Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 31, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	53-22-7
at Montreal Canadiens	4	42-34-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	7	10	25
Montreal Canadiens	5	12	2	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:20	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (32)	Jochen Hecht (35), Teppo Numminen (26)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
1st	15:33	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (27)	Francis Bouillon (11), Mark Streit (25)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	06:39	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk (13)	Janne Niinimaa (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 2
2nd	08:16	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (6)	Alex Kovalev (29), Andrei Markov (41)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 3
2nd	18:59	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (39)	Derek Roy (41), Drew Stafford (11)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 3
3rd	03:22	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (20)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 4
3rd	07:15	Buffalo Sabres	Dainius Zubrus (24)	Daniel Paille (7), Chris Drury (30)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 4

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	53.3%	19:53
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0		13:27
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	1	1	100%	16:40
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		07:50
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0		19:05
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	05:58
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	54.5%	17:25
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2		18:40
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1		18:13
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	64.7%	19:40
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		17:40
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		20:03
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		16:40
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		21:07
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2		17:07
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:00
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		19:04
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		21:59

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Conklin	19	15	4	.790	59:30	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	16.7%	11:06
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	58.8%	16:25
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3		15:39
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	100%	18:33
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		15:04
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2		15:22
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		16:58
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	37.5%	15:58
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	46.2%	16:31
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		13:59
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		10:03
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		14:38
Number 6 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		07:53
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1		18:48
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		11:57
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4		26:33
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1		23:10
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	2	1		27:27

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	25	22	3	.880	59:56	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:59	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Tripping	2
1st	12:58	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Interference	2
2nd	04:18	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Hooking	2
2nd	16:29	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Paul Gaustad, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Aaron Downey, Sergei Samsonov, Michael Leighton, Alexander Perezhogin, Duncan Milroy, Garth Murray, Cristobal Huet, Josh Gorges, Mikhail Grabovski

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens 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

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 31, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Dallas Stars 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 31, 2007