Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, December 20, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	41-32-9
at Montreal Canadiens	4	41-30-11

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	1	0	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	11	12	2	34
Montreal Canadiens	10	12	18	6	46

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:10	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (11)	Clarke MacArthur (8), Teppo Numminen (8)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 0
2nd	05:17	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn (5)	Andrei Markov (20), Alex Tanguay (14)	Power play	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	15:21	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (8)	Jason Pominville (17), Jaroslav Spacek (16)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
3rd	03:26	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Tanguay (10)	Roman Hamrlik (7)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 2
3rd	13:20	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera (1)	Clarke MacArthur (9), Teppo Numminen (9)	Power play	BUF 3, MTL 2
3rd	15:06	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn (6)	Alex Kovalev (18)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 3
OT	04:35	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (8)	Andrei Markov (21), Matt D'Agostini (2)	Power play	BUF 3, MTL 4

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	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	50%	22:47
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		12:51
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:02
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		16:47
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	33.3%	09:45
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		18:28
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0		21:46
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	50%	10:43
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	2	3	0	2	2	1	1	0		15:28
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	4	5	1	0	0	30.4%	23:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:19
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		01:17
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	8	0		27:09
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	3	0		22:05
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	2	0		27:50
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:15
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		10:38
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	2	1		22:31

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	46	42	4	.913	64:22	OT 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	-1	0	0	4	0	0		14:35
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	2	0		17:06
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0	52.9%	18:58
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	+1	5	1	0	0	0		06:36
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	71.4%	19:05
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	7	2	0	100%	13:41
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	0	4	8	1	0	1	33.3%	21:27
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	2	0		16:29
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	71.4%	14:26
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	2	0	2	+1	0	7	1	1	1		17:35
Number 80 B. Maxwell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	42.9%	11:02
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	100%	16:23
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0		17:25
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2	0		22:11
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	4	3	0		23:42
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		16:01
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		16:28
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	2	2	-1	0	2	1	2	0		27:38

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	34	31	3	.912	64:33	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:52	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:52	Montreal Canadiens	Georges Laraque	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:08	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	High sticking	2
2nd	03:49	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Hooking	2
2nd	04:26	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Holding	2
2nd	08:38	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Tripping	2
2nd	12:28	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Slashing	2
2nd	13:21	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2
2nd	18:03	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	10:32	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Slashing	2
3rd	10:32	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Roughing	2
3rd	11:46	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2
OT	00:25	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Tripping	2
OT	04:23	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Holding	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Dave Jackson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Jay Sharrers
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Alex Henry, Chris Higgins, Andrei Kostitsyn, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens 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 Saturday, December 20, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Dallas Stars 4 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
New York Islanders 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 20, 2008