Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, December 5, 2000, 7:30 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Tuesday, December 5, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	46-30-5-1
at Montreal Canadiens	2	28-40-8-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	9	4	22
Montreal Canadiens	8	12	12	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	11:05	Buffalo Sabres	Dave Andreychuk (6)	Denis Hamel (2), Rob Ray (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
2nd	14:17	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Robidas (2)	Oleg Petrov (7), Trevor Linden (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	19:53	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick (1)	Miroslav Satan (11)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
3rd	07:30	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel (3)	Vaclav Varada (6), James Patrick (8)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 1
3rd	19:21	Montreal Canadiens	Trevor Linden (5)	Dainius Zubrus (8), Patrice Brisebois (11)	Power play	BUF 3, MTL 2

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	0	0	1	4	1		16:37
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	0		16:07
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1		16:43
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		10:24
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		07:01
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	39.1%	18:17
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	57.9%	18:25
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	1	100%	12:16
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	3	1	10%	09:25
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:46
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	60%	14:48
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		19:29
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	1	1	2	+3	0	3	0	2		15:04
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		18:53
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		17:11
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3		22:04
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1		25:57
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		20:51

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

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 14 T. Linden	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	45.5%	23:16
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	-2	0	5	3	0	0	75%	21:18
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	0		17:50
Number 20 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	02:33
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	-2	4	2	3	0	0		20:30
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:49
Number 34 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75%	09:23
Number 35 A. Bashkirov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:45
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		07:00
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		17:51
Number 63 C. Darby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	44.4%	15:29
Number 78 Ã. Landry	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	64.3%	11:30
Number 22 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		23:48
Number 24 C. Laflamme	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		11:42
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		21:03
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	10	1	1	0		27:39
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		20:39
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		15:09

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	22	19	3	.864	58:45	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:27	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Brunet	Cross checking	2
1st	14:39	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Tripping	2
2nd	06:34	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	Boarding	2
3rd	00:13	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	High sticking	2
3rd	12:43	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2
3rd	18:06	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Slashing	2
3rd	18:33	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Elbowing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Marc Joannette, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Gerard Gauthier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Gilmour, Chris Taylor, Eric Boulton, Jay McKee, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Hackett, Darryl Shannon, Enrico Ciccone, Barry Richter, Jim Campbell, Craig Rivet, Juha Lind, Saku Koivu, Eric Bertrand, Eric Fichaud, Sheldon Souray, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Arron Asham, Xavier Delisle, Francis Bouillon, Jason Ward, 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, December 5, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Dec 5, 2000
Anaheim Ducks 0 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 5, 2000
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 5, 2000