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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
36-30-8
, 18-16-4 Away
2
36-30-8
, 18-16-4 Away
Final/SO
1
2
3
SO
T
Canadiens
MTL
1
1
0
0
2
Sabres
BUF
0
0
2
1
3
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
40-22-10
, 22-9-6 Home
3
40-22-10
, 22-9-6 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Team Stats
1st
2nd
3rd
OT
SO
TIME
PLAY
MTL
BUF
0:41
1
0
19:37
1
0
Regular Season Series
BUF leads 4-1
Canadiens
2
Sabres
1
Game 1
4/10
Canadiens
2
Sabres
6
Game 2
4/12
Sabres
4
Canadiens
3
Game 3
15/12
Sabres
1
Canadiens
0
Game 4
4/1
Canadiens
2
Sabres
3
Game 5
25/3
Sabres
0
Canadiens
3
Game 6
4/4
Game Information
KeyBank Center
7:30 AM, 25 March 2010
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 18,690
Referees:
Brad Meier
Dean Morton
Linesmen:
Greg Devorski
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