Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, October 12, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–1 on Saturday, October 12, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	6	27-37-10-8
at Montreal Canadiens	1	30-35-8-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	3	3	6
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	10	13	31
Montreal Canadiens	7	6	7	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:11	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (1)	Chris Gratton (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
2nd	03:48	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois (1)	Chad Kilger (2), Jan Bulis (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	06:16	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (2)	J-P Dumont (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
2nd	14:27	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (2)	Chris Gratton (3), Tim Connolly (2)	Power play	BUF 3, MTL 1
3rd	00:52	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (1)	Rhett Warrener (1)	Even strength	BUF 4, MTL 1
3rd	06:17	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (2)	J-P Dumont (3), Jay McKee (1)	Even strength	BUF 5, MTL 1
3rd	09:38	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (1)	James Patrick (2)	Power play	BUF 6, MTL 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0		14:05
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	42.9%	16:57
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	37.5%	09:06
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	2	0	2	+1	0	2	0	1		17:40
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	100%	15:12
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		07:27
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		07:16
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	38.5%	17:00
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	63.6%	18:17
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+2	4	4	0	0		16:31
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	0	60%	17:06
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0		20:49
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		15:25
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:19
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:58
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0		20:30
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		23:51
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		20:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	20	19	1	.950	60:00	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	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	35%	18:10
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		13:42
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0		17:19
Number 22 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1		05:06
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:40
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	66.7%	08:06
Number 27 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:30
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		10:53
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		16:55
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	28.6%	18:04
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	57.1%	14:36
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	66.7%	17:07
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0		18:54
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		21:49
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		24:20
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		22:14
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0		12:02
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		20:59

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	31	25	6	.807	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:27	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Holding	2
1st	10:02	Montreal Canadiens	Mariusz Czerkawski	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	18:11	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Slashing	2
2nd	10:39	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	High sticking	2
2nd	10:39	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	High sticking	2
3rd	06:34	Montreal Canadiens	Bill Lindsay	High sticking	2
3rd	06:34	Montreal Canadiens	Bill Lindsay	High sticking	2
3rd	13:16	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Interference	2
3rd	19:01	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Denis Hamel, Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Ales Kotalik, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Randy Mckay, Patrick Traverse, Jason Ward, Mike Ribeiro, Francois Beauchemin, Marcel Hossa, 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, October 12, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Florida Panthers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 12, 2002