The Habs Come to HSBC...... - Game Thread...

[SkateZilla]

(Last Updated 10:30 PM EST)
My Notes:
New Lines... Pomingville - Briere - Dumont, Vanek - Roy - Afinigenov
Working tonite so IU'll Update Stats when I get home

Useful Links:
NHL.com Preview (http://www.nhl.com/scores/previews/201_2_preview.html)
NHL.com Official Score Sheet (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/GS020201.HTM)
NHL.com Official Super Stats (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/ES020201.HTM)
WGR-550 AM Stream (http://wgr550.com/sabres/live.php)

FINAL

Montreal
Canadiens - 3
(GP-13, 9-3-1-0, 19 pts) (GF-42,GA-37)(Div:2th, Con:4th, Lg:5th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 20.0% (18 For 90, 12th), Penalty Killing 82.6% (76 For 92, T-13th)

Buffalo
Sabres - 2
(GP-12, 7-5-0-0, 14 pts) (GF-40, GA-42)(Div:4th, Con:8th, Lg:16th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 20.2% (17 For 84, T-9th), Penalty Killing 80.0% (44 For 55, 19th)

Goalies:
MON- Yann Danis (1-0-0, 1 SO, 1.20 GAA),Theodore (8-3-1, 3.06 GAA)
BUF-Biron (1-0-0, 6.90 GAA), Noronen (0-1-0, 7.27), IR : Miller (6-4-0, 2.77 GAA)


1st Period Scoring:
02:53-BUF-R. FITZPATRICK (3), Assists : T. VANEK (9), M. AFINOGENOV (6) - PP - 5 On 4
09:59-MTL-A. PEREZHOGIN (4), Assists : A. MARKOV (5), C. HIGGINS (2) - Ev - 5 On 5

2nd Period Scoring:
00:49-BUF-A. MAIR (1), Assists : A. KOTALIK (3), P. GAUSTAD (4) - Ev - 5 On 5

3rd Period Scoring:
05:06-MTL-M. RYDER (7), Assists : M. RIBEIRO (6), F. BOUILLON (5) - Ev - 5 On 5
17:08-MTL-N. SUNDSTROM (3), Assists : S. BEGIN (4), M. DANDENAULT (2) - Ev - 5 ON 5

Shots On Goal (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
MON: 06+07+18 - Total : 31
BUF: 06+10+10 - Total : 26

MON-Theodore 2/26
BUF-Biron 3/31

Power Plays (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
MON: 0 For 4, 0 For 1, 0 For 2 - Total : 0 For 07 ( 00%)
BUF: 1 For 3, 0 For 1, 0 For 1 - Total : 1 For 05 ( 20%)

Penalties In Minutes (by Period)
MON: 3 For 06, 1 For 02, 2 For 04 - Total : 06 For 12
BUF: 4 For 08, 1 For 02, 3 For 06 - Total : 08 For 16

Penalty Summary:
MON:
1st-00:54-A. MARKOV-2:00-Hooking
1st-11:50-S. BEGIN-2:00-Tripping
1st-14:20-M. RYDER-2:00-Hooking
2nd-14:52-M. DANDENAULT-2:00-Hooking
3rd-10:41-J. BULIS-2:00-Hooking
3rd-18:59-A. KOVALEV-2:00-Hooking

BUF:
1st-00:35-M. AFINOGENOV-2:00-Holding
1st-03:55-C. DRURY-2:00-Boarding
1st-06:42-D. ROY-2:00-Tripping
1st-15:30-T. VANEK-2:00-Hooking
2nd-07:09-M. BIRON-2:00-Delaying Game-Ill. play goalie
3rd-07:52-J. HECHT-2:00-Cross check
3rd-12:02-Team-2:00-Too many men/ice - bench
3rd-18:59-D. BRIERE-2:00-Hooking

3 Stars:
1.N. SUNDSTROM (MON)
2.R. FITZPATRICK (BUF)
3.M. RYDER (MON)

[The_Philster]

Fitzpatrick with the opening score!! :up:

[RedEyE]

And....the Sabres lose another important game.

[SkateZilla]

2 of the MON GOals Looked Kinda Skectchy, Biron Shoulda Had their 2nd and 3rd Goal, the 3rd one was a wiffed shot from teh blue line while MON was Changing Lines, and people gave Miller a Hard Time over that Zhitnik Shot.l. hhaha

[Typ0]

Biron played fine last night. I have to hand it to the guys for trying to outphysical the Canadians but in the end they just ran out of juice. I was pleased with the product we had on the ice last night...but we tried to beat them at their own game and couldn't. Tonight will be a major test for this team...I hope we can dig deep and get a win.

[Crisis]

lol, Biron was our best player last night. He was the only reason we didn't get blown out.