Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres Home Opener 2006-2007
Photographer: Mike Lynaugh
10/6/2006
mike@mikelynaugh.com
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Sabretooth! Toni Lydman  Ryan Miller
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Daniel Briere Yep, it's Uncle Don! Sabretooth
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 Daniel Briere enters  The Star Spangled Banner  Kalinin gets in his face
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 Ryan Miller ready for action Steve Begin goes down hard Steve Begin goes down
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Steve Begin is down Montreal Scores First  Kovalev & Kalinin
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Latendresse & Lydman Komisarik & Vanek Maxim Afinogenov
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Sabretooth finds a fan Having fun with Sabretooth Numminen & Bonk
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Numminen & Bonk Numminen & Bonk New logo on the board
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Niinimaa & Kotalik  Sabre down! It was ruled "no goal"
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 Up close and personal Souray & Gaustad Sheldon Souray
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Andrei Markov Vanek breaks for the goal Vanek gets clear
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Vanek takes the shot GOAL! Sabres celebrate
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HSBC Arena goes nuts Let's go BUFF-A-LO! Mair slides past the net
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Maxim Afinogenov Afinogenov & Bonk HSBC Arena
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Mair slides into the post Daniel Briere Daniel Briere
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Briere  Another Powerplay! Hecht fights for the puck
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Chris Drury breaks through   Briere isn't making friends
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Drury fights for the shot   Up Close and Personal Paul Gaustad
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Souray & Drury Souray & Drury Jaroslav Spacek
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 The Sabres score again!  Briere gets congratulations Sabres bring it to within one
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 Paul Gaustad Jaroslav Spacek The face off
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Michael Ryder Alex Kovalev  Kalinin & Perezhogin
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 Kalinin & Perezhogin Kalinin & Perezhogin Kalinin blocks Perezhogin
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Michael Ryder & Adam Mair Paul Gaustad Paul Gaustad
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Janne Niinimaa Jiri Novotny Michael Ryder
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Andrei Markov trips up Andrei Markov trips up Things look bleak
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Montreal scores again Montreal celebrates Derek Roy protects Miller
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Spacek & Kovalev   Drury yelling at Bonk
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Kalinin & Koivu Campbell on defense Briere argues a call
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The ref goes down Buffalo scores! Sabres celebrate!
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Briere is congratulated The Sabres make a game of it Daniel Briere breaks free
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31 seconds left Sabres down 4-3 Holy SH....!
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Afinogenov scores! Sabres tie the game with 14.9 seconds to go!
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Tie Game! The crowd goes nuts! Overtime
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Kovalev & Briere Miller gets ready for shoot-out Briere gets ready for shoot-out
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Briere misses the shot Afinogenov scores! Afinogenov is congratulated!
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Alex Kovalev Vanek Scores! Can you believe it?
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What a victory! Peters & Miller What is going through his head?
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Biron & Miller Briere and Miller What a game!
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Daniel Briere Daniel Briere Maxim Afinogenov
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