National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 4,
Montreal 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2007
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 18690
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 18690
Final Scoring Summary
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
|
8:56 -
Sabres Derek Roy
(PP) Assists:
Maxim Afinogenov
, Jason Pominville
|
| Penalties |
|
3:33 -
Sabres Michael Ryan
(2)
Holding 7:36 - Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos (2) Slashing 9:41 - Sabres Henrik Tallinder (4) High sticking 18:16 - Sabres Thomas Vanek (2) Slashing |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
7:39 -
Sabres Tim Connolly
(EV) Assists:
Brian Campbell
, Paul Gaustad
9:45 - Canadiens Chris Higgins (PP) Assists: Mark Streit , Saku Koivu |
| Penalties |
|
5:26 -
Canadiens Alex Kovalev
(2)
Slashing 9:26 - Sabres Ales Kotalik (2) Tripping |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
4:56 -
Canadiens Tomas Plekanec
(EV) Assists:
Andrei Kostitsyn
11:27 - Sabres Thomas Vanek (PP) Assists: Nathan Paetsch , Jason Pominville 19:46 - Sabres Daniel Paille (EV) (EN) Assists: Maxim Afinogenov , Tim Connolly |
| Penalties |
|
5:06 -
Sabres Maxim Afinogenov
(2)
Hooking 10:11 - Canadiens Michael Komisarek (2) Tripping |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Carey Price | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:06 | 44:11 | 10:19 | 4:36 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Cristobal Huet | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tom Kostopoulos | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11:35 | 10:00 | 0:18 | 1:17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Komisarek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 19:14 | 16:03 | 0:34 | 2:37 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saku Koivu | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19:36 | 13:54 | 5:10 | 0:32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 10 | 52 |
| Tomas Plekanec | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17:46 | 12:56 | 4:38 | 0:12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| Bryan Smolinski | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10:32 | 8:53 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 69 |
| Chris Higgins | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 20:16 | 13:26 | 5:19 | 1:31 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Begin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10:27 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mathieu Dandenault | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10:21 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alex Kovalev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17:59 | 13:08 | 4:51 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Chipchura | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11:16 | 9:28 | 0:31 | 1:17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| Mark Streit | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19:57 | 13:42 | 5:27 | 0:48 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roman Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25:14 | 19:32 | 4:20 | 1:22 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16:39 | 12:10 | 4:29 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Francis Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13:54 | 12:43 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrice Brisebois | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19:38 | 15:20 | 4:18 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Ryder | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 18:44 | 13:34 | 5:10 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrei Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22:03 | 12:50 | 5:59 | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guillaume Latendresse | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11:07 | 10:36 | 0:31 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Ryan Miller | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:44 | 44:49 | 4:36 | 10:19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jocelyn Thibault | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Nolan Pratt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13:32 | 11:52 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toni Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 24:53 | 19:02 | 0:00 | 5:51 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaroslav Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 28 | 21:25 | 14:24 | 2:33 | 4:28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derek Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19:56 | 13:55 | 2:15 | 3:46 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 7 | 65 |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 22:39 | 18:28 | 0:00 | 4:11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ales Kotalik | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13:16 | 11:20 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Connolly | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12:21 | 8:14 | 2:10 | 1:57 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| Daniel Paille | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17:56 | 15:28 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Vanek | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16:23 | 14:15 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14:54 | 10:12 | 2:10 | 2:32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 6 | 62 |
| Jason Pominville | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19:30 | 13:19 | 2:03 | 4:08 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Ryan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7:59 | 6:46 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11:26 | 11:07 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clarke MacArthur | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:19 | 9:58 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Campbell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22:52 | 15:45 | 2:39 | 4:28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jochen Hecht | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 4 | 25 | 21:29 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 4:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 47 |
| Maxim Afinogenov | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15:41 | 13:15 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Peters | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:26 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goaltending
| Montreal | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Carey Price L (24-12-3) | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 0 | 59:06 |
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Ryan Miller W (36-27-10) | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 0 | 59:44 |