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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 10 8 28
Montreal Canadiens 13 11 10 34

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:31 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (17) Clarke MacArthur (5), Jaroslav Spacek (11) Power play BUF 1, MTL 0
2nd 02:51 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (4) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd 07:39 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (18) Drew Stafford (5), Derek Roy (11) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 1
2nd 13:40 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin (3) Maxim Lapierre (1), Roman Hamrlik (5) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 2
2nd 18:30 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov (3) Saku Koivu (12), Andrei Kostitsyn (5) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 28 34
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 14 28
Blocked shots 24 12
Giveaways 16 15
Takeaways 3 14
Faceoffs won 25/61 (41%) 36/61 (59%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 1 0 31.8% 23:17
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 10:27
21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:05
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 50% 07:42
25 M. Mancari R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 14:18
26 T. Vanek L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 19:29
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 60% 18:10
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 21:41
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 05:22
41 C. MacArthur L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 2 0 36.4% 16:53
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 41.7% 15:13
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 12:39
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 7 0 19:03
6 J. Spacek D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 23:20
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 13:22
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:34
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 18:48
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 20:48
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 P. Lalime 34 31 3 .912 58:49 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 11:44
11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 60% 19:12
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 60% 16:10
20 R. Lang C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 61.5% 19:45
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 15:32
22 S. Begin L 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 10:01
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 12:38
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 21:02
36 M. D'Agostini R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 13:52
40 M. Lapierre C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 58.3% 10:21
46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 4 0 0 15:17
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 +2 6 1 2 0 0 08:07
84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 12:46
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 19:07
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 22:13
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 1 0 17:20
71 P. Brisebois D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:27
79 A. Markov D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23:57
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 28 26 2 .929 59:50 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:04 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Tripping 2
1st 11:52 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn Slashing 2
1st 16:54 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Tripping 2
2nd 04:19 Montreal Canadiens Guillaume Latendresse Interference 2
2nd 08:17 Buffalo Sabres Mark Mancari Tripping 2
2nd 11:29 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn Tripping 2
2nd 17:41 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Hooking 2
2nd 17:41 Montreal Canadiens Matt D'Agostini Hooking 2
3rd 02:59 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn Slashing 2
3rd 05:58 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Elbowing 2
3rd 05:58 Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Spacek Holding 2
3rd 12:25 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin High sticking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Referees
Dave Jackson, Stephane Auger
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Michel Cormier
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Andrew Peters, Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Georges Laraque, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Mike Komisarek, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 29

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page

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