Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, December 3, 2009, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	39-33-10
at Buffalo Sabres	6	45-27-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	3	1	2	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	3	5	15	23
Buffalo Sabres	15	14	8	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:28	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Henrik Tallinder (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
1st	06:16	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Derek Roy (1), Tyler Myers (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 2
1st	08:20	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (1)	Jason Pominville (1), Jochen Hecht (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 3
2nd	04:31	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Kennedy (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Mike Grier (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 4
2nd	16:50	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez (1)	Sergei Kostitsyn (1), Max Pacioretty (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 4
3rd	11:27	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges (1)	Maxim Lapierre (1), Matt D'Agostini (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, BUF 4
3rd	13:12	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera (1)	Thomas Vanek (2)	Even strength	MTL 2, BUF 5
3rd	19:35	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier (1)	Thomas Vanek (3), Andrej Sekera (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, BUF 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	23	37
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	7
Hits	19	16
Blocked shots	10	14
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	2	2
Faceoffs won	31/54 (57.4%)	23/54 (42.6%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		18:57
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	31.3%	15:43
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	42.9%	13:32
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		14:38
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		12:11
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	85.7%	12:37
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		18:20
Number 53 R. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		12:52
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0		13:42
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		11:13
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	64.7%	19:18
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		12:40
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		17:40
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2		25:16
Number 22 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	5	2	2	1		16:50
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0		17:40
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2		25:39
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:14

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	37	31	6	.838	60:00	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0	1	43.8%	22:46
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	1	25%	17:08
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		16:42
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	66.7%	15:46
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	66.7%	08:18
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	2	0	33.3%	16:21
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	3	3	+2	0	2	1	0		19:40
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	2		19:14
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0		07:14
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	40%	16:50
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		19:41
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:34
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2		17:41
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	+3	0	3	1	2		21:45
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:56
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	1		16:52
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		18:26
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	1		23:06

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	13:26	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Holding	2
3rd	02:19	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Pyatt	Tripping	2
3rd	08:50	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Holding	2
3rd	17:02	Montreal Canadiens	Paul Mara	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:02	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Mike Leggo, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Georges Laraque
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Patrick Lalime, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis

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 Dec 3

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 3, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
New York Islanders 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Calgary Flames 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 3, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 3, 2009

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