Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres 4-5

National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, February 7, 2013

Montreal Canadiens 4

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Buffalo Sabres 5

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	T
MTL	1	2	1	0	0	4
BUF	1	1	2	0	1	5

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Match Report

Thomas Vanek rallies Sabres to shootout win over Canadiens

Thomas Vanek scored twice in regulation, including the tying tally with 2 seconds left, and added a shootout goal to rally the Buffalo Sabres past the Montreal Canadiens, 5-4, on Thursday night.

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Last five matches

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
11/12/26	@ Boston Bruins	W 5-2	NHL
11/10/26	vs Minnesota Wild	L 1-2	NHL
11/7/26	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	W 4-2	NHL
11/5/26	vs Utah Mammoth	W 5-4	NHL
11/3/26	vs Winnipeg Jets	L 4-5	NHL
Full Schedule

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
11/12/26	@ Chicago Blackhawks	L 2-3	NHL
11/11/26	vs Tampa Bay Lightning	L 3-8	NHL
11/8/26	vs Vegas Golden Knights	L 1-4	NHL
11/6/26	vs Columbus Blue Jackets	W 5-2	NHL
11/4/26	vs Ottawa Senators	L 1-2	NHL
Full Schedule

Play by Play

Key Events51 All Plays40

Shootout End 0:00 4-5

SO
Goal 0:00 4-5

Jason Pominville SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Alex Galchenyuk SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Thomas Vanek SO
Missed 3:00 4-4

Max Pacioretty OT
Missed 1:22 4-4

Christian Ehrhoff OT
Goal 19:58 4-4

Thomas Vanek 3rd
Missed 16:54 4-3

Cody Hodgson 3rd
Missed 14:34 4-3

P.K. Subban 3rd
Penalty 13:37

Jochen Hecht 3rd
Missed 10:24 4-3

Max Pacioretty 3rd
Missed 8:24 4-3

Thomas Vanek 3rd
Goal 7:57 4-3

Thomas Vanek 3rd
Penalty 7:32

Ryan White 3rd
Penalty 7:32

Ryan White 3rd
Missed 6:09 4-2

Thomas Vanek 3rd
Missed 5:57 4-2

Jordan Leopold 3rd
Missed 1:43 4-2

Mikhail Grigorenko 3rd
Missed 1:19 4-2

Christian Ehrhoff 3rd
Goal 0:45 4-2

Tomas Plekanec 3rd
Goal 18:32 3-2

P.K. Subban 2nd
Missed 18:23 2-2

P.K. Subban 2nd
Penalty 17:39

Steve Ott 2nd
Penalty 17:06

Cody Hodgson 2nd
Missed 17:03 2-2

Tomas Plekanec 2nd
Penalty 14:57

Brian Gionta 2nd
Missed 13:59 2-2

T.J. Brennan 2nd
Missed 13:45 2-2

Mikhail Grigorenko 2nd
Goal 13:06 2-2

Tyler Ennis 2nd
Missed 12:54 2-1

Max Pacioretty 2nd
Goal 12:31 2-1

Brendan Gallagher 2nd
Penalty 8:16

Erik Cole 2nd
Missed 8:13 1-1

Thomas Vanek 2nd
Missed 6:39 1-1

Jochen Hecht 2nd
Missed 4:42 1-1

Christian Ehrhoff 2nd
Penalty 4:04

Rene Bourque 2nd
Penalty 2:50

Colby Armstrong 2nd
Missed 2:02 1-1

Drew Stafford 2nd
Missed 18:58 1-1

Max Pacioretty 1st
Missed 18:57 1-1

Max Pacioretty 1st
Missed 18:03 1-1

Christian Ehrhoff 1st
Missed 17:57 1-1

Drew Stafford 1st
Penalty 14:48

Brendan Gallagher 1st
Penalty 14:48

Brendan Gallagher 1st
Penalty 14:48

T.J. Brennan 1st
Missed 11:04 1-1

Tyler Ennis 1st
Penalty 7:15

Thomas Vanek 1st
Goal 4:26 1-1

Steve Ott 1st
Goal 4:11 1-0

Tomas Plekanec 1st
Missed 3:32 0-0

Colby Armstrong 1st
Missed 1:26 0-0

Max Pacioretty 1st

End of Game 0:00 4-5

SO
Period End 0:00 4-5

SO
Shootout End 0:00 4-5

SO
Shot 0:00 4-5

Brian Gionta SO
Goal 0:00 4-5

Jason Pominville SO
Shot 0:00 4-4

Rene Bourque SO
Shot 0:00 4-4

Tyler Ennis SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Alex Galchenyuk SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Thomas Vanek SO
Period Start 0:00 4-4

SO
Period End 5:00 4-4

OT
Shot 4:55 4-4

Raphael Diaz OT
Takeaway 4:30 4-4

Rene Bourque OT
Shot 4:08 4-4

Tyler Ennis OT
Face Off 3:13 4-4

Steve Ott OT
Stoppage 3:13 4-4

OT
Blocked 3:08 4-4

Max Pacioretty OT
Missed 3:00 4-4

Max Pacioretty OT
Hit 2:24 4-4

Jochen Hecht OT
Takeaway 2:15 4-4

P.K. Subban OT
Face Off 1:44 4-4

David Desharnais OT
Stoppage 1:44 4-4

OT
Missed 1:22 4-4

Christian Ehrhoff OT
Hit 1:14 4-4

Lars Eller OT
Hit 0:52 4-4

Tyler Myers OT
Face Off 0:39 4-4

Lars Eller OT
Stoppage 0:39 4-4

OT
Shot 0:37 4-4

Cody Hodgson OT
Shot 0:28 4-4

Tomas Plekanec OT
Face Off 0:00 4-4

Tomas Plekanec OT
Period Start 0:00 4-4

OT
Period End 20:00 4-4

3rd
Face Off 19:58 4-4

Thomas Vanek 3rd
Goal 19:58 4-4

Thomas Vanek 3rd
Shot 19:56 4-3

Tyler Ennis 3rd
Shot 19:55 4-3

Tyler Ennis 3rd
Face Off 19:38 4-3

Steve Ott 3rd
Stoppage 19:38 4-3

3rd
Giveaway 19:18 4-3

Drew Stafford 3rd
Takeaway 18:01 4-3

Max Pacioretty 3rd

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Team Stats

MTL BUF

Blocked Shots

Hits

Takeaways

Shots

Power Play Goals

Power Play Opportunities

25.0

Power Play Percentage

14.3

Short Handed Goals

Shootout Goals

Faceoffs Won

0.0

Faceoff Win Percent

0.0

Giveaways

Total Penalties

Penalty Minutes

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

MTL Last 5 matchups BUF

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

Konsta Helenius Injured Reserve
Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Montreal Canadiens

Mike Matheson Day-To-Day
Chris Kreider Out
Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve

NHL News

All news

News 1h ago Emily Kaplan Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar ruled out for multiple weeks Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon is out at least a month, while teammate Cale Makar will be out approximately two weeks, both with lower-body injuries.

News 3h ago Hurricanes activate Jordan Staal, as captain set to play in second Finland game Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal has been activated from injured reserve ahead of Saturday's second game in Helsinki, Finland, against the Kraken.

ESPN 2h ago ESPN staff NHL Tonight: Guide to all 14 games on a massive hockey Saturday Find game previews, betting intel, broadcast information, stats and highlights here.

ESPN 10h ago Canucks take losing streak into matchup with the Golden Knights Vancouver Canucks (3-17-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (13-5-3, in the Pacific Division)

KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY

Venue: KeyBank Center
City: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 18,866
Kick-off/Tip-off: 4:00 PM
Officials: Scott Cherrey, Mike Hasenfratz, Tim Peel

Top Performers

Peter Budaj G 4 GA 40 SA 1 SOS
Tomas Plekanec C 0 BS 1 HT 0 TK
Ryan White C 0 BS 3 HT 0 TK
David Desharnais C 1 BS 0 HT 0 TK