WarHero

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Ottawa, ON • Canada • 39 Years Old • Male

Game Day: Montreal - vs - Buffalo - Let the Battle Begin!

Here we go folks, hope you enjoy the blog! Let's see how the Markov-less Habs will fair. Roman Hamrlik returns to the line-up tonight. Dags sits, Stewart is in.

1st Period:

19:29 - Gomez with a chance, Miller stands tall!
18:45 - Offside Montreal
17:25 - Montreal Penalty - Metropolit - Hooking
17:20 - Buffalo Goal - Tim Connoly - Rivet & Roy
14:55 - Both sides going back and fourth, good end to end play
11:18 - Buffalo applying great pressure, Habs looking a bit disjointed
10:45 - Laraque & Stewart throwing their weight around
10:00 - Buffalo is forchecking great, Habs need to learn to throw a hard pass, not drifters
06:64 - Buffalo Penalty - Rivet - Cross Checking
02:39 - Good End to end rushes going on, Montreal had a few PP chances but Buffalo always seems to be in the right place at the right time
02:39 - Montreal Penalty - Ryan O'Byrne - Cross Checking
00:40 - End of Penalty - Metropolit makes a great save for Carey
00:00 - End of Period

I would give that Period to Buffalo, they looked great for most of it. Montreal still has a lot of work to do. The Chemistry will come though.

2nd Period:

20:00 - Start of Period
19:03 - Decent shot Plekanec, easy save Miller
18:45 - Gill almost knocks it in his own net!
17:26 - Buffalo making Montreal work in their own end
16:30 - Major Scrum starting with Gomez, Props to Gill for saving his bacon,is he ever big compared to some of those guys!
16:08 - 2 Buffalo Penalties, 2 Habs Penalties but Gill get 4 mins, Buffalo PP
15:25 - Brian Gionta working great on the PK
14:59 - Buffalor shot, nice save by Price followed by a short scrum
14:59 - Buffalo Penalty - Derek Roy - Roughing
14:52 - Great save by Miller on Cammeleri Deflection
12:54 - End of Montreal PP - Score 1 - 0 Buffalo
12:35 - Moen & Latendresse finally thowing some big hits
11:45 - Montreal Penalty - Stewart - Hooking
11:10 - Price looking sharp, Buffalo dangerous on the PP
09:52 - Huge save by Price on Tim Connoly
09:45 - End of Buffalo PP
09:34 - Lapierrre with a chance followed by another scrum
09:34 - Penalties: Lapierre & More ...
09:07 - Montreal Penalty - Gionta - Interference
07:22 - Montreal Goal - Travis Moen - Score: 1 - 1
05:21 - Montreal Penalty - Lapierre - Hooking
03:21 - End of Montreal Penalty, Moen had another good chance
02:35 - Buffalo Penalty - Tallinder - Tripping
01:21 - Latendresse with a breakaway, Miller with a nice save!
00:41 - Spacek nails Sekera with a slapshot, lights out folks! Luckily, he is OK!
00:00 - Montreal with a couple chances to end the period, Miller stands tall

I'd give that Period to Montreal, but just barely ... Buffalo still looking great, Montreal starting to look better. The 3rd should be good ...

3rd Period:

20:00 - Start of Period
19:04 - Buffalo Penalty
17:04 - End of Penalty - Score 1 - 1
16:14 - Price is looking good, Confident, Both teams going end to end with great pace
14:30 - Montreal Swarming, good pressure
12:20 - Scrum in front of Price after Buffalo Chance
11:41 - Montreal with a great chance, Miller stands tall
10:49 - Buffalo Penalty - Montador - Boarding
10:10 - Buffalo with a great shorthanded chance, Price stands tall
08:49 - End of Penalty
07:42 - Montreal Penalty - Kostitsyn - Hooking
05:42 - End of Penalty
02:17 - Great end to end play by both sides, chances for both
00:37 - Price with a huge save on Pominville
00:00 - End of period - I'd say that one was a tie, great period. My wife still thinks Carey is Hot!

OverTime:

05:00 - Start of Period
04:03 - Buffalo with a few great chances, Price sands tall
03:00 - Back and fourth, chance after chance, well done!

Brian Gionta scores an amazing goal to end it!! Good job Habs!

There you have it folks! Another win for the Habs but Buffalo played a great game. They should be happy with their performance. Habs take on Ottawa on Monday! Cya then!

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