Arena: HSBC Arena
Meeting # 1
4-5 (SO)
None
1st Period:
MTL - Michael Ryder (1) (Sheldon Souray, Andrei Markov) (PP) - 7:00
2nd Period:
MTL - Chris Higgins (1) (Saku Koivu) - 3:50
BUF - Jiri Novotny (1) (Thomas Vanek, Jaroslav Spacek) - 6:57
MTL - Saku Koivu (1) (Michael Ryder, Chris Higgins) - 18:04
3rd Period:
BUF - Jason Pominville (2) (Jochen Hecht, Toni Lydman) - 0:51
MTL - Saku Koivu 2 (PP) (Christopher Higgins, Alexei Kovalev) - 11:27
BUF - Daniel Briere (1) (Dmitri Kalinin) - 15:16
BUF - Maxim Afinogenov (1) (Thomas Vanek, Chris Drury) - 19:45
Overtime:
No Scoring.
Shootout:
BUF - Daniel Briere - Save
MTL - Michael Ryder - Save
BUF - Maxim Afinogenov - Goal
MTL - Alex Kovalev - Save
BUF - Thomas Vanek - Goal
1st Period:
BUF - Andrew Peters (2 min for Interference) - 6:49
MTL - Bench served by Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for Too Many Men) - 13:22
2nd Period:
MTL - Sheldon Souray (2 min for Elbowing) - 12: 27
MTL - Saku Koivu (4 min for High Sticking) - 12:59
3rd Period:
BUF - Brian Campbell (2 min for Holding) - 9:23
BUF - Jiri Novotny (2 min for Goaltender Interference) - 10:15
BUF - Teppo Numminen (2 min for Hooking) - 10:37
BUF - Chris Drury (2 min for Hooking) - 13:11
MTL - Michael Ryder (2 min for Hooking) - 15:41
Overtime:
No Penalties.
Montreal: 9-8-9-1 = 27
Buffalo: 9-12-13-3 = 37
Montreal: 2-for-5
Buffalo: 0-for-5
1. Maxim Afinogenov
2. Daniel Briere
3. Thomas Vanek
Referee: Stephane Auger
Referee: Kevin Pollack
Linesman: Scott Driscol
Linesman: Steve Miller