Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	37-34-7-4
at Montreal Canadiens	3	41-30-7-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	15	11	35
Montreal Canadiens	20	5	12	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:07	Montreal Canadiens	Pierre Dagenais (6)	Richard Zednik (9), Craig Rivet (7)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 1
1st	11:28	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (7)	Michael Ryder (18)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 2
3rd	04:01	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (2)	Derek Roy (3), Maxim Afinogenov (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 2
3rd	19:25	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro (8)	Sheldon Souray (13), Richard Zednik (10)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 1, MTL 3

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 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	68.2%	17:13
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	0		14:26
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		19:23
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	10:09
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	41.7%	17:21
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		04:07
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	28.6%	18:12
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	44.4%	22:34
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	33.3%	18:09
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		15:05
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		05:00
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		17:43
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1		20:17
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		14:52
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0		23:17
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		25:07
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		19:14
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		14:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	36	34	2	.944	59:34	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0	1	47.8%	20:04
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	1		04:32
Number 17 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		12:48
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	2	2	+2	0	5	0	0		16:49
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:10
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	63.6%	17:48
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0	60%	15:08
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	50%	18:12
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	9.1%	17:28
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0		15:14
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	05:13
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	57.1%	12:02
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		22:31
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		12:12
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		18:02
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	3		26:44
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1		20:07
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		18:03

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	35	34	1	.971	59:53	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:20	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:20	Montreal Canadiens	Darren Langdon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:50	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Interference	2
1st	08:17	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping	2
2nd	11:14	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	15:05	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger	High sticking	2
2nd	16:28	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Slashing	2
3rd	08:22	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Cross checking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Domenic Pittis, Jason Botterill, Eric Boulton, Andy Delmore, Mika Noronen, Norman Milley, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Jason Pominville
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Karl Dykhuis, Niklas Sundstrom, Benoit Gratton, Steve Begin, Gordie Dwyer, Andrei Markov, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa, Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 7, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 8, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 6, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 27, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 24, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 3, 2004

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 6, 2004
St. Louis Blues 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 6, 2004
Nashville Predators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 6, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 6, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 6, 2004