The Montreal Canadiens couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Sabres, 3 to 2, on December 5, 2000.
Final
2nd period
BUF
MTL
Dave Andreychuk (EV) assisted by Denis Hamel and Rob Ray
1
0
Stephane Robidas (EV) assisted by Oleg Petrov and Trevor Linden
1
1
James Patrick (EV) assisted by Miroslav Satan
2
1
3rd period
BUF
MTL
Denis Hamel (EV) assisted by Vaclav Varada and James Patrick
3
1
Trevor Linden (PP) assisted by Dainius Zubrus and Patrice Brisebois
3
2
Sabres
Canadiens
Goals
3
2
Shots
22
32
Penalty Minutes
8
6
Power-Play Goals
0
1
Power-Play Opportunities
3
4
Faceoff Wins
31
37
Hits
27
18
Giveaways
32
30
Takeaways
12
11
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Biron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | .938 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Afinogenov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:46 | |
D. Andreychuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:16 |
S. Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:25 | |
C. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:17 |
J. Dumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 | |
C. Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 |
D. Hamel | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9:25 |
D. Kalinin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20:51 | |
J. Patrick | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:04 | |
E. Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:37 | |
R. Ray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:01 | ||
M. Satan | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 | |
R. Smehlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22:04 | ||
V. Tsyplakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | ||
V. Varada | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 | ||
R. Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18:53 | |
J. Woolley | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | |
A. Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:57 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Theodore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | .864 | 3 | 3.06 | 0 | 59 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bashkirov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | |
P. Brisebois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27:39 | |
B. Brunet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17:50 | |
C. Darby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:29 |
K. Dykhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21:03 | |
C. Laflamme | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | ||
E. Landry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 |
T. Linden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:16 |
A. Markov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15:09 | ||
O. Petrov | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 |
P. Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:00 | |
S. Robidas | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20:39 | |
M. Rucinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20:30 | |
B. Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:51 | ||
P.J. Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:33 | |
E. Weinrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:48 | |
S. Zholtok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9:23 |
D. Zubrus | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:18 |
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G/GP
2.83
19th
GA/GP
3.89
31st
PP%
22.2
10th
PK%
81.0
13th
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