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12/12/2014
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Montreal Canadiens 9 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 2 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:55/65=84 %, Challenges:43/54=78 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:79/86=91 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:44 1-0
Nathan MacKinnon [9] (Erik Gudbranson, Sheldon Souray)PP
16:02 1-1
Kristian Huselius [9] (François Beauchemin, Jakub Kindl)
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28:23 2-1
Brian Gionta [6] (Nail Yakupov, Nathan MacKinnon)PP
28:42 2-2
Kevin Porter [6] (Kristian Huselius, Darren Helm)
31:17 3-2
Nathan MacKinnon [10] (Max Pacioretty, Erik Gudbranson)
35:58 3-3
Thomas Vanek [10] (Henrik Zetterberg, Nathan Gerbe)
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41:44 4-3
Nail Yakupov [7] (Matt Dumba)
44:15 5-3
Lars Eller [3] (Sheldon Souray, Erik Gudbranson)
47:06 6-3
Erik Cole [13] (Nail Yakupov, David Desharnais)
49:29 7-3
Nathan MacKinnon [11] (Brian Gionta, Lars Eller)
49:44 8-3
Erik Gudbranson [2] (Ryan Ellis, Nathan MacKinnon)
50:49 9-3
Gabriel Landeskog [5] (Sheldon Souray, Jonathan Huberdeau)
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Penalty summary:
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08:24
Kristian Huselius (2 min for slashing)
13:24
Kevin Porter (2 min for hooking)
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20:59
Tyler Ennis (5 min for fighting)
20:59
Jonathan Huberdeau (5 min for fighting)
24:29
Ryan Ellis (2 min for slashing)
26:42
Kaspars Daugavins (2 min for roughing)
32:55
Matt Dumba (2 min for tripping)
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54:12
Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
54:12
Jonathan Huberdeau (5 min for fighting)
58:16
Ryan Ellis (2 min for slashing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 10.30 5
R Lars Eller 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 11.10 9
R Brian Gionta 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.10 8
R Erik Cole 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 15.20 8
C Alex Galchenyuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Jonathan Huberdeau 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 10.30 6
C Nathan MacKinnon 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 18.00 10
C David Desharnais 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 7
L Shawn Matthias 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 10.30 6
L Gabriel Landeskog 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 11.10 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 17.30 7
L Nail Yakupov 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Jarred Tinordi 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 14.40 7
D Ryan Ellis 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 16.10 8
D Duncan Siemens 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 23.30 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 8
D Erik Gudbranson 1 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 22.50 10
D Matt Dumba 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Cédrick Desjardins 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kaspars Daugavins 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 8.50 6
R Kevin Porter 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 13.00 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -3 18.10 5
R Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 8
L Nick Tarnasky 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -1 7.30 6
C Darren Helm 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 5
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 -3 16.50 7
L Nathan Gerbe 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
R Marcus Foligno 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 9.40 7
L Kristian Huselius 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 17.40 7
L Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 15.20 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
D Brayden McNabb 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 2 15.40 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -3 18.00 7
D Ian White 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 24.10 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 15.00 7
D Jakub Kindl 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -3 22.10 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 -3 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 9 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Nathan Lieuwen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan MacKinnon
2nd star: Erik Gudbranson
3rd star: Nail Yakupov
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Nathan MacKinnon scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Erik Gudbranson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Erik Gudbranson finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Kevin Porter has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kevin Porter ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Jonathan Huberdeau beat Tyler Ennis in a fight.
-Nick Tarnasky fought Jonathan Huberdeau in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 21) , Rochester Americans 2( 18)
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1-0 HAM Alain Berger (Michaël Bournival)
1-1 RCH Daniel Catenacci (Nazem Kadri)
1-2 RCH Nazem Kadri (T.J. Brennan)
Goalies: Robert Mayer - Connor Knapp