SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
06:43 MTL R. BOURQUE (6) WRIST – ASST: B. GIONTA (12) AND T. PLEKANEC (16) 1 – 0 MTL
10:27 MTL A. GALCHENYUK (6) BACKHAND – ASST: M. RYDER (17) 2 – 0 MTL
2ND PERIOD
04:36 MTL B. GALLAGHER (12) WRIST – ASST: D. DESHARNAIS (14) AND M. PACIORETTY (20) 3 – 0 MTL
17:54 MTL PPG – A. MARKOV (8) SLAP – ASST: P. SUBBAN (23) AND M. RYDER (18) 4 – 0 MTL
PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
06:47 BUF PATRICK KALETA : FIGHTING – 5 MIN (BRANDON PRUST)
06:47 MTL BRANDON PRUST : FIGHTING – 5 MIN (PATRICK KALETA)
07:52 BUF ADAM PARDY : HOLDING – 2 MIN (MICHAEL RYDER)
2ND PERIOD
07:59 BUF NATHAN GERBE : ELBOWING – 2 MIN (LARS ELLER)
12:49 BUF STEVE OTT : FIGHTING – 5 MIN (FRANCIS BOUILLON)
12:49 MTL FRANCIS BOUILLON : FIGHTING – 5 MIN (STEVE OTT)
16:05 BUF MIKE WEBER : DELAYING GAME – PUCK OVER GLASS – 2 MIN
17:08 BUF JOCHEN HECHT : HI-STICKING – 2 MIN (BRENDAN GALLAGHER)
19:08 MTL BRANDON PRUST : TRIPPING – 2 MIN (DREW STAFFORD)
Brendan Gallagher broke a 4 game pointless streak by crashing the net for rebounds and out-waiting Ryan Miller for his 12 of the season, and the Canadiens still refused to back off.
Drawing Buffalo into a trio of foolish penalties, they finally capitalized off the stick of Andrei Markov. P.K. Subban’s assist on the play keeps him atop the leaderboard for scoring from defensemen. Subban and Markov have 22 points on the powerplay each.
20 more minutes to clinch a playoff spot.
