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Buffalo 3, Montreal 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF(41-32-9)	1	1	1	0	3
MON(41-30-11)	0	1	2	1	4

Final

OT

7:00 PM ET, December 20, 2008

Bell Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

THREE STARS

S. Kostitsyn
Canadiens (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

S. Begin
Canadiens (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 42
Save Pct.: .913

Game Information
Arena: Bell Centre Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referees: Dave Jackson, Marc Joannette Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

Montreal

Total Shots
	34
	46

PIM
	21
	13

Hits
	19
	28

Giveaways
	21
	23

Takeaways
	11
	10

Faceoffs Won
	25
	40

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:10		Derek Roy (11) Assists: Teppo Numminen, Chris Butler	Buffalo 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:52		Andrew Peters: 5 Minutes for Fighting Georges Laraque
1:52		Georges Laraque: 5 Minutes for Fighting Andrew Peters
12:08		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Thomas Vanek

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:17		Sergei Kostitsyn (5) (Power Play) Assists: Andrei Markov, Alex Tanguay	Game tied 1-1
15:21		Clarke MacArthur (8) Assists: Jason Pominville, Jaroslav Spacek	Buffalo 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:49		Adam Mair: 2 Minutes for Hooking Georges Laraque
4:26		Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for Holding Alexei Kovalev
8:38		Clarke MacArthur: 2 Minutes for Tripping Alexei Kovalev
12:28		Adam Mair: 2 Minutes for Slashing Steve Begin
13:21		Alexei Kovalev: 2 Minutes for Holding Henrik Tallinder
18:03		Matt Ellis: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Jaroslav Halak

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:26		Alex Tanguay (10) Assists: Roman Hamrlik	Game tied 2-2
13:20		Andrej Sekera (1) (Power Play) Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Teppo Numminen	Buffalo 3-2
15:06		Sergei Kostitsyn (6) Assists: Alexei Kovalev	Game tied 3-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:32		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Roughing Jochen Hecht
10:32		Jochen Hecht: 2 Minutes for Slashing Mike Komisarek
11:46		Alexei Kovalev: 2 Minutes for Holding Henrik Tallinder

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:35		Alexei Kovalev (8) (Power Play) Assists: Andrei Markov, Matt D'Agostini	Montreal 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:25		Andrej Sekera: 2 Minutes for Tripping Alexei Kovalev
4:23		Jochen Hecht: 2 Minutes for Holding Guillaume Latendresse

Player Summary

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Afinogenov RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8:19	1:22	0:00	6:57	0	0	00.0
C. Butler D	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	10:38	0:00	0:00	10:38	0	0	00.0
M. Ellis LW	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	19	10:43	0:01	0:51	9:51	7	7	50.0
J. Hecht C	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	4	1	2	0	29	23:12	2:08	5:10	15:54	7	16	30.4
A. Kotalik RW	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	18	12:51	2:13	0:00	10:38	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	-2	2	0	8	1	2	2	1	4	34	27:09	0:18	4:58	21:53	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	1	2	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	24	15:28	1:03	0:00	14:25	0	2	00.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	13	9:45	0:46	0:00	8:59	1	2	33.3
T. Numminen D	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	17:15	1:13	1:52	14:10	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	16:02	0:01	0:32	15:29	0	2	00.0
A. Peters LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	4	1:17	0:00	0:00	1:17	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	28	21:46	1:56	4:32	15:17	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	29	22:47	2:20	3:41	16:46	10	10	50.0
A. Sekera D	1	0	1	2	4	2	1	2	1	1	0	34	22:31	1:49	2:52	17:50	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	1	1	5	3	3	0	0	0	2	2	29	22:05	2:56	3:53	15:16	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	23	16:47	1:03	0:00	15:44	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	4	34	27:50	0:18	5:49	21:43	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:28	2:02	1:35	14:51	0	1	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
N Paetsch									Healthy
P Kaleta									Head Injury
P Gaustad									Upper Body

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Begin LW	0	0	-1	4	2	2	0	0	7	0	1	17	13:41	0:00	1:16	12:25	1	0	100.0
F. Bouillon D	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	23	16:01	0:00	1:09	14:52	0	0	00.0
P. Brisebois D	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	16:28	3:03	1:11	12:14	0	0	00.0
M. D'Agostini RW	0	1	-1	4	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	18	16:29	2:24	0:21	13:44	0	0	00.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	29	22:11	1:30	2:07	18:34	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	4	0	2	27	23:42	1:27	2:17	19:58	0	0	00.0
M. Komisarek D	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	1	1	1	25	17:25	0:03	0:06	17:16	0	0	00.0
S. Kostitsyn LW	2	0	1	7	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	19	17:35	5:39	1:17	10:39	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	17	14:35	0:00	1:14	13:21	0	0	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	1	1	0	8	2	0	2	4	1	1	0	22	21:27	7:21	1:03	13:03	1	2	33.3
R. Lang C	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:05	3:49	1:24	13:52	15	6	71.4
M. Lapierre C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	14:26	0:00	0:37	13:49	10	4	71.4
G. Laraque RW	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	12	6:36	0:03	0:00	6:33	0	0	00.0
G. Latendresse LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	16:23	5:33	0:00	10:50	1	0	100.0
A. Markov D	0	2	-1	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	5	31	27:38	7:30	2:10	17:58	0	0	00.0
B. Maxwell C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	11:02	0:00	0:00	11:02	3	4	42.9
T. Plekanec C	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:58	5:27	0:48	12:43	9	8	52.9
A. Tanguay LW	1	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:06	2:29	0:02	14:35	0	1	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R O'byrne									Healthy
A Kostitsyn									Knee Injury

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	46	4	42	.913	64:22	0

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Halak	34	3	31	.912	64:33	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Buffalo	9	11	12	2	34
Montreal	10	12	18	6	46

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	1 of 0
Montreal	2 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Saturday, December 20th

Carolina	2	Final
Boston	4

Washington	1	Final
Philadelphia	7

Los Angeles	4	Final
Detroit	6

Buffalo	3	Final
Montreal	4	OT

Dallas	4	Final
Ottawa	5	OT

Toronto	7	Final
Pittsburgh	3

Tampa Bay	3	Final
Atlanta	4

NY Islanders	0	Final
Nashville	1

Minnesota	2	Final
St. Louis	4

Columbus	0	Final
Phoenix	2

Chicago	3	Final
Vancouver	1

NY Rangers	2	Final
San Jose	3

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 3, Montreal 4

Final

OT

NHL Scores

Saturday, December 20th