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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Friday, March 28, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 47-25-10
at Buffalo Sabres 3 39-31-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 2 1 4
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 5 8 14 2 29
Buffalo Sabres 11 16 11 0 38

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 02:25 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford (16) Derek Roy (44), Andrej Sekera (4) Even strength MTL 0, BUF 1
2nd 19:23 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (34) Mikhail Grabovski (6), Francis Bouillon (6) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 1
3rd 05:30 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Paetsch (2) Derek Roy (45), Thomas Vanek (27) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 2
3rd 07:15 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Paille (19) Jason Pominville (51) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 3
3rd 17:29 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (28) Mark Streit (44), Alex Kovalev (47) Power play MTL 2, BUF 3
3rd 19:45 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (29) Mark Streit (45), Andrei Kostitsyn (27) Even strength MTL 3, BUF 3
OT 03:38 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins (24) Mark Streit (46), Saku Koivu (40) Even strength MTL 4, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 29 38
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 24 28
Blocked shots 16 5
Giveaways 14 11
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 36/71 (50.7%) 35/71 (49.3%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12:17
11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 50% 15:14
14 T. Plekanec C 2 0 2 +1 0 6 2 0 1 60.9% 21:37
20 B. Smolinski C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 35.7% 11:10
21 C. Higgins L 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 15:52
22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 14:06
27 A. Kovalev R 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 2 0 21:03
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 50% 11:24
46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 0 0 16:02
54 M. Grabovski C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 66.7% 13:49
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 12:21
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 0 0 50% 13:54
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 1 0 14:16
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 23:33
32 M. Streit D 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 18:11
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 4 0 25:44
51 F. Bouillon D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 20:52
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 2 0 24:01
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 38 35 3 .921 62:44 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 59.3% 21:15
12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 33.3% 18:35
20 D. Paille L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:39
21 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:08
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 54.5% 09:05
26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 15:24
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 53.3% 16:12
29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 24:31
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 09:38
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 25% 21:32
56 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 15:21
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 13:56
4 N. Pratt D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:41
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -1 0 6 3 1 0 25:33
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 21:38
34 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 4 0 0 24:13
38 N. Paetsch D 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 09:45
44 A. Sekera D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 1 0 27:13
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 29 25 4 .862 63:38 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:57 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn Slashing 2
1st 11:51 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Roughing 2
2nd 03:35 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder Interference 2
2nd 07:01 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 07:08 Buffalo Sabres Andrej Sekera Closing hand on puck 2
2nd 08:42 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Holding the stick 2
2nd 12:51 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Interference 2
3rd 16:16 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Tripping 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Mike Hasenfratz, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Dandenault, Mike Komisarek, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Guillaume Latendresse, Matt D'Agostini
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Marc-Andre Gragnani

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 Mar 28

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final/SO Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1 Final Game page

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