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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at home.

Team Goals 2012-2013 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 29-14-5
at Buffalo Sabres 5 21-21-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 2 1 0 0 4
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 2 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 13 12 5 2 0 32
Buffalo Sabres 10 18 10 2 0 40

Three stars

  1. T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:11 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (1) Rene Bourque (1), Alexei Emelin (1) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 0
1st 04:26 Buffalo Sabres Steve Ott (1) Jochen Hecht (1) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 1
2nd 12:31 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (1) Brandon Prust (1), Raphael Diaz (1) Even strength MTL 2, BUF 1
2nd 13:06 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis (1) Marcus Foligno (1) Even strength MTL 2, BUF 2
2nd 18:32 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban (1) Andrei Markov (1), Max Pacioretty (1) Power play MTL 3, BUF 2
3rd 00:45 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (2) Brian Gionta (1), Rene Bourque (2) Even strength MTL 4, BUF 2
3rd 07:57 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Tyler Ennis (1), Marcus Foligno (2) Power play MTL 4, BUF 3
3rd 19:58 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (2) Steve Ott (1), Tyler Ennis (2) Even strength MTL 4, BUF 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Goal
1 Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk Goal
2 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens Rene Bourque Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Goal (winner)
3 Montreal Canadiens Brian Gionta Saved

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 32 40
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 7
Penalty minutes 16 10
Hits 20 15
Blocked shots 12 11
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 29/63 (46%) 34/63 (54%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
8 B. Prust L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:27
14 T. Plekanec C 2 0 2 +1 0 5 1 0 0 50% 23:11
17 R. Bourque R 0 2 2 +2 2 7 1 1 0 19:33
20 C. Armstrong R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 2 0 13:03
21 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 +2 2 2 1 0 0 18:21
27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 10:40
51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 42.9% 16:40
53 R. White C 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 80% 08:43
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 1 0 14:35
72 E. Cole L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 6 0 0 14:01
73 B. Gallagher R 1 0 1 +1 4 1 0 0 0 08:44
81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 27.3% 16:10
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:55
55 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 20:52
61 R. Diaz D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 23:37
74 A. Emelin D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 19:36
76 P. Subban D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 1 1 21:02
79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25:00
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 P. Budaj 40 36 4 .900 64:50 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 60% 07:14
9 S. Ott C 1 1 2 +2 2 3 0 0 0 85.7% 16:27
19 C. Hodgson C 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 0 0 50% 20:02
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 18:26
25 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 10:34
26 T. Vanek L 2 0 2 -1 2 8 1 0 1 100% 23:56
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 20% 22:30
32 J. Scott L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:16
42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:04
55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 14.3% 16:23
63 T. Ennis R 1 2 3 +1 0 6 1 0 0 55.6% 22:14
82 M. Foligno L 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 0 0 20:57
3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 23:23
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 2 0 18:23
10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 1 1 0 27:40
33 T. Brennan D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 14:47
52 A. Sulzer D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:01
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 20:46
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 32 28 4 .875 63:31 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:15 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Interference 2
1st 14:48 Buffalo Sabres TJ Brennan Roughing 2
1st 14:48 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Boarding 2
1st 14:48 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Roughing 2
2nd 02:50 Montreal Canadiens Colby Armstrong Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 04:04 Montreal Canadiens Rene Bourque Hooking 2
2nd 08:16 Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole Holding the stick 2
2nd 14:57 Montreal Canadiens Brian Gionta Holding 2
2nd 17:06 Buffalo Sabres Cody Hodgson Hooking 2
2nd 17:39 Buffalo Sabres Steve Ott High sticking 2
3rd 07:32 Montreal Canadiens Ryan White Roughing 2
3rd 07:32 Montreal Canadiens Ryan White Roughing 2
3rd 13:37 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Mike Hasenfratz, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Steve Barton
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Tomas Kaberle, Travis Moen, Yannick Weber
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Ellis, Andrej Sekera, Adam Pardy

2012-2013 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 7

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page

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