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BOX SCORE
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SCORING 
 
 
First Period: Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Tsyplakov 1 (Brown, Kalinin), 0:36.
2, Buffalo, Zhitnik 2 (power play) (unassisted), 11:49. 3, Buffalo,
Kalinin 1 (power play) (Smehlik), 13:36. Penalties: Asham, Mon
(interference), 6:14; Ciccone, Mon (roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct),
11:04; Satan, Buf (hooking), 14:34.
Second Period: Scoring: 4, Montreal, Rucinsky 4 (power play)
(Campbell, Brisebois), 0:56. 5, Montreal, Dykhuis 1 (Stock, Asham), 5:26.
Penalties: Kalinin, Buf (holding), 0:42; Rivet, Mon (holding, roughing),
4:23; Afinogenov, Buf (roughing), 4:23; C Gratton, Buf (charging), 4:23;
Tsyplakov, Buf (hooking), 10:37; C Gratton, Buf (cross checking), 13:44;
Campbell, Mon (high sticking), 16:35.
 Third Period: Scoring: 6, Montreal, Darby 2 (Brunet, Asham), 3:40. 7,
Buffalo, Satan 4 (Brown), 8:16. 8, Buffalo, C Gratton 4 (Afinogenov,
Gilmour), 12:44. 9, Montreal, Dykhuis 2 (power play) (Brunet, Darby),
18:12. Penalties: S Barnes, Buf (hooking), 1:18; Rasmussen, Buf (holding),
6:48; Markov, Mon (holding stick), 7:44; Zhitnik, Buf (Delay of game),
16:17.
 
 SHOTS ON GOAL
 
| Montreal |  | 7 | 12 | 16 | --35 |  
| Buffalo 
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 | 7 
 | 3 
 | 5 
 | --15 
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Missed penalty shots: Zubrus, Mon, 9:15 third.  Power-play Conversions:
Mon - 2 of 7, Buf - 2 of 5.  Goalies: Montreal, Theodore (5 shots, 2
saves), M Garon (13:36 of 1st period, 10, 8; record: 0-1-0). Buffalo,
Hasek (35, 31; record: 4-4-1).  A:17,666.  Referees: Angus, Marouelli.
Linesmen: Kovachik, Scapinello.
 
 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS
 
| Montreal |  |  |  |  | Buffalo |  |  |  |  |  
|  | G | A | +/- | Shots |  | G | A | +/- | Shots |  
| Asham Bouillon
 Brisebois
 Brunet
 Campbell
 Ciccone
 Darby
 Dykhuis
 Markov
 Petrov
 Rivet
 Rucinsky
 Savage
 Stock
 T Linden
 Weinrich
 Zholtok
 Zubrus
 
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 2
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 
 | 2 0
 1
 2
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 
 | +2 even
 +1
 even
 even
 even
 even
 even
 -1
 -1
 -1
 even
 -1
 +1
 even
 -1
 -2
 -1
 
 | 0 2
 1
 2
 0
 0
 4
 2
 1
 1
 0
 3
 5
 1
 4
 2
 4
 3
 
 | Afinogenov Andreychuk
 Brown
 C Gratton
 Dumont
 Gilmour
 Kalinin
 Mckee
 Patrick
 Rasmussen
 Ray
 S Barnes
 Satan
 Smehlik
 Tsyplakov
 Varada
 Warrener
 Zhitnik
 
 | 0 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 
 | 1 0
 2
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 
 | +1 even
 +2
 +1
 -1
 even
 +1
 +1
 -1
 -1
 -1
 -1
 +2
 +1
 +1
 -2
 +1
 -1
 
 | 0 0
 1
 2
 0
 1
 2
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 2
 0
 2
 0
 0
 3
 
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