Sabres at Canadiens

Shots
123OTT
Sabres 15 11 12 0 38
Canadiens 3 6 5 0 14
Goals
123OTT
Sabres 0 1 4 0 5
Canadiens 2 1 1 0 4


Scoring Summary


Period 1
1. CANADIENS, BUCHBERGER 9 (DIRK, RUMBLE), 00:58
2. CANADIENS, MALLETTE 5 (CHYCHRUN, JANSSENS), 16:23

PENALTIES: C. CHELIOS BUF (BOARDING, Minor) 01:10, D. GAGNER MTL (GOALIE INTERERENCE, Minor) 01:31, T. DOMI MTL (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 02:52, C. CHELIOS BUF (ROUGHING, Minor) 07:16, J. LEMIEUX BUF (GOALIE INTERERENCE, Minor) 14:44, S. CORSON MTL (CHARGING, Major) 14:44, S. DOAN BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 16:37, G. COURTNALL BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 19:33

Period 2
3. SABRES, GRETZKY 15 (HOUSLEY, HALL), 06:45
4. CANADIENS, JANSSENS 8 (MALLETTE), 08:11

PENALTIES: J. DAY MTL (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 01:48, R. DIRK MTL (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 03:00, T. CROWDER MTL (BOARDING, Minor) 08:18, G. COURTNALL BUF (BOARDING, Minor) 14:06, J. LEMIEUX BUF (FIGHTING) 18:28, R. MOLLER MTL (FIGHTING) 18:28

Period 3
5. SABRES, CHELIOS 4 (UNASSISTED), 04:48
6. SABRES, RIDLEY 19 (LEMIEUX, DOAN), 09:11
7. CANADIENS, DAY 15 (ALLEN, FEATHERSTONE), 10:28
8. SABRES, KING 22 (KHRISTICH, GRETZKY) (PP), 12:28
9. SABRES, CHELIOS 5 (HALL, ELIAS), 17:37

PENALTIES: T. EWEN MTL (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 01:15, D. RUMBLE MTL (HOOKING, Minor, Misconduct) 05:45, J. CHYCHRUN MTL (BOARDING, Minor) 10:50, J. THOMSON MTL (ROUGHING, Minor) 12:53, J. THOMSON MTL (BOARDING, Minor) 14:54, K. BUCHBERGER MTL (HEAD-BUTTING, Major, Game Misconduct) 17:49 (Served by Robert Dirk)

Goalie Statistics

Roberto Luongo (BUF), 10 saves out of 14 shots, W, 18-27-7
Frederic Chabot (MTL), 2 saves out of 2 shots
Guy Hebert (MTL), 31 saves out of 36 shots, L, 2-2-2

Power Play Conversions

Sabres 1 for 12
Canadiens 0 for 5

Game Stars

1 - Chris Chelios (BUF)
2 - Wayne Gretzky (BUF)
3 - Mark Janssens (MTL)

Player Statistics

Sabres

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Darius Kasparaitis    0  0  0    -2   0  1   4 26
Derek King            1  0  1  Even   0  2   1 23
Mike Ridley           1  0  1    +1   0  3   0 14
Simon Gagne           0  0  0  Even   0  2   1 11
Phil Housley          0  1  1    -1   0  6   2 24
Wayne Gretzky         1  1  2    -1   0  4   2 21
Jimmy Carson          0  0  0  Even   0  0   1  4
Geoff Courtnall       0  0  0    -1   4  2   5 17
Jay Mazur             0  0  0  Even   0  3   0  9
Uwe Krupp             0  0  0  Even   0  1   0 24
Dmitri Khristich      0  1  1    -1   0  1   0 21
Taylor Hall           0  2  2  Even   0  3   1 14
Jocelyn Lemieux       0  1  1    +1   7  0   3 10
Shane Doan            0  1  1    +1   2  2   4  9
Patrick Elias         0  1  1  Even   0  3   0 21
Francis Bouillon      0  0  0    +2   0  1   3 19
Greg De Vries         0  0  0    +1   0  0   0 13
Chris Chelios         2  0  2  Even   4  4   3 16
   
Canadiens

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Glen Featherstone     0  1  1    +1   0  0   5 25
Shayne Corson         0  0  0  Even   5  2   0 23
Todd Ewen             0  0  0    -1   2  0   1  5
Jeff Chychrun         0  1  1  Even   2  1   3 27
Tony Twist            0  0  0    -1   0  1   2 16
Darren Rumble         0  1  1  Even  12  1   3 18
Troy Crowder          0  0  0    +1   2  0   2  4
Shaun Van Allen       0  1  1    +1   0  1   1 26
Randy Moller          0  0  0  Even   5  0   2 18
Kelly Buchberger      1  0  1    -2  15  1   1 15
Jim Thomson           0  0  0  Even   4  1   2 15
Robert Dirk           0  1  1    -1   2  1   3 18
Mark Janssens         1  1  2    +1   0  1   1  6
Tie Domi              0  0  0  Even   2  1   2 15
Yves Racine           0  0  0  Even   0  1   1 15
Dave Gagner           0  0  0  Even   2  0   0 14
Joe Day               1  0  1  Even   2  1   2 14
Troy Mallette         1  1  2    +1   0  1   1  5
   

Financial

Attendance: 10149
Net Profit: $639 387,00

Game Notes

Jocelyn Lemieux and Randy Moller fight to a draw
Frederic Chabot enters game at 17:37 of 3rd period
Uwe Krupp injured at 17:49 of the 3rd Period
Kelly Buchberger ejected at 17:49 of the 3rd Period

Minor League Box Score

Rochester      0
NovaScotia     7
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Mario Laroque 8 (Doug Zmolek, John Kordic)
Marc Potvin 2 (Cory Sarich, Paul Guay)
Tom Tiley 12 (Sebastien Bordeleau, Brian Wesenberg)
Sylvain Blouin 9 (Brent Hughes, Steve Maltais)
Tom Tiley 13 (Jean-Yves Leroux, Jesse Belanger)
Jesse Belanger 18 (Roger Belanger, Daniel Lacroix)
John Kordic 7 (Patrick Traverse, P.J. Stock)

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Goalies
Rochester: Fred Brathwaite
NovaScotia: Marc Denis
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