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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Saturday, November 5, 2005 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 6 10 30
Montreal Canadiens 11 14 4 29

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:03 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (5) Mathieu Dandenault (3), Richard Zednik (3) Even strength BUF 0, MTL 1
1st 19:06 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont (5) Brian Campbell (3), Maxim Afinogenov (7) Power play BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd 07:22 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (6) Andrei Markov (6), Saku Koivu (11) Power play BUF 1, MTL 2
3rd 02:29 Montreal Canadiens Richard Zednik (3) Saku Koivu (12), Andrei Markov (7) Power play BUF 1, MTL 3
3rd 11:21 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad (3) Maxim Afinogenov (8), Tim Connolly (4) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 30 29
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 19 19
Hits 18 17
Blocked shots 13 14
Giveaways 15 12
Takeaways 16 14
Faceoffs won 29/59 (49.2%) 30/59 (50.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 62.5% 12:04
12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 50% 14:18
17 J. Dumont R 1 0 1 -1 2 4 1 0 1 17:40
19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 27.3% 18:41
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 05:09
23 C. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 69.2% 13:07
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 10:52
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:03
28 P. Gaustad C 1 0 1 +1 2 1 4 1 0 27.3% 16:19
48 D. Brière C 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 0 0 66.7% 19:20
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 18:44
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 2 2 +1 0 6 1 0 0 18:56
8 R. Fitzpatrick D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18:36
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19:35
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20:00
34 J. Jillson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 16:38
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:38
51 B. Campbell D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 18:47
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 29 26 3 .897 59:23 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 65.2% 19:24
20 R. Zednik R 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 0 1 18:46
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 4 0 16:51
22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 13:27
25 M. Dandenault R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 20:38
26 P. Dagenais R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 07:06
27 A. Kovalev R 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 20:00
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 16:45
37 N. Sundstrom R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17:17
38 J. Bulis C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 02:28
42 A. Perezhogin R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 05:45
71 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41.7% 17:36
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:43
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 0 20:07
44 S. Souray D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 21:47
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 19:50
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 19:06
79 A. Markov D 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 18:28
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 30 28 2 .933 59:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:44 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Tripping 2
1st 07:20 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Roughing 2
1st 09:57 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 18:33 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins Holding the stick 2
2nd 07:07 Buffalo Sabres Rory Fitzpatrick Holding 2
2nd 09:59 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Perezhogin Interference 2
2nd 15:41 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Elbowing 2
2nd 16:46 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Hooking 2
3rd 01:35 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Jillson Holding the stick 2
3rd 05:20 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:20 Montreal Canadiens Craig Rivet Fighting (major) 5
3rd 07:31 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont Cross checking 2
3rd 07:31 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Roughing 2
3rd 19:45 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Slashing 2
3rd 19:45 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Roughing 2
3rd 19:45 Montreal Canadiens Richard Zednik Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Referees
Dan Marouelli, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jay McKee, Toni Lydman, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Ryan Miller, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Radek Bonk, Mark Streit, Ron Hainsey, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre

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 5

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 0 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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