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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Friday, November 4, 2005 on the road.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 42-31-9
at Buffalo Sabres 2 52-24-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 2 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 6 7 18 31
Buffalo Sabres 6 10 10 26

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:53 Buffalo Sabres Rory Fitzpatrick (3) Thomas Vanek (9), Maxim Afinogenov (6) Power play MTL 0, BUF 1
1st 09:59 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Perezhogin (4) Andrei Markov (5), Chris Higgins (2) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 1
2nd 00:49 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair (1) Ales Kotalik (3), Paul Gaustad (4) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 2
3rd 05:06 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder (7) Mike Ribeiro (6), Francis Bouillon (5) Even strength MTL 2, BUF 2
3rd 17:08 Montreal Canadiens Niklas Sundstrom (3) Steve Begin (4), Mathieu Dandenault (2) Even strength MTL 3, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 31 26
Power play 0 of 7 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 16
Hits 8 11
Blocked shots 13 20
Giveaways 11 12
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 34/70 (48.6%) 36/70 (51.4%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 46.4% 21:30
20 R. Zednik R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18:12
21 C. Higgins L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 07:30
22 S. Begin L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 50% 15:04
25 M. Dandenault R 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 0 0 19:06
26 P. Dagenais R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 40% 10:51
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 0 0 100% 18:49
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 50% 10:36
37 N. Sundstrom R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:43
38 J. Bulis C 0 0 0 +1 2 4 2 0 0 100% 13:03
42 A. Perezhogin R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 07:07
71 M. Ribeiro C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 25% 16:02
73 M. Ryder R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 1 0 15:29
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 17:57
44 S. Souray D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:53
51 F. Bouillon D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 19:47
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 21:42
79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 3 0 22:37
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 Y. Danis 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 0 0 30% 11:13
12 A. Kotalik R 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 15:13
17 J. Dumont R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 14:35
19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 50% 14:44
22 A. Mair C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 05:14
23 C. Drury C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 56% 21:31
26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 0 0 11:43
28 P. Gaustad C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 53.3% 11:33
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:15
48 D. Brière C 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 64.3% 18:55
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 20:38
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 1 1 -2 2 1 1 0 0 15:16
8 R. Fitzpatrick D 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 3 1 16:52
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 20:56
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 16:41
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 4 0 20:31
51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 19:38
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 5 0 19:16
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 31 28 3 .903 59:15 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:35 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Holding 2
1st 00:54 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Hooking 2
1st 03:55 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury Boarding 2
1st 06:42 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Tripping 2
1st 11:50 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin Tripping 2
1st 14:20 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder Hooking 2
1st 15:30 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Hooking 2
2nd 07:09 Buffalo Sabres Martin Biron Delaying game illegal play by goalie 2
2nd 14:52 Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Dandenault Hooking 2
3rd 07:52 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Cross checking 2
3rd 10:41 Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Hooking 2
3rd 12:02 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 18:59 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Hooking 2
3rd 18:59 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Don VanMassenhoven, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Radek Bonk, Mark Streit, Ron Hainsey, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mike Grier, Toni Lydman, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Ryan Miller, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 4

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 7 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Dallas Stars 9 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final/OT Game page

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