Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, November 25, 2000, 7:00 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Saturday, November 25, 2000 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	3	10	19
Montreal Canadiens	12	10	10	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:10	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Tsyplakov (2)	Curtis Brown (7), Maxim Afinogenov (10)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
1st	02:12	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (7)	Stu Barnes (6), Miroslav Satan (8)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 0
2nd	02:46	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Landry (2)	Martin Rucinsky (12), Eric Weinrich (10)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
2nd	06:39	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 1
2nd	16:11	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Zholtok (1)	Patrick Poulin (2), Andrei Bashkirov (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 2
3rd	01:55	Montreal Canadiens	Juha Lind (2)	Sergei Zholtok (9), Trevor Linden (10)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 3
3rd	03:11	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (6)	Alexei Zhitnik (7), Miroslav Satan (9)	Even strength	BUF 4, MTL 3
3rd	19:10	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (5)	J-P Dumont (7)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 5, MTL 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	38.5%	12:40
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	0		17:23
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	1		15:20
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	1	0	1	+1	9	1	1	0		03:56
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	3	1		14:03
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	60%	19:26
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	1	2	+1	2	3	1	0	61.9%	20:26
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	50%	09:10
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		07:48
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		15:15
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	17	0	2	1	50%	09:17
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	0	50%	21:10
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		20:45
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-2	4	2	0	4		18:47
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		22:45
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	5	0		26:48
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	4	2		26:14
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		04:50

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	29	3	.906	59:55	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 T. Linden	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	2	1	39.1%	22:44
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	41.7%	17:08
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	0		17:23
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		19:51
Number 34 S. Zholtok	C	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	0	33.3%	18:58
Number 35 A. Bashkirov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3		13:04
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		05:46
Number 47 J. Lind	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0		06:39
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		22:42
Number 61 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	1		04:43
Number 63 C. Darby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	57.1%	13:25
Number 78 Ã. Landry	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	47.4%	13:54
Number 22 E. Weinrich	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	2		20:25
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1		14:38
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	4		25:44
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	2		15:42
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	3		20:20
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		23:17

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Garon	18	14	4	.778	59:35	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:10	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Tsyplakov	Slashing	2
1st	10:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Tripping	2
1st	12:37	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Tripping	2
1st	14:58	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Weinrich	Holding	2
2nd	09:56	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:56	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:42	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Elbowing	2
2nd	13:56	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Roughing	2
2nd	13:56	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Instigator	2
2nd	13:56	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:56	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	13:56	Montreal Canadiens	Dainius Zubrus	Roughing	2
2nd	13:56	Montreal Canadiens	Jason Ward	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:46	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
2nd	16:46	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Tripping	2
2nd	16:46	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis	Roughing	2
2nd	19:11	Montreal Canadiens	Trevor Linden	Hooking	2
3rd	08:41	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Blaine Angus, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Pierre Champoux
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Gilmour, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Rhett Warrener, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Jeff Hackett, Darryl Shannon, Enrico Ciccone, Barry Richter, Jim Campbell, Saku Koivu, Eric Bertrand, Eric Fichaud, Sheldon Souray, Christian Laflamme, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Arron Asham, Xavier Delisle, Francis Bouillon, P.J. Stock, 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 Saturday, November 25, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Washington Capitals 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
New Jersey Devils 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Dallas Stars 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 25, 2000
Calgary Flames 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 25, 2000