Sabres Silenced

The Canadiens played against the Sabres today at 2:00 pm eastern time. The Buffalo Sabres who a day earlier had defeated the undefeated Boston Bruins, came into the game thinking it would be an easy task. Later, they would learn the hard way, here is the game summary:

• First Period
• Starting off the game with penalty trouble, both sides could not convert on powerplay opportunities provided in the first period. Remarkably, in the last 8 dying seconds of the period, Rene Bourque scores on Ryan Miller from a pass that came from captain, Brian Gionta. 
• Montreal - 15 Shots On Goals
• Buffalo - 1 Shot On Goal
• Second Period
• The second period started off with an electrifying crowd raising there voice as Brendan Gallagher snipes a shot past Miller only 2 minutes into the period. 8 Minutes later, the crowd had something to cheer about again, as David Desharnais bullets a slapshot into the Sabres net at the 10th minute mark of the period. A 3-0 lead after 30 minutes of play, then 28 seconds after Desharnais scored, Lars Eller who had the assist for the previous goal, goes five hole past Ryan Miller making it a 4-0 game heading into the third period.
• Montreal - 6 Shots On Goal
• Buffalo - 12 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• Buffalo replacedThe Habs came roaring into the third period as Rene Bourque scores his second of the afternoon with only a minute into the period. Carey Price was magnificent the first 2 periods, but two minutes after Bourque's goals, the Habs would be on the powerplay where Diaz gave the puck away to the man you would not want to give it away to, Tomas Vanek, the leagues leading scorer. Vanek flips the puck over Price on the breakaway, Price got a piece of it with the blocker but it wasn't enough to stop the puck from going in. Desharnais would add another goal on the powerplay recieving a pass from Subban who picked up a point in his first game, finishing the game off in a 6-1 win.
• Montreal - 11 Shots On Goal
• Buffalo - 18 Shots On Goal

The Canadiens continue Superbowl weekend tomorrow afternoon, as they go against the team that destroyed their winning streak, the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre!