- Final OTOT0MTL
BUF2
32
3 - Final OTOT1ANA
COL2
32
3 - Final2SJ
EDM3
23
2 - Final SOSO3NSH
PHX5
45
4
Final OT
Buffalo leads 5-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, October 18th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 3 | Final |
| Canadiens | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, November 14th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 3 | Final SO |
| Canadiens | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Tuesday, January 31st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 3 | Final |
| Canadiens | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Friday, February 17th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 4 | Final SO |
| Sabres | 3 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, March 12th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 2 | Final OT |
| Sabres | 3 | |
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| Game 6: Wednesday, March 21st | ||
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| Canadiens | 0 | Final |
| Sabres | 3 | |
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Coverage: TSN
7:00 PM ET, March 12, 2012
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | M Pacioretty 65 | M Pacioretty 33 | D Desharnais 44 |
| BUF | T Vanek 61 | T Vanek 26 | T Vanek 35 |
T. Ennis (Sabres - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

D. Desharnais (Canadiens - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1


T. Myers (Sabres - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone |
| 0:25 | Buffalo | Tyler Myers shot blocked by Max Pacioretty |
| 0:31 | Montreal | penalty to David Desharnais 2 minutes for Hooking Derek Roy |
| 0:31 | Buffalo | Power play - Derek Roy won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 0:37 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Net Off |
| 0:37 | Buffalo | Power play - Brad Boyes won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 0:45 | Buffalo | Power play - Christian Ehrhoff shot blocked by Ryan White |
| 1:10 | Buffalo | Power play - Giveaway by Thomas Vanek in defensive zone |
| 1:24 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 1:24 | Buffalo | Power play - Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone |
| 2:26 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Myers saved by Peter Budaj(Backhand 11 ft) |
| 2:35 | Montreal | Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 44 ft) |
| 2:36 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:36 | Montreal | David Desharnais won faceoff against Brad Boyes in offensive zone |
| 3:02 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Patrick Kaleta in defensive zone |
| 3:11 | Montreal | Takeaway by Blake Geoffrion in offensive zone |
| 3:14 | Montreal | David Desharnais shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 3:15 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 3:15 | Montreal | Scott Gomez won faceoff against Derek Roy in offensive zone |
| 3:27 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Derek Roy saved by Peter Budaj(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 3:28 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:28 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 3:43 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Drew Stafford, Wide of Net(Slapshot 29 ft) |
| 3:57 | Montreal | Ryan White credited with hit on Christian Ehrhoff in defensive zone |
| 4:11 | Buffalo | penalty to Derek Roy 2 minutes for High-sticking Andrei Markov |
| 4:11 | Montreal | Power play - David Desharnais won faceoff against Jason Pominville in offensive zone |
| 4:46 | Montreal | Power play - Shot on goal by David Desharnais saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 12 ft) |
| 5:15 | Montreal | Power play - Giveaway by Tomas Kaberle in defensive zone |
| 5:17 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Patrick Kaleta saved by Peter Budaj(Slapshot 67 ft) |
| 5:48 | Montreal | Power play - Scott Gomez shot blocked by Robyn Regehr |
| 5:49 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 5:49 | Montreal | Power play - David Desharnais won faceoff against Jason Pominville in offensive zone |
| 6:26 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Josh Gorges saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 6:36 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Corey Tropp saved by Peter Budaj(Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 6:37 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 6:37 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Derek Roy in defensive zone |
| 7:10 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Peter Budaj(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 7:11 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 7:11 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Scott Gomez in offensive zone |
| 7:19 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 56 ft) |
| 7:30 | Montreal | Alexei Emelin credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in offensive zone |
| 7:42 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Marcus Foligno, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 8:13 | Buffalo | Ville Leino shot blocked by Yannick Weber |
| 8:24 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Nathan Gerbe in defensive zone |
| 8:52 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe shot blocked by Yannick Weber |
| 9:15 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 9:31 | Montreal | Rene Bourque shot blocked by Derek Roy |
| 9:32 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 9:32 | Montreal | Scott Gomez won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 9:37 | Montreal | Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 65 ft) |
| 9:43 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Brad Staubitz saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 41 ft) |
| 10:12 | Montreal | Louis Leblanc credited with hit on Alexander Sulzer in defensive zone |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Christian Ehrhoff, Wide of Net(Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Tyler Ennis, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 10:56 | Montreal | Alexei Emelin credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in neutral zone |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Tyler Ennis(Wristshot 12 ft) assisted by Drew Stafford and Marcus Foligno |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 11:20 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 11:20 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Derek Roy in neutral zone |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta credited with hit on Chris Campoli in defensive zone |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Patrick Kaleta saved by Peter Budaj(Backhand 12 ft) |
| 12:51 | Montreal | Giveaway by Lars Eller in offensive zone |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Christian Ehrhoff in defensive zone |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Ville Leino saved by Peter Budaj(Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:23 | Montreal | David Desharnais won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Corey Tropp credited with hit on David Desharnais in defensive zone |
| 13:49 | Montreal | Louis Leblanc credited with hit on Tyler Myers in defensive zone |
| 14:35 | Montreal | Giveaway by Tomas Kaberle in offensive zone |
| 15:18 | Montreal | Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 36 ft) |
| 15:26 | Montreal | Blake Geoffrion shot blocked by Derek Roy |
| 15:36 | Montreal | Lars Eller shot blocked by Alexander Sulzer |
| 17:03 | Montreal | Giveaway by Brad Staubitz in defensive zone |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Ville Leino saved by Peter Budaj(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 17:41 | Montreal | Alexei Emelin credited with hit on Nathan Gerbe in offensive zone |
| 18:14 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 18:14 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Chris Campoli in defensive zone |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Hand Pass; TV timeout |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Scott Gomez in neutral zone |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville credited with hit on Josh Gorges in defensive zone |
| 19:16 | Montreal | Josh Gorges credited with hit on Jason Pominville in offensive zone |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Alexander Sulzer in defensive zone |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 2nd period |




