Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Monday, December 14, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Monday, December 14, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	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	2	2	4
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	2	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	9	11	7	27
Montreal Canadiens	9	5	10	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:03	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (1)	Tomas Plekanec (1), Marc-Andre Bergeron (1)	Power play	BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd	12:58	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera (1)	Derek Roy (1), Jochen Hecht (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	19:01	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta (1)	Tim Connolly (1)	Shorthanded	BUF 2, MTL 1
3rd	02:36	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (2)	Tomas Plekanec (2), Michael Cammalleri (1)	Power play	BUF 2, MTL 2
3rd	12:33	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Kennedy (1)	Jochen Hecht (2), Tyler Myers (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 2
3rd	12:51	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri (1)	Andrei Kostitsyn (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, MTL 3
3rd	14:41	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Jason Pominville (1)	Power play	BUF 4, 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	27	24
Power play	1 of 6	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	15	19
Hits	10	13
Blocked shots	16	30
Giveaways	9	14
Takeaways	7	6
Faceoffs won	20/59 (33.9%)	39/59 (66.1%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	3	0	37.5%	18:20
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	62.5%	13:18
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	10%	19:41
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:22
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	0		07:29
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:19
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:24
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	19:13
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	1	0		15:43
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	75%	07:44
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	2	1		19:47
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	14.3%	18:38
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		17:02
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2	0		14:48
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		17:55
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		20:09
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		14:41
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		28:07

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	21	3	.875	59:52	Win

Montreal Canadiens

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 13 M. Cammalleri	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1	0		17:47
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	88.5%	22:07
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	6	4	0	0	0	55.6%	12:54
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:20
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		19:18
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:19
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	100%	14:31
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0	2		16:46
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:38
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		17:44
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0	47.4%	19:12
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	25%	07:24
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	5	0		18:43
Number 20 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	9	0	2	9	0		14:09
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	4	0		24:29
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		22:55
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		20:02
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0		19:58

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	27	23	4	.852	59:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:18	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Hooking	2
1st	15:44	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
1st	18:03	Montreal Canadiens	Glen Metropolit	Holding	2
2nd	00:03	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:03	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:55	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
2nd	13:23	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	Slashing	2
2nd	17:48	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Montador	Slashing	2
3rd	02:26	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	12:57	Montreal Canadiens	Glen Metropolit	Roughing	2
3rd	12:57	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Roughing	2
3rd	12:57	Montreal Canadiens	Glen Metropolit	Slashing	2
3rd	13:34	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	High sticking	2
3rd	18:00	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	High sticking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Michel Cormier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nathan Paetsch, Nathan Gerbe
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Paul Mara, Benoit Pouliot

2009-2010 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens 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 14

Other NHL games on Monday, December 14, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Florida Panthers 7 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Nashville Predators 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 14, 2009

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