Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, October 20, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Saturday, October 20, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	35-35-11-1
at Montreal Canadiens	1	36-31-12-3

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	4	12	23
Montreal Canadiens	4	9	17	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:42	Buffalo Sabres	Vyacheslav Kozlov (5)	Alexei Zhitnik (6), Stu Barnes (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
3rd	16:33	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (1)	Doug Gilmour (1), Martin Rucinsky (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
3rd	16:55	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (2)	Maxim Afinogenov (3), Jay McKee (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
3rd	19:40	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen (1)	Curtis Brown (5)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, MTL 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	23	30
Power play	0 of 6	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	14
Hits	16	17
Blocked shots	23	15
Giveaways	23	19
Takeaways	4	3
Faceoffs won	36/70 (51.4%)	34/70 (48.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	50%	10:24
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+2	2	2	1	0		17:28
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:51
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	14:18
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1		12:39
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:50
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	54.2%	18:50
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	36.4%	18:02
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		11:33
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+2	0	5	1	1		11:45
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0	1	61.1%	18:33
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2		20:18
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:07
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	4		22:36
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		20:40
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	2		26:10
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		12:03
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	5		20:56

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	30	29	1	.967	59:56	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		15:51
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		19:07
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:07
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-2	4	2	2	2	33.3%	15:30
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		17:32
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		05:17
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:43
Number 39 R. Simpson	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		01:16
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	1		19:02
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	50%	15:44
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	38.9%	20:21
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	64%	18:18
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0		17:27
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		21:06
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		25:50
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	2		14:42
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		14:03
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		24:03

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. Hackett	1	1	0	1.000	00:13
Number 60 J. Theodore	21	19	2	.905	58:43	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:59	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Slashing	2
1st	08:17	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger	Interference	2
1st	12:53	Montreal Canadiens	Reid Simpson	Interference	2
1st	14:53	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Tripping	2
1st	18:20	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Holding	2
2nd	04:56	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	High sticking	2
2nd	10:55	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger	Tripping	2
2nd	16:21	Buffalo Sabres	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2
2nd	16:21	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage	High sticking	2
2nd	19:49	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Holding the stick	2
3rd	06:33	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
3rd	09:02	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
3rd	12:30	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jason Woolley, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Gino Odjick, Craig Darby, Oleg Petrov, Patrick Traverse, Saku Koivu, Benoit Gratton, Eric Landry, Arron Asham, Mike Ribeiro, Andrei Markov, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie

2001-2002 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 26, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 26, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 8, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 13, 2002

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 20, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Ottawa Senators 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Boston Bruins 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Florida Panthers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 20, 2001