GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: MONTREAL (12-9) at BUFFALO (8-11)

NHL: MONTREAL (12-9) at BUFFALO (8-11)

<h3>Canadiens try to continue strong play on road vs. Sabres</h3>

<div class="pre">Montreal (12-6-3) at Buffalo (8-10-1) 7:30 pm EST</div>

BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) - The Montreal Canadiens try tocontinue their hot play on the road when they face the BuffaloSabres on Friday.


The Canadiens are 7-3-1 away from home this season - the bestrecord in the Eastern Conference. Montreal ended a streak offive consecutive games allowing three goals or more in its lastgame on Wednesday - a 4-1 victory at the New York Islanders.

Cristobal Huet made 44 saves in the win to snap a personalthree-game losing streak. The 32-year-old netminder is 7-5-2this season with a 2.27 goals-against average and a .927 savepercentage.


Huet, who is 6-4-3 in 14 starts against the Sabres in hiscareer, suffered a 4-1 loss during his last start againstBuffalo last Friday.


The win against Montreal marked the first of back-to-backvictories for the Sabres, who had previously lost three in a rowand six of their last seven.


With the return of Tim Connolly, Buffalo has scored four goalsin each of its last two games. The 26-year-old center, who istied for the team lead with 11 assists, missed five games with astrained oblique before returning against the Ottawa Senatorson Wednesday.

 

NHL: MONTREAL at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NHL AT BUFFALO
STARTING GOALIES: MON - CAREY PRICE
BUF - RYAN MILLER

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN MAROUELLI, GREG KIMMERLY
LIN - DAVID BRISEBOIS, MICHEL CORMIER</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">MONTREAL VS BUFFALO - SCRATCHES

MONTREAL BUFFALO

J GORGES HEALTHY A MAIR ANKLE INJURY
M GRABOVSKI HEALTHY D STAFFORD SHOULDER</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 0 15:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 0 15:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 1
1ST PRD: BUF - (PP) DEREK ROY 8 (MAXIM AFINOGENOV, JASON POMINVILLE)
8:56</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 1 5:03 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 1 1:32 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MONTREAL 0 0
BUFFALO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: BUF - (PP) DEREK ROY 8 (MAXIM AFINOGENOV, JASON POMINVILLE)
8:56

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MON 12 12
BUF 9 9

GOALIES: MON - CAREY PRICE
BUF - RYAN MILLER</div>

 

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

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Derek Roy 8 (power play) (Maxim
Afinogenov, Jason Pominville), 8:56. Penalties: M Ryan, Buf
(holding), 3:33; T Kostopoulos, Mon (slashing), 7:36; H Tallinder, Buf
(double minor high sticking), 9:41; T Vanek, Buf (slashing), 18:16.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Montreal 12 --12
Buffalo 9 --9
-----------------------------

Goalies : Montreal, Carey Price (9 shots, 8 saves). Buffalo, Ryan
Miller (12 shots, 12 saves). Referees: Dan Marouelli, Greg Kimmerly.
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Michel Cormier.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 1 16:18 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 1 12:30 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
BUFFALO 2
2ND PRD: BUF - TIM CONNOLLY 2 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, PAUL GAUSTAD) 7:39</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 1
BUFFALO 2
2ND PRD: MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 9 (MARK STREIT, SAKU KOIVU) 9:45</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 1
BUFFALO 2 6:12 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MONTREAL 0 1 1
BUFFALO 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: BUF - (PP) DEREK ROY 8 (MAXIM AFINOGENOV, JASON POMINVILLE)
8:56
2ND PRD: BUF - TIM CONNOLLY 2 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, PAUL GAUSTAD) 7:39
MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 9 (MARK STREIT, SAKU KOIVU) 9:45

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MON 12 10 22
BUF 9 13 22

GOALIES: MON - CAREY PRICE
BUF - RYAN MILLER</div>

 

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

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Derek Roy 8 (power play) (Maxim
Afinogenov, Jason Pominville), 8:56. Penalties: M Ryan, Buf
(holding), 3:33; T Kostopoulos, Mon (slashing), 7:36; H Tallinder, Buf
(double minor high sticking), 9:41; T Vanek, Buf (slashing), 18:16.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Tim Connolly 2 (Brian Campbell,
Paul Gaustad), 7:39. 3, Montreal, Chris Higgins 9 (power play) (Mark
Streit, Saku Koivu), 9:45. Penalties: A Kovalev, Mon (slashing),
5:26; A Kotalik, Buf (tripping), 9:26.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Montreal 12 10 --22
Buffalo 9 13 --22
----------------------------------

Goalies : Montreal, Carey Price (22 shots, 20 saves). Buffalo, Ryan
Miller (22 shots, 21 saves). Referees: Dan Marouelli, Greg Kimmerly.
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Michel Cormier.</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 1
BUFFALO 2 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>