Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Saturday, March 28, 2009 · Centre Bell

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4–3

Final/SO

SOG 37–35

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Centre Bell. The Sabres outshot the Canadiens 37-35.

Alex Kovalev scored twice. Adam Mair, Tim Connolly, Chris Higgins and Clarke MacArthur also scored.

Ryan Miller made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Carey Price stopped 34 of 37.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
BUF	1	1	1	0	0	4	37
MTL	0	3	0	0	0	3	35

Scoring

1st period

Adam Mair (8)Jochen Hecht (15), Toni Lydman (17)1–017:35 BUF

2nd period

Tim Connolly (17)Unassisted2–002:36 BUF · PPG
Chris Higgins (10)Mathieu Dandenault (6), Josh Gorges (17)2–107:58 MTL
Alex Kovalev (21)Saku Koivu (29), Alex Tanguay (24)2–212:33 MTL
Alex Kovalev (22)Mathieu Schneider (21), Alex Tanguay (25)2–315:14 MTL · PPG

3rd period

Clarke MacArthur (15)Jason Pominville (42), Tim Connolly (22)3–303:58 BUF

Team stats

BUFMTL

37Shots on goal35

53%Faceoff %47%

1/3Power play1/4

17Penalty minutes15

20Hits35

22Blocked shots20

26Giveaways22

9Takeaways10

Penalties

1st 02:52Maxim Lapierre · boarding2 min
1st 10:16Craig Rivet · fighting5 min
1st 10:16Patrick Kaleta · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 10:16Tom Kostopoulos · fighting5 min
1st 10:16Maxim Lapierre · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 10:56Dominic Moore · roughing2 min
1st 10:56Tomas Plekanec · roughing2 min
1st 15:30Alex Kovalev · delaying game2 min
1st 18:36Toni Lydman · slashing2 min
2nd 01:53Roman Hamrlik · interference2 min
2nd 13:30Andrej Sekera · holding2 min
2nd 15:04Jochen Hecht · cross checking2 min
3rd 06:07Jochen Hecht · delaying game puck over glass2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

19Tim ConnollyC	1	1	2	0	4	1	1	0	35	22:07
22Adam MairC	1	0	1	+1	4	3	1	0	100	13:13
29Jason PominvilleR	0	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	–	20:23
41Clarke MacArthurL	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	–	16:09
55Jochen HechtC	0	1	1	+1	5	3	0	4	50	20:31
5Toni LydmanD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	2	–	26:17
9Derek RoyC	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0	45	15:47
17Dominic MooreC	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	52	15:53
20Daniel PailleL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	06:40
21Drew StaffordR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	17:11
26Thomas VanekL	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	–	14:47
28Paul GaustadC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	17:13
36Patrick KaletaR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	02:52
6Jaroslav SpacekD	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	–	25:08
10Henrik TallinderD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	–	22:12
34Chris ButlerD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	16:04
44Andrej SekeraD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	–	12:42
52Craig RivetD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	3	5	–	25:09

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ryan MillerG	W	35	32	3	.914	64:59
40Patrick LalimeG		0	0	0	–	–

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

13Alex TanguayL	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	–	20:27
27Alex KovalevR	2	0	2	-1	5	2	0	2	–	24:05
11Saku KoivuC	0	1	1	0	3	3	1	0	67	19:03
21Chris HigginsL	1	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	–	17:01
25Mathieu DandenaultR	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	–	11:19
24Mathieu SchneiderD	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	22:44
26Josh GorgesD	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	–	19:22
6Tom KostopoulosR	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	5	–	14:37
14Tomas PlekanecC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	50	13:57
15Glen MetropolitC	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	37	14:47
36Matt D'AgostiniR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	04:53
40Maxim LapierreC	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	4	24	17:21
74Sergei KostitsynL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	12:03
84Guillaume LatendresseL	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	14:04
8Mike KomisarekD	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	0	–	18:37
44Roman HamrlikD	0	0	0	-1	4	2	4	2	–	23:47
71Patrice BriseboisD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	16:40
79Andrei MarkovD	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	–	28:50

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Carey PriceG	O	37	34	3	.919	64:44
41Jaroslav HalakG		0	0	0	–	–