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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–0 on Saturday, November 24, 2007 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 39-31-12
at Montreal Canadiens 0 47-25-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 14 11 35
Montreal Canadiens 9 7 8 24

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 09:38 Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Spacek (5) Ales Kotalik (7), Brian Campbell (13) Power play BUF 1, MTL 0
2nd 13:54 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (6) Michael Ryan (3), Derek Roy (9) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 0
3rd 19:33 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht (6) Jaroslav Spacek (5) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, MTL 0

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 35 24
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 23 36
Blocked shots 22 22
Giveaways 12 8
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 31/51 (60.8%) 20/51 (39.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 71.4% 17:48
12 A. Kotalik R 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 15:53
19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 40% 15:49
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 100% 15:35
26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 +1 2 4 0 0 0 15:25
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 60% 14:53
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 17:33
37 M. Ryan C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 11:08
41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 0 14:27
55 J. Hecht C 1 0 1 +1 2 7 4 2 0 62.5% 17:34
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:20
76 A. Peters L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 06:33
4 N. Pratt D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 13:07
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 23:35
6 J. Spacek D 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 6 1 25:25
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 16:11
38 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:55
51 B. Campbell D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 7 0 27:49
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
35 J. Thibault 24 24 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 10:18
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 42.9% 19:56
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 0 25% 18:41
20 B. Smolinski C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 10:57
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 17:59
22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 11:18
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 09:54
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 3 0 19:55
28 K. Chipchura C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 37.5% 11:07
46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 16:29
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:22
84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 13:38
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 1 0 20:49
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 12:50
32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 20:00
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 3 0 24:42
71 P. Brisebois D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:51
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 23:51
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
39 C. Huet 34 32 2 .941 59:14 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:52 Buffalo Sabres Nolan Pratt Hooking 2
1st 15:28 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Hooking 2
2nd 00:40 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Hooking 2
2nd 09:29 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Hooking 2
3rd 10:29 Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges Hooking 2
3rd 12:58 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Boarding 2
3rd 14:57 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Cross checking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Referees
Dave Jackson, Stephane Auger
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Adam Mair, Dmitri Kalinin, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Francis Bouillon, Maxim Lapierre, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini, Sergei Kostitsyn

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 Nov 24

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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