Buffalo Sabres 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:49/65=75 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
PP: 0 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:68/94=72 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 18051 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 821321 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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12:41 0-1
Steve Bégin [1] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Andrei Markov)
15:15 0-2
Nikolai Zherdev [1])
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26:37 1-2
Maxim Afinogenov [1] (Teppo Numminen)
27:15 2-2
Thomas Vanek [1] (Dmitri Kalinin)
36:49 3-2
Ales Kotalik [1] (Maxim Afinogenov, Ryan Miller)
38:18 3-3
Bryan Smolinski [1] (Nikolai Zherdev, Robyn Regehr)
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43:58 4-3
Tim Connolly [1] (Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell)PP
59:19 5-3
Derek Roy [1]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:32
Jonathan Toews (2 min for cross-checking)
08:21
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for slashing)
10:47
Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for roughing)
18:49
Adam Mair (2 min for high-sticking)
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28:05
Jeff Jillson (2 min for holding the stick)
30:54
Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
39:03
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
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42:33
Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for tripping)
44:31
Andrei Markov (2 min for high-sticking)
50:24
Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
51:18
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
54:44
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7.00 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 15.40 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 16.40 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 8
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 7.00 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 8.00 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 20.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 22.30 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 21.50 6
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 20.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 18.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 10.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 1 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -2 10.10 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 21.10 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 6
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 8.30 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Steve Bégin 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 14.00 9
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 8.30 6
L Bryan Smolinski 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.20 8
L Jonathan Toews 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 -2 18.10 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 8.30 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.10 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 28.30 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 27.10 8
D Andrei Markov 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 19 0 0 59.00 4
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Ales Kotalik
3rd star: Nikolai Zherdev
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 22) , Quebec Citadelles 5( 28)
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0-1 QUE Jean-Philippe Côté (Corey Locke)
1-1 ROC Dragan Umicevic (Jonathan Lehun)
1-2 QUE Ajay Baines (Eric Manlow, Matt D'Agostini)
1-3 QUE Gregory Stewart (Duncan Milroy)
1-4 QUE Duncan Milroy (Janne Lahti, Michaël Lambert)
2-4 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Andrej Sekera)
3-4 ROC Karol Sloboda (Peter Tsimikalis)
3-5 QUE Michaël Lambert (Eric Manlow)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Yann Danis