Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, January 27, 2004, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at home.

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

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	6	12	12	30
Buffalo Sabres	12	9	7	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:08	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (8)	Michael Ryder (23), Jan Bulis (10)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 0
2nd	13:27	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (4)	Andy Delmore (3), J-P Dumont (17)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 1
3rd	07:24	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (9)	Derek Roy (5), Miroslav Satan (12)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 2
3rd	14:11	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (11)	Chris Drury (22), J-P Dumont (18)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 3
3rd	17:34	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (9)	Ales Kotalik (6)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 4

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	73.7%	18:27
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		04:02
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:33
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	06:52
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:33
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0		19:44
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	35.3%	18:27
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	0		17:40
Number 76 J. Balej	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		16:36
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	42.9%	19:03
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	56.3%	15:06
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0		18:44
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:10
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		20:14
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	+1	2	6	0	1		19:49
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		17:37
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		19:52
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3		21:44

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	28	24	4	.857	60:00	Loss

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 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	12.5%	12:50
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	4	0	0	100%	15:42
Number 15 M. Bartovic	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:33
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:45
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		10:08
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	1	0	68.4%	17:45
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	35%	15:03
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	58.3%	18:48
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		20:24
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		12:41
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0		03:28
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:59
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:40
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		20:11
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		19:56
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	0	2	5	2	2	1		23:36
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		23:07
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		14:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:37	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
1st	10:45	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder	Boarding	2
1st	14:49	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:49	Montreal Canadiens	Darren Langdon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:16	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:09	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Tripping	2
2nd	12:57	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault	Tripping	2
2nd	19:00	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
3rd	02:23	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Tripping	2
3rd	05:45	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Hooking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Craig Spada
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Karl Dykhuis, Benoit Gratton, Steve Begin, Pierre Dagenais, Gordie Dwyer, Andreas Dackell, Jason Ward, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa, Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Domenic Pittis, Jason Botterill, Eric Boulton, Jay McKee, Norman Milley, Taylor Pyatt, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Jason Pominville

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres 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 27, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 27, 2004
New Jersey Devils 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 27, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 27, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 27, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 27, 2004
Calgary Flames 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 27, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 27, 2004