Buffalo Sabres 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 19 - 38
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:39/51=75 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:71/73=97 %, Challenges:32/50=62 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:26 1-0
Joe Thornton [18] (Jason Spezza, Jared Cowen)
09:26 1-1
Brandon Bochenski [8] (Ladislav Smid, Adam Carver)
16:05 1-2
James Van Riemsdyk [7] (Nick Petrecki)
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20:51 1-3
Eric Staal [17] (Patrick Tyler, JAY ZUS)
23:39 2-3
Bobby Sanguinetti [5] (Ville Leino, Tim Connolly)
26:54 2-4
Eric Staal [18] (JAY ZUS, Ladislav Smid)
36:08 2-5
Eric Staal [19] (JAY ZUS, Perry Brundage)
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57:02 3-5
James Sheppard [4] (Joni Pitkänen, Anton Myllari)
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Penalty summary:
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15:49
Patrick Tyler (2 min for roughing)
15:49
Jared Cowen (2 min for roughing)
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44:25
Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
49:32
Braydon Coburn (5 min for fighting)
49:32
Kimmo Puurunen (5 min for fighting)
58:34
Ladislav Smid (5 min for fighting)
58:34
Bobby Sanguinetti (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 8.40 5
R Kyle Beach 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 19.30 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Jason Spezza 0 1 2 5 2 1 0 0 18.40 8
C James Sheppard 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.40 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14.40 7
C Joe Thornton 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 16.40 8
L Freddy Rozkine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 8.10 4
L Oto Schubert 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 17.40 5
L Ville Leino 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 4
D Kimmo Puurunen 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 16.40 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Jared Cowen 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 -2 25.40 7
D Anton Myllari 0 1 1 5 0 5 0 -1 20.10 9
D Bobby Sanguinetti 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 -1 15.50 9
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 21.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 33 0 0 60.00 6
G Mark Guggenberger 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Perry Brundage 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.00 6
R Derick Brassard 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
R Tom Bateman 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -2 16.10 7
R JAY ZUS 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 9
C Brandon Bochenski 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 9.10 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 1 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 13.50 8
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Eric Staal 3 0 6 4 1 3 0 2 20.20 10
C Josh Bailey 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 11.10 6
L Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.00 6
L Patrick Tyler 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 15.30 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Adam Carver 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13.30 5
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 19.50 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 2 4 3 0 2 5 3 25.40 9
D Simon Despres 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Nick Petrecki 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 20.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 7 1 3 5 2 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis McElhinney 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: JAY ZUS
3rd star: Ladislav Smid
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Hemsky had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Spezza had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-James Sheppard finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ladislav Smid notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Adam Carver notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal scored the 300th goal of his career.
-Tom Bateman had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Simon Gagné had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Braydon Coburn beat Kimmo Puurunen in a fight.
-Ladislav Smid beat Bobby Sanguinetti in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 31) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 23)
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1-0 ROC Tomas Kubalik (Eric Hunter, Marek Biro)
1-1 QUE Aappo Koivu (David Fischer, Anton Gustafsson)
2-1 ROC Tomas Kubalik (Darryl Boyce)
2-2 QUE David Fischer (Aappo Koivu, Justin Pogge)
3-2 ROC Kevin Crane (Zdenek Bahensky)