Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, October 26, 2001, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Friday, October 26, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	36-31-12-3
at Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	11	7	27
Buffalo Sabres	12	10	17	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:49	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray (1)	Erik Rasmussen (1), Denis Hamel (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
2nd	07:04	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 1
2nd	12:30	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley (2)	J-P Dumont (3), Tim Connolly (4)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 2
2nd	15:37	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage (4)	Chad Kilger (2), Patrice Brisebois (3)	Power play	MTL 2, BUF 2
3rd	12:26	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage (5)	Yanic Perreault (3), Chad Kilger (3)	Power play	MTL 3, BUF 2
3rd	13:34	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau (1)	Benoit Brunet (2)	Even strength	MTL 4, BUF 2
3rd	18:09	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (2)	Martin Rucinsky (4)	Even strength	MTL 5, BUF 2

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 17 B. Brunet	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		17:27
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		17:04
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	14:54
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	2	2	0	0	1	5	2	0	20%	19:46
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0		16:21
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		13:16
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0	64.7%	14:15
Number 49 B. Savage	L	3	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	2		16:41
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0	42.9%	18:24
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	42.9%	06:44
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	1	1	0	12	3	0	0	0	72.7%	13:22
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		18:06
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+2	4	1	0	1	0		18:59
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		21:55
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		20:01
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:39
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		12:20
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		24:32

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Garon	27	26	1	.963	41:18	Win
Number 60 J. Theodore	12	11	1	.917	18:42

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	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0	42.9%	11:55
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0	0	100%	19:56
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	1	0		16:33
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	43.8%	17:49
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0		05:12
Number 32 R. Ray	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		05:54
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	0	0	45%	19:16
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	33.3%	18:28
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		11:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	12	0	3	0	0		11:05
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	3	0	0	43.5%	19:03
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	0		22:00
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:42
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		09:56
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	1		24:16
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		30:15
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		11:10
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		23:43

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	22	5	.815	59:53	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:42	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Charging (major)	5
1st	18:42	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	18:42	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour	Kneeing (major)	5
1st	18:42	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	19:57	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis	Cross checking	2
2nd	07:50	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Slashing	2
2nd	11:48	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2
2nd	11:48	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	11:48	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Brunet	Roughing	2
2nd	11:48	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau	High sticking	2
2nd	15:23	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Hooking	2
2nd	16:55	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Roughing	2
2nd	16:55	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
2nd	17:54	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault	Hooking	2
2nd	17:54	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	00:34	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis	Tripping	2
3rd	10:58	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking obstruction	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Scott Driscoll
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Reid Simpson, Craig Darby, Oleg Petrov, Saku Koivu, Benoit Gratton, Eric Landry, Arron Asham, Mike Ribeiro, Andrei Markov, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Richard Smehlik, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres 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 Friday, October 26, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 26, 2001
Washington Capitals 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Oct 26, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Florida Panthers, Fri, Oct 26, 2001
Dallas Stars 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Oct 26, 2001