The Buffalo Sabres couldn't pull it off against the Montreal Canadiens, 4 to 3, in overtime on March 28, 2008.
Final
2nd period
MTL
BUF
Drew Stafford (EV) assisted by Derek Roy and Andrej Sekera
0
1
Alex Kovalev (EV) assisted by Mikhail Grabovski and Francis Bouillon
1
1
3rd period
MTL
BUF
Nathan Paetsch (EV) assisted by Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek
1
2
Daniel Paille (EV) assisted by Jason Pominville
1
3
Tomas Plekanec (PP) assisted by Mark Streit and Alex Kovalev
2
3
Tomas Plekanec (EV) assisted by Mark Streit and Andrei Kostitsyn
3
3
OT
MTL
BUF
Chris Higgins (EV) assisted by Mark Streit and Saku Koivu
4
3
Canadiens
Sabres
Goals
4
3
Shots
29
38
Penalty Minutes
10
6
Power-Play Goals
1
0
Power-Play Opportunities
2
5
Faceoff Wins
36
35
Hits
24
28
Giveaways
14
11
Takeaways
3
7
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 35 | .921 | 3 | 2.87 | 0 | 63 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Begin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 |
F. Bouillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 | ||
J. Gorges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:33 | |
M. Grabovski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:49 | |
R. Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25:44 | |
C. Higgins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | |
S. Koivu | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:14 | |
A. Kostitsyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:02 | ||
S. Kostitsyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | |
T. Kostopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:17 | |
A. Kovalev | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:03 |
M. Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 |
A. Markov | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:01 | ||
R. O'Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:16 | ||
T. Plekanec | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:37 |
M. Ryder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:21 | |
B. Smolinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:10 |
M. Streit | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | .862 | 4 | 3.77 | 0 | 64 |
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 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | ||
S. Bernier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | |
P. Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 |
J. Hecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:32 |
P. Kaleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:38 | |
A. Kotalik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 |
T. Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:33 | |
A. Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:05 |
N. Paetsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | |
D. Paille | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | |
J. Pominville | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:31 |
N. Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | |
D. Roy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:15 |
A. Sekera | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:13 | |
D. Stafford | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 |
H. Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:38 | |
T. Vanek | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:24 | |
M. Weber | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:13 |
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17th
GA/GP
3.32
26th
PP%
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26th
PK%
78.0
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