Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres 0 45-27-10
at Montreal Canadiens 3 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 0 0 0
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 1 3

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 13 8 8 29
Montreal Canadiens 18 6 14 38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:03 Montreal Canadiens Ryan O'Byrne (1) Dominic Moore (1), Sergei Kostitsyn (1) Even strength BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd 02:41 Montreal Canadiens Tom Pyatt (1) Maxim Lapierre (1), Hal Gill (1) Even strength BUF 0, MTL 2
3rd 06:37 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn (1) Travis Moen (1), Dominic Moore (2) Even strength BUF 0, MTL 3

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 29 38
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 27 13
Hits 26 11
Blocked shots 11 14
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 1 4
Faceoffs won 18/54 (33.3%) 36/54 (66.7%)

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 1 45.5% 21:59
Number 13 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 12:51
Number 17 R. Torres L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:55
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 16:17
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 100% 11:16
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 15:13
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 14 1 5 0 35.3% 15:33
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 19:38
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:06
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 11:30
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 14:32
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 13:38
Number 4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 -1 5 1 1 4 16:38
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 22:29
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 0 20:13
Number 34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 17:00
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 14:36
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 1 25:43
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 38 35 3 .921 60:00 Loss

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 5 0 0 17:23
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 85.7% 15:43
Number 21 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 100% 21:05
Number 32 T. Moen L 0 1 1 +2 2 2 1 1 12:34
Number 40 M. Lapierre C 0 1 1 +1 5 2 1 0 80% 08:46
Number 42 D. Moore C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 40% 13:47
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 15:04
Number 52 M. Darche L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 08:24
Number 57 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18:13
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 12:36
Number 91 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 71.4% 20:58
Number 94 T. Pyatt L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 09:10
Number 20 R. O'Byrne D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 1 15:01
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 23:38
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 19:52
Number 47 M. Bergeron D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 1 17:57
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 4 17:08
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 26:41
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 J. Halak 29 29 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:48 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Interference 2
1st 06:24 Montreal Canadiens Ryan O'Byrne Roughing 2
1st 09:42 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 13:01 Montreal Canadiens Marc-Andre Bergeron Roughing 2
1st 18:33 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Cross checking 2
2nd 14:30 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Holding 2
3rd 11:42 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Slashing 2
3rd 18:07 Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre Fighting (major) 5
3rd 18:07 Buffalo Sabres Steve Montador Fighting (major) 5
3rd 18:07 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Roughing 2
3rd 18:07 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 18:07 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 18:07 Montreal Canadiens Travis Moen Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Jacques Martin
Referees
Chris Rooney, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Tim Connolly, Thomas Vanek, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Georges Laraque, Glen Metropolit, Jaroslav Spacek, Ben Maxwell

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