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Montreal 1, Buffalo 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
MON(41-30-11)	0	0	1	1
BUF(41-32-9)	1	2	2	5

Final

7:30 PM ET, March 4, 2009

HSBC Arena

Buffalo, New York

THREE STARS

P. Lalime
Sabres (G )

Saves: 38
Save Pct.: .974

P. Gaustad
Sabres (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

D. Roy
Sabres (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Steve Miller
Attendance: 17,745 (94.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Montreal

Buffalo

Total Shots
	39
	27

PIM
	8
	12

Hits
	16
	19

Giveaways
	8
	11

Takeaways
	3
	6

Faceoffs Won
	30
	24

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
17:53		Derek Roy (23) (Power Play) Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly	Buffalo 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:35		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Interference of Alexei Kovalev
7:50		Derek Roy: 2 Minutes for Tripping Maxim Lapierre
12:44		Andrej Sekera: 2 Minutes for Tripping Alexei Kovalev
17:35		Mathieu Schneider: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
19:43		Thomas Vanek: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Tom Kostopoulos

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:59		Derek Roy (24) Assists: Daniel Paille	Buffalo 2-0
9:07		Jaroslav Spacek (7) Unassisted	Buffalo 3-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
11:45		Patrick Kaleta: 2 Minutes for Roughing Mike Komisarek
11:45		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Roughing Patrick Kaleta

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:10		Paul Gaustad (8) (Power Play) Assists: Craig Rivet, Maxim Afinogenov	Buffalo 4-0
11:03		Paul Gaustad (9) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	Buffalo 5-0
18:54		Tomas Plekanec (18) Assists: Roman Hamrlik	Buffalo 5-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:58		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Tripping Patrick Kaleta
7:32		Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Hooking Drew Stafford
10:49		Tim Connolly: 2 Minutes for Interference of Saku Koivu

Player Summary

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Brisebois D	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:22	3:25	0:00	10:57	0	0	00.0
M. D'Agostini RW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	18:13	4:21	0:00	13:52	1	0	100.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	16:25	0:00	1:04	15:21	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:45	3:02	1:38	16:05	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	18:09	4:16	0:45	13:08	0	0	00.0
S. Koivu C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:46	4:14	0:45	11:47	9	3	75.0
M. Komisarek D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	23	19:04	0:05	1:26	17:33	0	0	00.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	18:08	4:10	0:23	13:35	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	19	16:00	1:29	0:18	14:17	0	0	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:38	4:10	1:04	12:24	0	0	00.0
M. Lapierre C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	15:21	1:36	0:18	13:27	8	8	50.0
G. Laraque RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5:17	0:00	0:00	5:17	0	0	00.0
A. Markov D	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	26	25:25	6:52	0:52	17:41	0	0	00.0
G. Metropolit C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	9:22	0:00	0:35	8:47	2	2	50.0
M. Pacioretty LW	0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	14:17	1:29	0:00	12:48	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:42	4:10	0:52	13:40	10	11	47.6
M. Schneider D	0	0	-1	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	24	24:00	6:36	0:00	17:24	0	0	00.0
G. Stewart LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	7:48	0:05	0:00	7:43	0	0	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Dandenault									Healthy
R O'byrne									Healthy
J Halak									Flu

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	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	14:49	1:18	0:00	13:31	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	1	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	25	16:19	1:06	3:01	12:12	9	6	60.0
P. Gaustad C	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	24	16:42	1:18	3:51	11:33	11	9	55.0
J. Hecht C	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	16:44	0:06	4:50	11:48	1	3	25.0
P. Kaleta RW	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	13	8:06	0:00	1:00	7:06	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	26	21:41	0:23	4:57	16:21	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	7:44	0:00	0:00	7:44	0	0	00.0
A. Mair C	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	11	7:50	0:06	0:06	7:38	0	2	00.0
T. Numminen D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	21	16:28	1:05	0:15	15:08	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	19	17:13	0:06	1:30	15:37	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:23	1:06	2:26	11:51	0	0	00.0
C. Rivet D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	26	21:50	1:01	4:48	16:01	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	2	0	1	3	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	24	20:55	1:06	2:39	17:10	3	9	25.0
A. Sekera D	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	24	20:01	0:00	3:53	16:08	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	1	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:19	1:06	1:14	14:59	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	13:34	1:18	0:09	12:07	0	1	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	21:40	0:19	4:53	16:28	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	0	0	-1	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	13:42	1:06	0:28	12:08	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
N Paetsch									Healthy
A Peters									Healthy
M Ellis									Illness
D Moore									Not With Team
C Butler									Healthy
J Enroth									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Price	27	5	22	.815	59:48	0

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Lalime	39	1	38	.974	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Montreal	18	8	13	39
Buffalo	10	10	7	27

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

Wednesday, March 4th

Montreal	1	Final
Buffalo	5

Detroit	3	Final
Colorado	2

ESPN NHL

Montreal 1, Buffalo 5

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, March 4th