Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, December 1, 2005 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	7	10	1	30
Montreal Canadiens	8	5	5	2	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:06	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (11)	Mike Ribeiro (12), Francis Bouillon (6)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd	03:53	Montreal Canadiens	Pierre Dagenais (2)	Michael Ryder (8), Mark Streit (4)	Power play	BUF 0, MTL 2
2nd	12:04	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (7)	Brian Campbell (8), Jason Pominville (1)	Power play	BUF 1, MTL 2
3rd	15:45	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (7)	Tim Connolly (12), Brian Campbell (9)	Power play	BUF 2, MTL 2
OT	02:15	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (6)	Tim Connolly (13), Jason Pominville (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 2

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

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	-1	0	4	1	3	0	80%	22:16
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		17:58
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	2	3	+1	2	2	1	0	1	71.4%	19:46
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		10:25
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	56.3%	18:25
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1	0		12:31
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:13
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	55.6%	12:15
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0		13:59
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0	50%	19:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		18:14
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		20:33
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		04:52
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		21:15
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		21:02
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		11:10
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:30
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	20	18	2	.900	62:15	Win

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 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		14:48
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		16:47
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		12:16
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	54.5%	14:36
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		25:51
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	1	66.7%	14:59
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	45.5%	17:26
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:12
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		15:24
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0		07:45
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:39
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	19:20
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	0	0	100%	18:53
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	2	0	0		16:29
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0		22:16
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	4	3	0		28:30
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		26:12
Number 64 J. Cote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		05:36

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	30	27	3	.900	62:11	OT loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:35	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
1st	17:16	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
1st	19:43	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	Roughing	2
2nd	02:33	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Holding	2
2nd	03:53	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	High sticking	2
2nd	07:13	Montreal Canadiens	Alexander Perezhogin	Interference	2
2nd	09:19	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier	Hooking	2
2nd	10:29	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:09	Montreal Canadiens	Alexander Perezhogin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	01:47	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder	Tripping	2
3rd	06:15	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit	Hooking	2
3rd	07:44	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Holding	2
3rd	08:10	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Hooking	2
3rd	13:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Interference	2
3rd	13:54	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Holding	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Buffalo Sabres scratches: J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Andrei Markov, Raitis Ivanans, Mike Komisarek, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

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 Thursday, December 1, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Ottawa Senators 0 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Calgary Flames 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 1, 2005