Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
· HSBC Arena, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
7 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
28 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
14 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
42 |
Three stars
- T. Connolly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- D. Roy, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Kostitsyn (1) |
Tomas Plekanec (1), Roman Hamrlik (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
04:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Kostitsyn (2) |
Andrei Markov (1), Marc-Andre Bergeron (1) |
Power play |
MTL 2, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
18:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Connolly (1) |
Derek Roy (1), Tyler Myers (1) |
Power play |
MTL 2, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
19:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Gaustad (1) |
Steve Montador (1), Andrej Sekera (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, BUF 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville |
Goal (winner) |
| 1 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Kostitsyn |
Saved |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford |
Saved |
| 2 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Cammalleri |
Saved |
| 3 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
Goal |
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
42 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
8 |
| Hits |
17 |
10 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
4 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/57 (52.6%) |
27/57 (47.4%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 M. Cammalleri |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:50 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.1% |
17:19 |
| Number 15 G. Metropolit |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:31 |
| Number 21 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:03 |
| Number 42 D. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76.5% |
17:48 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 52 M. Darche |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:07 |
| Number 57 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:52 |
| Number 74 S. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 91 S. Gomez |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
21:59 |
| Number 94 T. Pyatt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:02 |
| Number 6 J. Spacek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:24 |
| Number 20 R. O'Byrne |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:59 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
| Number 44 R. Hamrlik |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:06 |
| Number 47 M. Bergeron |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:18 |
| Number 75 H. Gill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:15 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:02 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
42 |
40 |
2 |
.952 |
64:57 |
OT loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
25:25 |
| Number 13 T. Kennedy |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
42.9% |
22:06 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
11:09 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:51 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
14:13 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:45 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:03 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:18 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:15 |
| Number 4 S. Montador |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:50 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:44 |
| Number 52 C. Rivet |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:26 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:22 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
62:36 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
19:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Adam Mair |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Carey Price |
Delaying game illegal play by goalie |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:56 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Benoit Pouliot |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:56 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Benoit Pouliot |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:19 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Sergei Kostitsyn |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:27 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ryan O'Byrne |
High sticking |
2 |
| OT |
00:38 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Markov |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Jacques Martin
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Brad Meier, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Georges Laraque, Paul Mara, Travis Moen, Maxim Lapierre, Ben Maxwell
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Raffi Torres, Chris Butler
2009-2010 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2009-2010 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 3, 2009
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
2
at Buffalo Sabres
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
4
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Dec 14, 2009
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
1
at Montreal Canadiens
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Jan 3, 2010
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
2
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
0
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 3, 2010
|
Other NHL games on Mar 24
Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 24, 2010
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
0
 at New York Rangers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
3
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|