When the Sabres fail to show up, their games tend to get ugly. A perfect example of this was displayed Saturday night when Buffalo lost to Montreal 3-1. The Sabres offense never showed up and Montreal scored enough to gain control for most of the game.
Andrei Kostitsyn led off the scoring for the Canadiens on a 5 on 3 power-play goal assisted by Brian Gionta and Tomas Plekanec. Andre Sekera tossed the puck over the glass for a delay of game penalty that gave Montreal the 5 on 3 advantage. Montreal ended the first period up 1-0
Then, the Canadiens decided to put the game out of hand in the second period. Brian Gionta added 2 goals in the second to put the Canadiens up 3-0. Gionta had a stellar game with 2 goals and an assist. Tomas Plekanec also had a good game with two assists. The game entered the third period 3-0 Canadiens.
The third period was a boring period of hockey with little action going on. The only goal was scored by Sabres defenseman Jordan Leopold with 1:13 left in the game. The goal was too little-too late as the Sabres couldn't score again and went on to lose 3-1.
The Sabres now have a nice break until Friday. The Sabres next game is December 3rd at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Attendance: 21,273
Buffalo's Record: 9-13-3 (21 points) 11th in the East
Last 10: 5-4-1
Interesting Note: Steve Montador was a +1 tonight moving to +16 on the season
Key Fact: Buffalo won only 21 of 55 faceoffs vs. Montreal
Three Stars:
1st- Brian Gionta (Montreal Canadiens)
2nd- Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens)
3rd- Andre Kostitsyn (Montreal Canadiens)
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