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  FINAL
Montreal 4, Buffalo 3
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | SCORING

  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Buffalo 1 1 1 3
Montreal 2 1 1 4

First Period: Scoring: 1, Montreal, Zubrus 4 (power play) (Zholtok, Markov), 3:13. 2, Montreal, T Linden 1 (power play) (Weinrich, Savage), 9:39. 3, Buffalo, S Barnes 2 (Dumont), 10:58. Penalties: Woolley, Buf (slashing), 2:19; Varada, Buf (high sticking), 2:57; Zubrus, Mon (slashing), 5:21; Rasmussen, Buf (elbowing), 8:00; Weinrich, Mon (hooking), 11:35.
Second Period: Scoring: 4, Montreal, Zubrus 5 (Bouillon, T Linden), 12:28. 5, Buffalo, Zhitnik 1 (power play) (Afinogenov, Smehlik), 14:40. Penalties: Zubrus, Mon (tripping), 1:44; Zhitnik, Buf (slashing), 3:49; Stock, Mon (fighting major), 7:51; Boulton, Buf (fighting major), 7:51; Rucinsky, Mon (charging), 13:06; Laflamme, Mon (cross checking), 15:21; Rucinsky, Mon (high sticking), 18:59; C Gratton, Buf (roughing), 18:59.
Third Period: Scoring: 6, Buffalo, S Barnes 3 (shorthanded) (Warrener), 6:24. 7, Montreal, Rucinsky 1 (power play) (Brisebois, Savage), 19:04. Penalties: Weinrich, Mon (interference), 0:36; Boulton, Buf (interference), 5:11; Ray, Buf (misconduct), 5:11; Brisebois, Mon (roughing), 6:24; Zhitnik, Buf (high sticking), 18:09.

SHOTS ON GOAL
Buffalo 12 12 5 --29
Montreal

10
14
6
--30

Power-play Conversions: Buf - 1 of 7, Mon - 3 of 6. Goalies: Buffalo, Hasek (30 shots, 26 saves; record: 0-3-0). Montreal, Theodore (29, 26; record: 1-0-0). A:19,513. Referees: Angus, B Mccreary. Linesmen: Collins, Champoux.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS
BuffaloMontreal
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
Afinogenov
Andreychuk
Boulton
Brown
C Gratton
Dumont
Gilmour
Kalinin
Mckee
Rasmussen
Ray
S Barnes
Satan
Smehlik
Varada
Warrener
Woolley
Zhitnik
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
-1
even
even
even
even
even
+1
+1
even
even
even
+1
even
+1
+1
even
even
even
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
4
1
1
3
0
1
2
Bouillon
Brisebois
Brunet
Campbell
Darby
Laflamme
Markov
Petrov
Poulin
Rivet
Rucinsky
Savage
Stock
T Linden
Ward
Weinrich
Zholtok
Zubrus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
+1
-1
-1
even
-1
even
-1
+1
even
even
-1
-1
even
even
-1
-1
even
+1
1
3
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
0
3
0
1
3
5

 


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Montreal 4
Buffalo 3

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NY Islanders 3

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