Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 2, 2007, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 8–5 on Friday, March 2, 2007 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	42-34-6
at Buffalo Sabres	8	53-22-7

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	4	1	5
Buffalo Sabres	2	3	3	8

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	14	9	32
Buffalo Sabres	9	14	7	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:20	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin (5)	Jason Pominville (25), Jochen Hecht (25)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
1st	01:40	Buffalo Sabres	Michael Ryan (1)	Adam Mair (5), Brian Campbell (31)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 2
2nd	02:30	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen (2)	Derek Roy (33), Jochen Hecht (26)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 3
2nd	07:06	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (22)	Tomas Plekanec (21), Sheldon Souray (32)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 3
2nd	07:34	Buffalo Sabres	Michael Ryan (2)	Jochen Hecht (27), Teppo Numminen (22)	Shorthanded	MTL 1, BUF 4
2nd	09:03	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk (11)	Mike Johnson (18), Andrei Kostitsyn (2)	Power play	MTL 2, BUF 4
2nd	09:26	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit (8)	Mike Komisarek (10), Steve Begin (4)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 4
2nd	17:07	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (13)	Teppo Numminen (23), Jason Pominville (26)	Power play	MTL 3, BUF 5
2nd	17:28	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (15)	Andrei Kostitsyn (3), Alex Kovalev (27)	Even strength	MTL 4, BUF 5
3rd	06:26	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (33)	Derek Roy (34), Toni Lydman (16)	Even strength	MTL 4, BUF 6
3rd	08:56	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (16)	Francis Bouillon (7), Mark Streit (21)	Power play	MTL 5, BUF 6
3rd	09:35	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (5)	Brian Campbell (32), Derek Roy (35)	Even strength	MTL 5, BUF 7
3rd	19:36	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (34)	Drew Stafford (8), Toni Lydman (17)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 5, BUF 8

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

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	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	52.9%	19:40
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	1	0	1	-3	0	2	0	1	1	66.7%	15:34
Number 15 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		11:48
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	-4	2	0	2	1	0		14:15
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0		10:45
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	1	0		16:03
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	-2	2	4	1	1	0	100%	20:25
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	2	1	3	-2	0	5	2	0	1	31.6%	15:57
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	6	2	0	37.5%	10:05
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	2	0	0		12:25
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	3	2	1		19:36
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		11:07
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:39
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		14:07
Number 32 M. Streit	D	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	09:35
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	-3	0	4	1	1	0		23:17
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	3	2	0		17:59
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		27:25

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Aebischer	29	22	7	.759	59:23	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	1	3	4	+3	0	2	1	2	1	52.2%	22:27
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1	0	63.2%	19:30
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	1	0	100%	20:15
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	10:51
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	2	0	2	+3	0	6	1	0	0		19:37
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0		19:07
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0		04:14
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	0	0		12:55
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	05:11
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.7%	20:06
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	3	3	+3	0	2	0	0	0		19:49
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		01:30
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	2	2	+1	6	0	3	3	0		20:32
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		22:40
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	2	0		19:35
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		17:34
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	2	0		15:55
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0		18:15

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	32	27	5	.844	59:54	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:30	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Slashing	2
1st	11:17	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
1st	14:27	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
2nd	00:29	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Tripping	2
2nd	06:18	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
2nd	07:06	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	High sticking	2
2nd	14:03	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
2nd	14:03	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Roughing	2
2nd	15:13	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
2nd	18:32	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Hooking	2
3rd	01:19	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Tripping	2
3rd	03:57	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Johnson	Tripping	2
3rd	07:38	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Interference	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Bill McCreary, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Jean Morin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Janne Niinimaa, Aaron Downey, Alexander Perezhogin, Duncan Milroy, Garth Murray, Cristobal Huet, Chris Higgins, Mikhail Grabovski
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Chris Drury, Maxim Afinogenov, Jaroslav Spacek, Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 6, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Oct 23, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 24, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 9, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 19, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 20, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 2, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 31, 2007

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Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 2, 2007
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 2, 2007
Ottawa Senators 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 2, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Mar 2, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Fri, Mar 2, 2007
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 2, 2007