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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Friday, February 29, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens 6 47-25-10
at Buffalo Sabres 2 39-31-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 2 2 2 6
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 12 11 10 33
Buffalo Sabres 7 13 13 33

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:24 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (22) Alex Kovalev (35), Roman Hamrlik (17) Power play MTL 1, BUF 0
1st 10:15 Montreal Canadiens Mark Streit (11) Mikhail Grabovski (2), Michael Ryder (13) Even strength MTL 2, BUF 0
2nd 03:56 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (27) Jason Pominville (40), Derek Roy (32) Power play MTL 2, BUF 1
2nd 05:34 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (23) Alex Kovalev (36), Mark Streit (35) Power play MTL 3, BUF 1
2nd 16:50 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (24) Mark Streit (36), Alex Kovalev (37) Power play MTL 4, BUF 1
3rd 02:39 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (19) Alex Kovalev (38), Tomas Plekanec (34) Even strength MTL 5, BUF 1
3rd 11:03 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly (7) Thomas Vanek (25), Derek Roy (33) Power play MTL 5, BUF 2
3rd 17:32 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn (8) Mikhail Grabovski (3) Even strength MTL 6, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 33 33
Power play 3 of 3 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 17 11
Hits 25 22
Blocked shots 15 3
Giveaways 6 13
Takeaways 0 3
Faceoffs won 34/59 (57.6%) 25/59 (42.4%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 52.4% 16:27
14 T. Plekanec C 3 1 4 +1 2 3 0 0 3 50% 13:57
20 B. Smolinski C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 72.7% 14:54
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 16:19
27 A. Kovalev R 0 4 4 +1 0 1 3 0 0 15:57
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 100% 14:41
46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 0 0 13:12
54 M. Grabovski C 0 2 2 +2 2 1 0 0 0 55.6% 12:21
73 M. Ryder R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 100% 12:16
74 S. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 2 0 16:14
84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 11:55
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 2 0 14:41
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 2 0 21:25
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:51
32 M. Streit D 1 2 3 +1 0 2 1 2 0 15:16
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 1 0 22:01
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19:47
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 2 0 22:56
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 33 31 2 .939 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 2 2 -1 0 7 1 0 0 50% 20:44
12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 33.3% 18:26
19 T. Connolly C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 43.8% 18:01
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 13:21
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 10:25
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 66.7% 10:24
26 T. Vanek L 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 0 1 18:37
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 5 0 0 23.1% 13:16
29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 20:06
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 0 0 08:29
56 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 18:48
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:33
4 N. Pratt D 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 12:16
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 22:13
6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:47
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 21:49
38 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 15:43
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 22:23
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 33 27 6 .818 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:20 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Tripping 2
1st 11:57 Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre Interference 2
2nd 03:48 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Tripping 2
2nd 04:28 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Boarding 2
2nd 09:40 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Interference 2
2nd 13:44 Montreal Canadiens Mikhail Grabovski Hooking 2
2nd 16:21 Buffalo Sabres Nolan Pratt Fighting (major) 5
2nd 16:21 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Interference 2
2nd 16:21 Montreal Canadiens Guillaume Latendresse Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:38 Montreal Canadiens Ryan O'Byrne Interference 2
3rd 10:21 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Interference 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Kerry Fraser, Michael McGeough
Linesmen
Mark Pare, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Dandenault, Steve Begin, Tom Kostopoulos, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Jochen Hecht, Andrew Peters, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 29

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final Game page

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