Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 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	2	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	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	3	12	8	23
Montreal Canadiens	14	16	11	41

Three stars

R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
R. Diaz, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:08	Montreal Canadiens	Raphael Diaz (1)	Max Pacioretty (1), Andrei Kostitsyn (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd	12:11	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Derek Roy (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd	19:57	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Jason Pominville (1), Marc-Andre Gragnani (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, MTL 1
3rd	19:31	Buffalo Sabres	Christian Ehrhoff (1)	Derek Roy (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	23	41
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	15	7
Hits	18	27
Blocked shots	23	16
Giveaways	15	11
Takeaways	3	9
Faceoffs won	35/71 (49.3%)	36/71 (50.7%)

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	-1	5	1	3	1		05:50
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	2	2	+2	2	0	1	0	58.8%	16:16
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	2		17:09
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	11:08
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	37.5%	09:40
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	+2	4	2	0	0		16:42
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	50%	16:57
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	2	50%	18:08
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	100%	15:04
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:06
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	0		15:00
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	36.4%	13:14
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		22:12
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	3		24:27
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	2		14:45
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4		20:01
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		16:09
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		22:25

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	41	40	1	.976	59:47	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	-1	0	2	0	1	63.6%	19:10
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	1	0	61.1%	19:08
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2		20:55
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	1		11:59
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0		18:27
Number 51 D. Desharnais	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	41.2%	19:50
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		08:39
Number 60 A. Palushaj	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:04
Number 63 A. Engqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16.7%	05:21
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	-1	0	9	0	1	50%	19:51
Number 72 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		18:34
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	100%	14:56
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		19:01
Number 61 R. Diaz	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	4		19:55
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		22:02
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1		15:04
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		14:50
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	1		25:00

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	22	20	2	.909	59:14	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:01	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Holding	2
1st	12:03	Buffalo Sabres	Marc-Andre Gragnani	Tripping	2
1st	18:07	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	05:04	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Slashing	2
2nd	09:20	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:20	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:30	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:07	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Cross checking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Lazarowich
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jochen Hecht, Matt Ellis, Mike Weber
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jaroslav Spacek, Michael Cammalleri

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 Oct 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Florida Panthers 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Dallas Stars 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
New York Rangers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
St. Louis Blues 0 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Oct 18, 2011

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