Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout on Monday, November 14, 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 2 31-35-16

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 13 10 3 0 32
Montreal Canadiens 10 10 4 3 0 27

Three stars

  1. B. Boyes, Buffalo Sabres
  2. M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. E. Cole, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:58 Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole (1) P.K. Subban (1), Max Pacioretty (1) Power play BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd 14:17 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty (1) David Desharnais (1), Erik Cole (1) Even strength BUF 0, MTL 2
3rd 00:53 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Derek Roy (1), Thomas Vanek (1) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 2
3rd 12:30 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (1) Thomas Vanek (2) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Saved
1 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Goal
2 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Goal
2 Buffalo Sabres Brad Boyes Goal (winner)
3 Montreal Canadiens Brian Gionta Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 32 27
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 10
Hits 28 22
Blocked shots 14 16
Giveaways 9 16
Takeaways 4 1
Faceoffs won 35/64 (54.7%) 29/64 (45.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 06:05
Number 9 D. Roy C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 68.4% 24:28
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 75% 19:58
Number 22 B. Boyes R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:50
Number 23 V. Leino L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 17:08
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 2 2 +2 2 5 0 1 0 17:47
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 6 0 7 0 0 53.3% 15:20
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 0 0 40% 22:33
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 15:27
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 50% 07:08
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 12:59
Number 72 L. Adam C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 42.9% 13:12
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 24:22
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 4 0 22:14
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 20:36
Number 17 M. Gragnani D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 2 0 17:37
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 4 0 21:24
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 19:02
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 J. Enroth 27 25 2 .926 64:35 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 42.9% 18:25
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 35% 24:26
Number 15 P. Nokelainen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.3% 09:03
Number 21 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 20:38
Number 32 T. Moen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 100% 17:38
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 61.1% 21:38
Number 52 M. Darche L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 12:58
Number 60 A. Palushaj R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 08:04
Number 63 A. Engqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 02:47
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 20:12
Number 72 E. Cole L 1 1 2 -1 2 5 1 1 1 50% 19:28
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 11:00
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 10:39
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 24:40
Number 61 R. Diaz D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 18:41
Number 68 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:35
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 2 0 16:31
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 27:37
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 32 30 2 .938 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:38 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Leopold Slashing 2
1st 04:02 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Tripping 2
2nd 02:43 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Roughing 2
2nd 07:00 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais Roughing 2
2nd 07:00 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Gerbe Roughing 2
2nd 07:20 Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges Interference 2
2nd 11:03 Montreal Canadiens Aaron Palushaj Tripping 2
2nd 17:58 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Slashing 2
3rd 09:09 Buffalo Sabres Luke Adam Slashing 2
3rd 14:02 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Cross checking 2
OT 00:19 Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole Interference goalkeeper 2
OT 02:49 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Jacques Martin
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Derek Nansen
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Ryan Miller, Tyler Myers, Tyler Ennis
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Hal Gill, Michael Cammalleri, Andrei Kostitsyn

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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