Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, February 6, 2009, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Friday, February 6, 2009 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	41-30-11
at Buffalo Sabres	3	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	15	11	11	37
Buffalo Sabres	5	12	5	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:27	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek (3)	Jochen Hecht (11), Patrick Kaleta (2)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
2nd	10:21	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (9)	Max Pacioretty (4), Josh Gorges (11)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 1
2nd	12:16	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Paetsch (2)	Adam Mair (8), Matt Ellis (2)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 2
3rd	04:55	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 3
3rd	16:34	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik (4)	Sergei Kostitsyn (14), Maxim Lapierre (8)	Even strength	MTL 2, BUF 3

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

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	-1	0	2	2	0	0	100%	11:28
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	45%	17:50
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	53.8%	17:37
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		08:34
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0		18:11
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	10:56
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	100%	18:02
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:01
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	76.9%	14:25
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		16:24
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		09:42
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:24
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:40
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	4	0		23:29
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		20:43
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	4	0		20:34
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		15:40
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	2	0		25:48

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	22	19	3	.864	59:35	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	47.4%	19:39
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		15:12
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	46.2%	17:08
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1		15:30
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	100%	08:29
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		15:34
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		20:55
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		13:49
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	28.6%	08:43
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		16:55
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	46.7%	17:53
Number 4 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:04
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	2		22:56
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2		24:45
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:35
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		17:25
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		07:20
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2		20:40

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	37	35	2	.946	59:35	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:59	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Roughing	2
1st	03:59	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Roughing	2
1st	13:41	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Roughing	2
2nd	01:24	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	Hooking	2
2nd	09:28	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Tripping	2
2nd	18:29	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	High sticking	2
3rd	06:51	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:17	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
3rd	18:03	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Tripping	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Bill McCreary, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Robert Lang, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Guillaume Latendresse, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Andrej Sekera, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 10, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 4, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Friday, February 6, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
New Jersey Devils 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 10	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 6, 2009