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26/11/2007
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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Buffalo Sabres 7
Shots: 27 - 29
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:69/77=89 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:39/49=78 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:09 1-0
Andrei Kostitsyn [7] (Steve Bégin, Tomas Plekanec)
11:43 2-0
Andrei Kostitsyn [8] (Francis Bouillon, Roman Hamrlik)
13:59 3-0
Andrei Markov [4] (Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
15:06 3-1
Drew Stafford [3] (Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik)
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28:55 3-2
Thomas Vanek [14] (Toni Lydman, Henrik Tallinder)
33:13 3-3
Adam Mair [3] (Jaroslav Spacek, Andrej Sekera)
39:11 4-3
Alex Tanguay [8] (Ryan Malone, Josh Gorges)
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43:17 4-4
Jochen Hecht [8] (Tim Connolly, Andrej Sekera)
46:59 5-4
Alex Tanguay [9] (Tomas Plekanec, Josh Gorges)
47:53 5-5
Paul Gaustad [3] (Andrej Sekera, Daniel Paillé)
49:58 5-6
Thomas Vanek [15] (Derek Roy, Craig Rivet)
59:14 5-7
Thomas Vanek [16] (Craig Rivet, Henrik Tallinder) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:27
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for roughing)
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37:15
Mike Komisarek (2 min for roughing)
37:15
Adam Mair (2 min for roughing)
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41:15
Andrei Markov (2 min for hooking)
56:41
Francis Bouillon (2 min for roughing)
56:41
Daniel Paillé (2 min for roughing)
57:11
Toni Lydman (2 min for boarding)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 16.40 7
R Ryan Malone 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -4 18.50 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Steve Bégin 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 16.00 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 18.40 6
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Andrei Kostitsyn 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 9
L Alex Tanguay 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 9
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 19.00 6
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 16.00 7
D Josh Gorges 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 7 2 2 2 -3 25.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 17.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Andrei Markov 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 -4 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 7 0 22 0 0 59.00 4
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 7.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 15.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 -2 19.20 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 16.50 7
C Drew Stafford 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 7.20 5
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 16.50 9
C Tim Connolly 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -3 19.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Adam Mair 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 7.20 8
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 15.30 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 18.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 16.40 10
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 15.50 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -3 20.20 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 22.40 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 19.00 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 19.50 7
D Craig Rivet 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 22.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
3rd star: Alex Tanguay
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Alex Kovalev had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Saku Koivu had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Craig Rivet notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 26) , Rochester Americans 1( 16)
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1-0 QUE Mathieu Aubin (Matt D'Agostini, Mathieu Dandenault)
2-0 QUE Gregory Stewart (Duncan Milroy, Mathieu Biron)
3-0 QUE Eric Manlow (Matt D'Agostini)
3-1 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Andrew Peters)
Goalies: Marc Denis - Adam Dennis