Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres Recap: Shootout Stymies Sabres Again
The Buffalo Sabres have now dropped four straight games as they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout on Friday night.
| Final - 2.17.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Buffalo Goal - Robyn Regehr, from Paul Gaustad and Nathan Gerbe at 4:16. 2, Montreal Goal - Tomas Kaberle (2), from David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty at 11:26. 3, Buffalo Goal - Tyler Myers (5), from Ville Leino and Derek Roy at 15:43. 4, Montreal Power-Play Goal - Scott Gomez (2), from Yannick Weber and Tomas Plekanec at 19:46. Penalties - Thomas Vanek, Buffalo (Cross checking), 9:25; Nathan Gerbe, Buffalo (Hooking), 17:47. |
| Second Period |
| - 5, Montreal Goal - Chris Campoli (2), from Ryan White at 11:28. Penalties - Yannick Weber, Montreal (Hooking), 2:34; Mike Weber, Buffalo (Roughing), 18:00; Scott Gomez, Montreal (Roughing), 18:00. |
| Third Period |
| - 6, Buffalo Goal - Tyler Ennis (5), from Ville Leino and Drew Stafford at 11:55. Penalties - Scott Gomez, Montreal (Hooking), 7:05. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () |
Shots on Goal:
Montreal 9 + 4 + 6 + 0 = 19.
Buffalo 11 + 7 + 9 + 3 = 30.
Power Play Conversion: Montreal 1-2. Buffalo 0-3.
Goaltenders: Montreal, Carey Price 3-30-.900. Buffalo, Ryan Miller 3-19-.842.
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Scott Driscoll
Power Play Conversion: Montreal 1-2. Buffalo 0-3.
Goaltenders: Montreal, Carey Price 3-30-.900. Buffalo, Ryan Miller 3-19-.842.
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Scott Driscoll
