Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:30 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout on Friday, February 17, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	31-35-16
at Buffalo Sabres	3	39-32-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	0	0	1	4
Buffalo Sabres	2	0	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	4	6	0	0	19
Buffalo Sabres	11	7	9	3	0	30

Three stars

D. Desharnais, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
T. Myers, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
R. Regehr, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:16	Buffalo Sabres	Robyn Regehr (1)	Paul Gaustad (1), Nathan Gerbe (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
1st	11:26	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Kaberle (1)	David Desharnais (1), Max Pacioretty (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 1
1st	15:43	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers (1)	Ville Leino (1), Derek Roy (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 2
1st	19:46	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez (1)	Yannick Weber (1), Tomas Plekanec (1)	Power play	MTL 2, BUF 2
2nd	11:28	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Campoli (1)	Ryan White (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 2
3rd	11:55	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Ville Leino (2), Drew Stafford (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Brad Boyes	Saved
1	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Goal (winner)
2	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Saved
2	Montreal Canadiens	David Desharnais	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	19	30
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	18	9
Blocked shots	16	14
Giveaways	7	10
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	25/59 (42.4%)	34/59 (57.6%)

Box score

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 11 S. Gomez	C	1	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	1	36.4%	14:03
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	50%	18:58
Number 27 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:34
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:17
Number 51 D. Desharnais	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0	40%	20:15
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		22:20
Number 53 R. White	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	100%	12:49
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0		21:52
Number 71 L. Leblanc	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:50
Number 72 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		20:03
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	11:44
Number 17 C. Campoli	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:25
Number 22 T. Kaberle	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:45
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	4	0		23:25
Number 61 R. Diaz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		17:25
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	2	0		10:54
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		18:35
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	1	0		29:47

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	30	27	3	.900	65:00	Win

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	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	56.5%	23:13
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1		16:16
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	40%	10:47
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	0		16:31
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0		17:27
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	64.7%	16:56
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	22:51
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		15:20
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	08:55
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		12:06
Number 54 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:38
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	60%	16:45
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		22:35
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3		20:03
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2		22:49
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	1		18:48
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		19:01
Number 57 T. Myers	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1		23:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	19	16	3	.842	64:59	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:25	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Cross checking	2
1st	17:47	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Hooking	2
2nd	02:34	Montreal Canadiens	Yannick Weber	Hooking	2
2nd	18:00	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Roughing	2
2nd	18:00	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	Roughing	2
3rd	07:05	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	Hooking	2
OT	04:01	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Tripping	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Randy Cunneyworth
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Travis Moen
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Cody McCormick, Marc-Andre Gragnani

2011-2012 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres 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 Feb 17

Other NHL games on Friday, February 17, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
San Jose Sharks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Boston Bruins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Feb 17, 2012