GAME THREAD: NHL: BUFFALO (3-3) at MONTREAL (2-4)

NHL: BUFFALO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">------------------------------------
Buffalo 0 2 0 --2
Montreal 1 1 2 --4
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Bryan Smolinski 1 (power play)
(Roman Hamrlik, Mikhail Grabovski), 2:34. Penalties: H Tallinder, Buf
(hooking), 0:40; D Roy, Buf (goalie interference), 6:46; S Koivu, Mon
(tripping), 8:11; T Plekanec, Mon (goalie interference), 10:14; N
Paetsch, Buf (holding), 10:14.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Paul Gaustad 1 (power play) (Tim
Connolly, Brian Campbell), 4:12. 3, Buffalo, Derek Roy 5 (Thomas
Vanek), 4:21. 4, Montreal, Kyle Chipchura 1 (Unassisted), 7:10.
Penalties: S Begin, Mon (roughing), 3:35; T Lydman, Buf (slashing),
10:32; P Brisebois, Mon (double minor high sticking), 14:42; T Vanek,
Buf (interference), 14:57; M Afinogenov, Buf (roughing), 15:20.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Montreal, Roman Hamrlik 1 (power play)
(Mark Streit, Chris Higgins), 12:38. 6, Montreal, Chris Higgins 2
(empty net) (Roman Hamrlik), 19:35. Penalties: R Hamrlik, Mon
(tripping), 9:52; D Stafford, Buf (high sticking), 10:56; B Campbell,
Buf (hooking), 11:44; A Kovalev, Mon (hooking), 16:44.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Buffalo 7 11 9 --27
Montreal 12 8 7 --27
---------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Buffalo - 1 of 6, Montreal - 2 of 6. Goalies :
Buffalo, Ryan Miller (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 2-4-0). Montreal,
Cristobal Huet (27 shots, 25 saves; record: 2-1-2). A: 21,273.
Referees: Dennis Larue, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Derek Mansen, Michel
Cormier.</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">-----------------------------------------
BUFFALO 0 2 0 --2
MONTREAL 1 1 2 --4
-----------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Bryan Smolinski 1 (power play)
(Roman Hamrlik, Mikhail Grabovski), 2:34. Penalties: H Tallinder, Buf
(hooking), 0:40; D Roy, Buf (goalie interference), 6:46; S Koivu, Mon
(tripping), 8:11; T Plekanec, Mon (goalie interference), 10:14; N
Paetsch, Buf (holding), 10:14.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Paul Gaustad 1 (power play) (Tim
Connolly, Brian Campbell), 4:12. 3, Buffalo, Derek Roy 5 (Thomas
Vanek), 4:21. 4, Montreal, Kyle Chipchura 1 (Unassisted), 7:10.
Penalties: S Begin, Mon (roughing), 3:35; T Lydman, Buf (slashing),
10:32; P Brisebois, Mon (double minor high sticking), 14:42; T Vanek,
Buf (interference), 14:57; M Afinogenov, Buf (roughing), 15:20.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Montreal, Roman Hamrlik 1 (power play)
(Mark Streit, Chris Higgins), 12:38. 6, Montreal, Chris Higgins 2
(empty net) (Roman Hamrlik), 19:35. Penalties: R Hamrlik, Mon
(tripping), 9:52; D Stafford, Buf (high sticking), 10:56; B Campbell,
Buf (hooking), 11:44; A Kovalev, Mon (hooking), 16:44.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------------
BUFFALO 7 11 9 --27
MONTREAL 12 8 7 --27
----------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: BUF - 1 of 6, MON - 2 of 6. Goalies : Buffalo,
Ryan Miller (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 2-4-0). Montreal, Cristobal
Huet (27 shots, 25 saves; record: 2-1-2). A: 21,273. Referees: Dennis
Larue, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Derek Mansen, Michel Cormier.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

BUFFALO MONTREAL
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
H Tallinder 0 0 +1 1 S Koivu 0 0 even 0
A Kotalik 0 0 -1 2 T Plekanec 0 0 even 2
T Connolly 0 1 even 3 B Smolinski 1 0 even 5
D Paille 0 0 even 0 C Higgins 1 1 even 4
D Stafford 0 0 even 2 S Begin 0 0 +1 1
A Mair 0 0 even 1 M Dandenault 0 0 even 0
T Vanek 0 1 even 1 A Kovalev 0 0 +1 2
P Gaustad 1 0 even 3 K Chipchura 1 0 +1 1
J Pominville 0 0 even 2 M Streit 0 1 -1 2
M Ryan 0 0 -1 1 R Hamrlik 1 2 +1 2
N Paetsch 0 0 -2 0 F Bouillon 0 0 even 1
A Sekera 0 0 -1 0 M Grabovski 0 1 even 1
D Kalinin 0 0 even 1 T Kostopoulos 0 0 +1 2
T Lydman 0 0 +1 1 P Brisebois 0 0 even 1
B Campbell 0 1 -1 1 M Ryder 0 0 -1 1
J Hecht 0 0 even 3 A Markov 0 0 +1 1
M Afinogenov 0 0 -1 1 M Komisarek 0 0 +1 0
D Roy 1 0 -1 4 G Latendresse 0 0 even 1
A Peters HEALTHY G Murray ANKLE INJURY
J Gorges HEALTHY
A Kastitsyn HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
BUFFALO 2
MONTREAL 4</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO AT MONTREAL
NOTE: RESENDING BOX SCORE TO CORRECT SHOTS FOR
MONTREAL'S ROMAN HAMRLIK AND CHRIS HIGGINS. ADDED
ASSIST FOR ROMAN HAMRLIK ON MONTREAL'S SIXTH GOAL
IN THE THIRD PERIOD.</div>