Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, April 15, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Saturday, April 15, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	52-24-6
at Montreal Canadiens	2	42-31-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	3	15	30
Montreal Canadiens	12	18	15	45

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:20	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (22)	J-P Dumont (19), Henrik Tallinder (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
2nd	17:52	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (30)	Sheldon Souray (27), Saku Koivu (44)	Power play	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	18:37	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek (2)	Tomas Plekanec (20)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 2
3rd	04:37	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (27)	Mike Grier (15), Jay McKee (11)	Shorthanded	BUF 2, MTL 2
3rd	06:48	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (18)	Daniel Brière (30), Jason Pominville (12)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 2
3rd	19:23	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen (2)	Chris Drury (36)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 4, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	30	45
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	4
Hits	13	14
Blocked shots	27	8
Giveaways	12	13
Takeaways	18	21
Faceoffs won	36/76 (47.4%)	40/76 (52.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0	57.1%	18:29
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		13:08
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0		14:54
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	43.8%	15:43
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	2	52%	17:58
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		09:06
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1		14:53
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		09:43
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	50%	10:02
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1		14:54
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	41.2%	16:58
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1		16:12
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	5		23:10
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	0		22:59
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	2		20:31
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+2	4	2	0	1		18:26
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		13:06
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	11		19:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	45	43	2	.956	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens 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 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	65.4%	18:59
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	50%	08:17
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:19
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		19:45
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		18:19
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	0		19:26
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	46.2%	12:17
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		07:14
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		17:31
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		12:05
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0	100%	08:19
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	43.5%	19:51
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	1		18:48
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:38
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		17:33
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	-3	2	6	1	2	0		25:45
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		22:01
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0		22:10

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Aebischer	29	26	3	.897	59:38	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	06:01	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Tripping	2
2nd	12:00	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Tripping	2
2nd	15:29	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Holding	2
2nd	17:08	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Holding	2
3rd	00:39	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking	2
3rd	01:30	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Slashing	2
3rd	04:23	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Tripping	2
3rd	09:01	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Holding the stick	2

Game information

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

2005-2006 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens 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 Apr 15

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 15, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Minnesota Wild 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 5	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Calgary Flames 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 15, 2006