Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 1–0 on Sunday, January 3, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 45-27-10
at Montreal Canadiens 0 39-33-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 16 8 30
Montreal Canadiens 10 10 10 30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 06:56 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly (1) Jason Pominville (1), Jochen Hecht (1) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 30 30
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 11 17
Blocked shots 8 16
Giveaways 18 17
Takeaways 7 8
Faceoffs won 28/57 (49.1%) 29/57 (50.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 40% 17:14
Number 13 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 25% 14:01
Number 19 T. Connolly C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 50% 17:54
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:09
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 09:56
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 15:30
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:22
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 45% 16:31
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 0 17:02
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 50% 10:13
Number 41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:23
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 83.3% 17:13
Number 4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:08
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:51
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 22:53
Number 34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:48
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:41
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 24:11
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 30 30 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 50% 20:36
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 38.9% 20:17
Number 15 G. Metropolit C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 13:14
Number 17 G. Laraque R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 03:52
Number 21 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 21:36
Number 32 T. Moen L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 14:33
Number 36 M. D'Agostini R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10:25
Number 40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 66.7% 10:32
Number 57 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 17:39
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:54
Number 91 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 56.5% 21:31
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 21:09
Number 22 P. Mara D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:02
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 19:58
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 21:11
Number 47 M. Bergeron D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12:11
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:01
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 24:34
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 30 29 1 .967 58:45 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:33 Buffalo Sabres Tim Kennedy Cross checking 2
1st 18:23 Buffalo Sabres Tim Kennedy Hooking 2
3rd 04:43 Montreal Canadiens Matt D'Agostini Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Jacques Martin
Referees
Stephane Auger, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Nathan Paetsch, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Andrei Kostitsyn, Ryan O'Byrne, Sergei Kostitsyn

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