Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, January 11, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Saturday, January 11, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	27-37-10-8
at Montreal Canadiens	2	30-35-8-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	16	5	32
Montreal Canadiens	13	5	9	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:48	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (1)	Ales Kotalik (6), Stu Barnes (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
1st	19:19	Montreal Canadiens	Marcel Hossa (3)	Patrick Traverse (8), Craig Rivet (9)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	01:57	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder (3)	Adam Mair (5), Chris Gratton (22)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
3rd	01:03	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (9)	Miroslav Satan (20), J-P Dumont (13)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 1
3rd	03:48	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (13)	Richard Zednik (12)	Even strength	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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1		16:28
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		15:48
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	87.5%	14:09
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1		10:24
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:37
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:24
Number 29 J. Kristek	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:48
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	58.8%	15:06
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	38.9%	19:27
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		13:47
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	64.3%	12:52
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0		21:54
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1		17:37
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0		21:49
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0		24:49
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		22:19
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		12:54
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1		18:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	25	2	.926	59:58	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	31.8%	24:19
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:06
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	+2	2	5	0		23:04
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	-2	4	0	1		08:26
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		13:37
Number 26 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:51
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1		13:49
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	04:15
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	1	0	1	0	0	6	0		21:21
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	54.5%	16:29
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		14:21
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	60.9%	14:37
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		13:34
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:32
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1		24:39
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0		23:40
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0		22:26
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		28:32

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	32	29	3	.906	59:11	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:53	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Cross checking	2
1st	12:42	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	High sticking	2
1st	12:42	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	High sticking	2
1st	17:18	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Boarding	2
2nd	15:41	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
2nd	17:58	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Roughing	2
2nd	17:58	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
2nd	18:41	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	High sticking	2
3rd	10:07	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
3rd	10:07	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Roughing	2
3rd	17:43	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Brad Meier, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Scott Driscoll
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Jochen Hecht, Mika Noronen, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Eric Fichaud, Chad Kilger, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Mike Komisarek

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 19, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 28, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 11, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
New York Rangers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New York Islanders 7	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 12	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
New Jersey Devils 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Ottawa Senators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
St. Louis Blues 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 0 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 11, 2003