Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–1 on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	41-30-11
at Buffalo Sabres	5	41-32-9

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1
Buffalo Sabres	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	18	8	13	39
Buffalo Sabres	10	10	7	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:53	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (23)	Jaroslav Spacek (24), Tim Connolly (16)	Power play	MTL 0, BUF 1
2nd	02:59	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (24)	Daniel Paille (12)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 2
2nd	09:07	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 3
3rd	06:10	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (8)	Craig Rivet (17), Maxim Afinogenov (11)	Power play	MTL 0, BUF 4
3rd	11:03	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (9)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	MTL 0, BUF 5
3rd	18:54	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (18)	Roman Hamrlik (22)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0		16:00
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	75%	16:46
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	47.6%	18:42
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	50%	09:22
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:17
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0		18:09
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		17:38
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	100%	18:13
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	15:21
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		18:08
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		14:17
Number 70 G. Stewart	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		07:48
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1		19:04
Number 24 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	3		24:00
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		16:25
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2		20:45
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		14:22
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		25:25

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	27	22	5	.815	59:48	Loss

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	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0	2	1	25%	20:55
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	60%	16:19
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		17:13
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		13:34
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		07:50
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		13:42
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	2	0	2	+1	2	3	2	0	1	55%	16:42
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		15:23
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		08:06
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		07:44
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	25%	16:44
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		14:49
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	0	0		21:41
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	2	0		17:19
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		21:40
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:28
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		20:01
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0		21:50

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	39	38	1	.974	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:35	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Interference	2
1st	07:50	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Tripping	2
1st	12:44	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Tripping	2
1st	17:35	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Schneider	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	19:43	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:45	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
2nd	11:45	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Roughing	2
3rd	05:58	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Tripping	2
3rd	07:32	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Hooking	2
3rd	10:49	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Interference	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Robert Lang, Mathieu Dandenault, Francis Bouillon, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Ryan O'Byrne, Jaroslav Halak, Kyle Chipchura, Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Kostitsyn, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andrew Peters, Ryan Miller, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth

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 Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 4, 2009