- Final SOSO0MTL
BUF4
54
5 - Final1TB
NJ2
42
4 - Final2NYI
NYR1
41
4 - Final SOSO3FLA
PHI3
23
2 - Final4WSH
PIT2
52
5 - Final OTOT5CGY
CBJ4
34
3 - Final OTOT6CAR
OTT3
23
2 - Final7TOR
WPG3
23
2 - Final8DET
STL5
15
1 - Final9LA
NSH0
30
3 - Final10VAN
MIN4
14
1 - Final11CHI
PHX6
26
2
Final SO
Buffalo leads 3-2
| Game 1: Saturday, February 2nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 1 | Final |
| Canadiens | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, February 7th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 4 | Final SO |
| Sabres | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Tuesday, March 19th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 3 | Final OT |
| Canadiens | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, March 23rd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 2 | Final |
| Canadiens | 1 | |
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| Game 5: Thursday, April 11th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 5 | Final |
| Sabres | 1 | |
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7:00 PM ET, February 7, 2013
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
| 1 | 2 | 3 | SO | T | |
| MTL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | M Pacioretty 39 | M Pacioretty 15 | P Subban 27 |
| BUF | T Vanek 41 | T Vanek 20 | T Ennis 21 |
T. Vanek (Sabres - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

T. Ennis (Sabres - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 2


M. Foligno (Sabres - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in neutral zone |
| 0:31 | Montreal | Rene Bourque credited with hit on Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 0:45 | Montreal | Goal scored by Tomas Plekanec(Snap 31 ft) assisted by Brian Gionta and Rene Bourque |
| 0:45 | Montreal | David Desharnais won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 1:19 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Christian Ehrhoff, Wide of Net(Slapshot 62 ft) |
| 1:43 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Mikhail Grigorenko, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 2:07 | Montreal | Brandon Prust shot blocked by T.J. Brennan |
| 2:37 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 2:37 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in offensive zone |
| 2:47 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Rene Bourque saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 31 ft) |
| 2:48 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:48 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone |
| 4:52 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Mikhail Grigorenko saved by Peter Budaj(Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 5:01 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Alex Galchenyuk saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 5:48 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 5:48 | Montreal | David Desharnais won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 5:52 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville credited with hit on Raphael Diaz in offensive zone |
| 5:57 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jordan Leopold, Over Net(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 6:09 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Tip-In 10 ft) |
| 6:38 | Montreal | Brian Gionta credited with hit on Alexander Sulzer in offensive zone |
| 6:39 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Tomas Plekanec saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 41 ft) |
| 6:40 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 6:40 | Buffalo | Steve Ott won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone |
| 7:04 | Montreal | Alexei Emelin credited with hit on Jochen Hecht in defensive zone |
| 7:32 | Montreal | penalty to Ryan White 2 minutes for Roughing Steve Ott |
| 7:32 | Buffalo | Power play - Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone |
| 7:32 | Montreal | penalty to Ryan White 2 minutes for Roughing Steve Ott |
| 7:54 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Ehrhoff saved by Peter Budaj(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 7:56 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Peter Budaj(Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 7:57 | Buffalo | Power Play Goal Scored by Thomas Vanek(Backhand 8 ft) assisted by Tyler Ennis and Marcus Foligno |
| 7:57 | Buffalo | Power play - Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 8:19 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Peter Budaj(Tip-In 8 ft) |
| 8:24 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Wristshot 9 ft) |
| 8:54 | Buffalo | Stoppage - High Stick |
| 8:54 | Buffalo | Power play - Steve Ott won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone |
| 9:43 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody Hodgson saved by Peter Budaj(Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Mike Weber credited with hit on David Desharnais in defensive zone |
| 10:24 | Montreal | Shot missed by Max Pacioretty, Wide of Net(Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 11:25 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 12:45 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Mikhail Grigorenko shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 13:14 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Rene Bourque saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | penalty to Jochen Hecht 2 minutes for Hooking Erik Cole |
| 13:37 | Montreal | Power play - David Desharnais won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Cody Hodgson won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone |
| 14:09 | Montreal | Power play - Erik Cole credited with hit on Christian Ehrhoff in offensive zone |
| 14:25 | Montreal | Power play - Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Christian Ehrhoff |
| 14:34 | Montreal | Power play - Shot missed by P.K. Subban, Wide of Net(Snap 54 ft) |
| 15:14 | Montreal | Power play - Raphael Diaz shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 16:32 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec credited with hit on Drew Stafford in defensive zone |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Alexei Emelin in offensive zone |
| 16:49 | Montreal | Colby Armstrong credited with hit on Jason Pominville in offensive zone |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Cody Hodgson, Wide of Net(Backhand 25 ft) |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Peter Budaj(Tip-In 11 ft) |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Steve Ott won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone |
| 18:01 | Montreal | Takeaway by Max Pacioretty in offensive zone |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Drew Stafford in neutral zone |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; Home Timeout |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Steve Ott won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 19:55 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Peter Budaj(Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 19:56 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Peter Budaj(Wristshot 9 ft) |
| 19:58 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Thomas Vanek(Wristshot 9 ft) assisted by Steve Ott and Tyler Ennis |
| 19:58 | Buffalo | Thomas Vanek won faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk in neutral zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 3rd period |




