The Sabres Host Montreal Canadiens - Game Thread!

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(Last Updated 2.09.06 09:30 PM EST)
My Notes:
Pyatt - Dressed
Dumont - Dressed
Briere - Out, Sports Hernia
Connolly - Out, Knee
Mair - Out, Head
Guastad - Questionable, Flu
Novotny - Called Up, Dressed
Paille - Demoted To Rochester
Pomminville - Called Up, Dressed


Useful Links:
NHL.com Preview (http://www.nhl.com/scores/previews/835_2_preview.html)
NHL.com Official Score Sheet (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/GS020835.HTM)
NHL.com Official Super Stats (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/ES020835.HTM)
WGR-550 AM Stream (http://wgr550.com/sabres/live.php)

FINAL/OT

Montreal
Canadiens - 3
(GP-54, 25-22-7, 57 pts, Win % .531) (16-7-2 Home, 9-15-4 Away, 4-6-0 Last 10)
(Div:4th, Con:9th, Lg: 20th), (GF-152,GA-176)
Special Teams : Power Play = 18.5% (26 For 303, 9th), Penalty Killing 80.5% (272 For 338, 23rd)

Buffalo
Sabres - 2
(GP-53, 35-15-3, 73 pts, Win % .700) (17-7-2 Home, 18-8-1 Away, 8-2-0 Last 10)
(Div:2nd, Con: 4th, Lg:6th), (GF-176, GA-148)
Special Teams : Power Play = 21.2% (67 For 316, 2nd), Penalty Killing 86.0% (240 For 279, 3rd)

Goalies:
MON-Theodore (17-15-6, 0 SO, 3.46, Huet (5-5-5, 2 SO, 2.51 GAA)
BUF-Miller (19-7-0, 0 SO, 2.18 GAA), Biron (15-6-3, 0 SO, 2.98 GAA)


1st Period Scoring:
11:59-BUF-J. HECHT (15), Assists : T. VANEK (18), B. CAMPBELL (21) - PP - 5 On 4

2nd Period Scoring:
05:02-MTL-A. KOVALEV (13), Assists : M. RIBEIRO (24), F. BOUILLON (14) - Ev - 5 On 5
17:34-MTL-R. BONK (2), Assists : S. BEGIN (9) - SH - 5 On 4

3rd Period Scoring:
19:33-BUF-J. POMINVILLE (13), Assists : A. KOTALIK (21), M. AFINOGENOV (24) - Ev 5 On 5

OT Scoring:
00:39-MTL-A. KOVALEV (14), Assists : A. MARKOV (25), M. RIBEIRO (25) - Ev - 4 On 4

Shots On Goal (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
MON: 08+12+08+01- Total : 29
BUF: 10+05+13+00- Total : 28

MON-Huet: 1/10, 0/05, 1/00, 0/00- 2/28
BUF-Miller: 0/08, 2/12, 0/08, 1/01 - 3/29

Power Plays (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
MON: 0 For 1, 0 For 2, 0 For 0 - Total : 0 For 03 ( 00%)
BUF: 1 For 3, 0 For 1, 0 For 0 - Total : 1 For 04 ( 25%)

Penalties In Minutes (by Period)
MON: 3 For 06, 1 For 02, 1 For 02 - Total : 05 For 10
BUF: 1 For 02, 2 For 04, 1 For 02 - Total : 04 For 08

Penalty Summary:
MON:
1st-03:23-F. BOUILLON-2:00-Delaying Game-Puck over glass
1st-11:19-S. KOIVU-2:00-Holding
1st-17:12-F. BOUILLON-2:00-Delaying Game-Smothering puck
2nd-17:06-T. PLEKANEC-2:00-Hooking
2nd-07:57-A. DOWNEY-2:00-Interference


BUF:
1st-00:30-J. HECHT-2:00-Hi stick
2nd-02:51-J. MCKEE-2:00-Interference
2nd-13:52-T. PYATT-2:00-Tripping
2nd-07:57-P. GAUSTAD-2:00-Roughing

3 Stars:
1. A. Kovalev (MON)
2. R. Bonk (MON)
3. J. Pominville (BUF)

Officials:
Referee: Blaine Angus
Referee: Bill McCreary
Linesman: Steve Barton
Linesman: David Brisebois

[The_Philster]

Hecht on the power play!! :party:
1-0

[SabreEleven]

Their passes seem to be a tad off especially in the Offensive Zone or this game would be 3-0 after 1.

[SabreEleven]

Kovalev scores a goal that shouldn't have counted. The guy who passed it to Kovalev was offside. I replayed the goal on my DVR at slow speed. The guy skated into the zone backwards with the puck and was definetly offsides.

[SabreEleven]

2nd period was just pathetic effort. They should have plently of energy for the 3rd period. They didn't use any in the 2nd. Ryan saved them.

[Dr. Lecter]

The Sabres got what they deserved tonight.

[JD]

At least we got another point.

Because,
Ottawa LOST
Carolina LOST

LETS GO SABRES!!!

[SabreEleven]

They didn't deserve the point they got, but I'll take it.

[Typ0]

That was a horrible game and we still got a point on ott and car. I hope that was something we needed to get out of our system because FlA is coming on saturday.

[pyrrhonist]

Blech. :down:

I don't want to sound like an ingrate, because we have been blessed with a great season from the Sabres, but tonight was pure crap at times. That entire 2nd period was as horrible as I've seen. From Pominville's "oops" on the PP, to the lax play of the entire team, just pure laziness. They came back in the 3rd and gave it their all (I was as excited as I have been during the scoring sequence off of the faceoff in 6-on-5), only to be let down by their piss poor play again in the OT. Kovalev could've done a few triple lutzes prior to taking that shot, he was so wide open. Miller was left to dry far too often tonight.

On the flip side, tonight's game showed again that the only ones that seem to be capable of beating Buffalo this year are the Senators, and the Sabres themselves.

Next up, the team that gives Buffalo fits---The Florida Panthers. :poop:

[SabreEleven]

Even the goal that Pominville gave up could have been prevented if the forwards would have skated back instead of lolly gagging

[chubluv]

We got a point tonight even though we didnt play our best. That should prove that we are an elite team at this point. Because thats what the good teams do.