Buffalo Sabres 5 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 36 - 36
PP: 0 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:68/77=88 %, Challenges:36/38=92 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:37/37=97 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 883263 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:58 0-1
Georges Laraque [3] (Dion Phaneuf, Duncan Keith)SH
13:18 1-1
Zbynek Michalek [2] (Owen Nolan, Milan Hejduk)
16:35 1-2
Dan Fritsche [4] (Francis Bouillon, Maxim Lapierre)
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28:25 2-2
Mike Modano [5] (Zbynek Michalek, Brett Clark)
28:55 3-2
Ruslan Fedotenko [5] (Zbynek Michalek, Mike Modano)
29:46 3-3
Mike Richards [4] (Georges Laraque, Marek Malik)
30:11 3-4
Tom Preissing [1] (Jeff Hamilton, Marcel Hossa)
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40:34 4-4
Mike Modano [6] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Owen Nolan)
42:02 4-5
Marek Malik [2] (Georges Laraque, Mike Richards)
52:22 5-5
Bill Guerin [4] (Joe Corvo)
53:45 5-6
Maxim Afinogenov [4] (Duncan Keith, Dion Phaneuf)
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Penalty summary:
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08:13
Marcel Hossa (2 min for tripping)
14:09
Maxim Lapierre (2 min for cross-checking)
18:31
Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
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20:16
Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for tripping)
23:27
Dan Fritsche (2 min for boarding)
33:03
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
34:09
Georges Laraque (2 min for hooking)
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46:15
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
48:28
Duncan Keith (2 min for elbowing)
54:19
Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
59:09
Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 5.20 6
R Bill Guerin 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
R Owen Nolan 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 13.00 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 24.50 8
C Peter Tsimikalis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 6
C Michael Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 9.30 5
C Mike Modano 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 9
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
L Vladimir Kutny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.50 4
L Mathieu Melanson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 9.30 4
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 13.30 8
L Paul Kariya 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 26.10 7
D Rick Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 10.00 5
D Brett Clark 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 16.10 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -3 22.30 6
D Zbynek Michalek 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 15.30 9
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 34.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dominik Hasek 6 0 30 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.50 7
R Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6.40 6
R Georges Laraque 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 18.00 9
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 29.40 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.10 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 7
C Mike Richards 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 24.20 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 6.50 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 7
L Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 -1 17.10 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 14.00 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
D Duncan Keith 0 2 1 3 0 0 2 -2 33.20 8
D Tom Preissing 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Marek Malik 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.20 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 -1 36.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 0 31 0 0 60.00 6
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Georges Laraque
2nd star: Mike Modano
3rd star: Mike Richards
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Shawn Horcoff had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Kariya had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Zubov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Sergei Zubov had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Richards ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Joe Thornton had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Tom Preissing finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 19)
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0-1 QUE Olivier Latendresse (Christopher Thörn)
0-2 QUE Jean-Philippe Côté (Christopher Thörn)
Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Jaroslav Halak