Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, April 12, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	42-31-9
at Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	4	9	15	28
Buffalo Sabres	16	8	10	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:51	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (6)	Henrik Tallinder (14), Maxim Afinogenov (47)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
1st	18:26	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (16)	Toni Lydman (16), Maxim Afinogenov (48)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 2
2nd	05:34	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 2
3rd	02:02	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (25)	Tim Connolly (37), Ryan Miller (2)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	75%	17:29
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	40%	14:25
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0		13:58
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	100%	15:42
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		17:10
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		20:27
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57.1%	10:48
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:03
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	100%	11:09
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:06
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2		12:15
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	50%	18:27
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:58
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		15:58
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		21:03
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	1	0	0	5	1	2		22:50
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		18:29
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	3		23:50

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	34	31	3	.912	58:52	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	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	50%	17:12
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		13:35
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		11:33
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	42.9%	15:12
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	36.4%	18:07
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	+1	2	5	1	0	0	100%	09:52
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		18:22
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		08:18
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	63.6%	12:06
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		11:35
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	35.7%	14:42
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	2	2	+1	6	2	0	1	0		14:05
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	5	0		24:58
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		25:19
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:35
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		13:44
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:38
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	3	0		20:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Roughing	2
1st	14:38	Montreal Canadiens	Garth Murray	Roughing	2
1st	15:44	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking	2
1st	17:42	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Roughing	2
1st	17:42	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Roughing	2
2nd	08:47	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
2nd	12:19	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	16:26	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Holding	2
3rd	01:13	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Tripping	2
3rd	12:34	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
3rd	12:34	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk	Hooking	2
3rd	13:41	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2
3rd	13:41	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2
3rd	13:41	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
3rd	19:16	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Hooking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Angelo D'Amico
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Niklas Sundstrom, Todd Simpson, Steve Begin, Pierre Dagenais, Francis Bouillon, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Jochen Hecht, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 4, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 25, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 7, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 9, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 12, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 15, 2006

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Apr 12, 2006