Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	39-32-11
at Montreal Canadiens	1	31-35-16

Goals by period

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

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	11	19	10	40
Montreal Canadiens	8	7	13	28

Three stars

C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
E. Cole, Montreal Canadiens
P. Gaustad, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:09	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (1)	Josh Gorges (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd	04:01	Buffalo Sabres	Ville Leino (1)	Paul Gaustad (1), Christian Ehrhoff (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
3rd	06:17	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (1)	Brad Boyes (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
3rd	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta (1)	Christian Ehrhoff (2), Paul Gaustad (2)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, MTL 1

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	40	28
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	16	26
Blocked shots	16	21
Giveaways	11	4
Takeaways	3	6
Faceoffs won	33/61 (54.1%)	28/61 (45.9%)

Box score

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		05:40
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	61.9%	21:04
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	66.7%	19:16
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	1	20%	15:52
Number 23 V. Leino	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		21:09
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:19
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	2	3	+3	0	3	1	2	60%	12:26
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	50%	21:33
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	1	0	1	+2	0	5	4	1		13:18
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		06:13
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		15:29
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	53.3%	18:46
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2		20:10
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	2		16:35
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	2		23:13
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		17:38
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:12
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		23:21

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	28	27	1	.964	59:46	Win

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 11 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		15:30
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	63.6%	21:47
Number 27 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	100%	21:03
Number 45 M. Blunden	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1		13:23
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		12:04
Number 51 D. Desharnais	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	42.9%	19:33
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		10:11
Number 63 A. Engqvist	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	33.3%	04:12
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	0		18:25
Number 72 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	33.3%	19:15
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	25%	15:55
Number 22 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		17:35
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	6		22:41
Number 61 R. Diaz	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3		15:26
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		09:36
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4		18:02
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		14:00
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0		24:38

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	39	37	2	.949	59:30	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:15	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Roughing	2
1st	10:15	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	Holding	2
1st	17:05	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Tripping	2
1st	19:46	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Hooking	2
2nd	05:18	Montreal Canadiens	P.K. Subban	Tripping	2
3rd	01:06	Montreal Canadiens	Andreas Engqvist	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Randy Cunneyworth
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Brian Mach
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Marc-Andre Gragnani, TJ Brennan, Luke Adam
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Travis Moen, Chris Campoli

2011-2012 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Nov 14, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Mar 12, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 21, 2012

Other NHL games on Jan 31

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
New York Rangers 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
New York Islanders 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Nashville Predators 5 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 31, 2012

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