	20:19
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	45.5%	13:54
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	12:48
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0		15:08
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+1	4	2	3	1	0	64.3%	11:30
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	40%	17:30
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:53
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		19:25
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		20:28
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	-1	2	3	4	0	1		21:11
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	2	1		22:40
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		17:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	35	31	4	.886	59:59	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:14	Montreal Canadiens	Arron Asham	Interference	2
1st	11:04	Montreal Canadiens	Enrico Ciccone	Roughing	2
1st	11:04	Montreal Canadiens	Enrico Ciccone	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	14:34	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Hooking	2
2nd	00:42	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Holding	2
2nd	04:23	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Charging	2
2nd	04:23	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Holding	2
2nd	04:23	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Holding	2
2nd	04:23	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
2nd	10:37	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Tsyplakov	Hooking	2
2nd	13:44	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:35	Montreal Canadiens	Jim Campbell	High sticking	2
3rd	01:18	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Hooking	2
3rd	06:48	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Holding	2
3rd	07:44	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Holding the stick	2
3rd	16:17	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Delaying game	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Alain Vigneault
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Blaine Angus, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Ray Scapinello
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Hackett, Darryl Shannon, Barry Richter, Patrick Poulin, Juha Lind, Saku Koivu, Eric Fichaud, Sheldon Souray, Christian Laflamme, Stephane Robidas, Eric Landry, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Xavier Delisle, Andrei Bashkirov, Jason Ward, Mike Ribeiro
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Chris Taylor, Jason Woolley, Eric Boulton, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres 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

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Nov 3, 2000
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Nov 3, 2000
Dallas Stars 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Nov 3, 2000
New York Islanders 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 3, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 3, 2000