Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	39-31-12
at Montreal Canadiens	3	47-25-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	4	14	28
Montreal Canadiens	10	8	7	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:28	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (25)	Mark Streit (48), Roman Hamrlik (21)	Power play	BUF 0, MTL 1
1st	12:08	Montreal Canadiens	Bryan Smolinski (7)	Steve Begin (5), Ryan O'Byrne (5)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 2
2nd	14:28	Montreal Canadiens	Bryan Smolinski (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 3
3rd	11:30	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (23)	Derek Roy (47), Jaroslav Spacek (23)	Power play	BUF 1, MTL 3

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	1	1	-2	0	5	1	1	0	54.2%	24:38
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	-1	2	6	2	1	1		15:38
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:37
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		08:36
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	83.3%	08:37
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		16:37
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	54.5%	18:28
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		22:26
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		06:32
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	40%	17:39
Number 56 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		11:23
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		16:18
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		12:08
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		22:40
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:28
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		21:13
Number 34 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		15:32
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0		21:41

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	25	22	3	.880	58:06	Loss

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 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	0	0		13:16
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	42.9%	20:03
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0	50%	13:37
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	20%	16:06
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	1	1	+2	0	5	8	2	0		12:43
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:33
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		19:44
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		08:49
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	63.6%	13:03
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		17:29
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		12:57
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		10:01
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	6	5	0		19:35
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:10
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0		17:17
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	0		23:32
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		16:28
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		25:01

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:31	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini	Tripping	2
1st	10:03	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2
1st	16:13	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit	Holding	2
2nd	11:45	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
2nd	19:01	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Tripping	2
3rd	05:28	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Tripping	2
3rd	07:49	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Diving	2
3rd	07:49	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Slashing	2
3rd	09:54	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Interference	2
3rd	10:45	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Hooking	2
3rd	11:21	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois	Tripping	2
3rd	18:42	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Tripping	2
3rd	19:18	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Roughing	2
3rd	19:18	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Dave Jackson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Marc-Andre Gragnani
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Francis Bouillon, Michael Ryder, Mike Komisarek, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 20, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Nov 5, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 16, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 23, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 24, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 29, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 28, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 3, 2008

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