Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in overtime on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	44-30-8
at Buffalo Sabres	2	43-29-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	12	11	0	30
Buffalo Sabres	9	16	11	3	39

Three stars

T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
N. Gerbe, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:19	Montreal Canadiens	David Desharnais (1)	Roman Hamrlik (1), James Wisniewski (1)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 0
2nd	11:21	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Tim Connolly (1)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 1
OT	01:09	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Thomas Vanek (2), Tyler Ennis (1)	Power play	MTL 1, BUF 2

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	30	39
Power play	1 of 3	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	12	10
Hits	9	15
Blocked shots	18	16
Giveaways	3	3
Takeaways	5	6
Faceoffs won	32/59 (54.2%)	27/59 (45.8%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	57.9%	22:55
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		01:35
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	57.7%	22:17
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		02:21
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	33.3%	22:32
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		14:25
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:05
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		19:50
Number 58 D. Desharnais	C	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	37.5%	15:07
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:21
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:53
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		14:02
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		16:46
Number 20 J. Wisniewski	D	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	0		21:01
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		21:44
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	0		16:44
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		21:55
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		24:18

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	39	37	2	.949	61:09	OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:26
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	37.5%	20:04
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:39
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:00
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		10:39
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0		18:53
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	70%	16:43
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	4	1	1	1	50%	21:06
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	0		09:35
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0		12:52
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	33.3%	19:13
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	1	2	0	4	0	0	1		20:41
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		23:45
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0		22:18
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		19:19
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:25
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:45
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	30	29	1	.967	61:09	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:41	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Cross checking	2
1st	06:28	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Boarding	2
1st	06:28	Montreal Canadiens	James Wisniewski	Cross checking	2
1st	09:14	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	09:01	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Darche	Interference	2
2nd	10:28	Montreal Canadiens	Hal Gill	Slashing	2
3rd	02:20	Montreal Canadiens	Yannick Weber	Slashing	2
3rd	16:33	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Roughing	2
3rd	16:33	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	Roughing	2
3rd	19:17	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	High sticking	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Mike Leggo, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Alexandre Picard, Benoit Pouliot
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Chris Butler

2010-2011 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 5, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 27, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 15, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 22, 2011

Other NHL games on Jan 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Boston Bruins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Nashville Predators 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 18, 2011

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