Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres · NHL
Montreal Canadiens
5-2-0
4 – 2
Final
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Buffalo Sabres
2-4-0
Bell Centre · Montreal · Canada
Montreal Canadiens finished 4-2 ahead of Buffalo Sabres at Bell Centre (crowd 20,962). The referee: Graham Skilliter.
Overview
- Starts
- Event
- NHL USA
- Ground
- Bell Centre · Montreal · Canada
- Crowd
- 20,962
- Match officials
- Graham Skilliter (Referee), Tommy Hughes (Linesman), Jon McIsaac (Referee), Julien Fournier (Linesman)
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USESPN+Streaming · National
- USMSGBTV · Away
Period by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sabres | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Player stats
Side by side
21Blocked Shots9
22Hits15
3Takeaways6
32Shots32
0Power Play Goals0
1Power Play Opportunities1
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won24
56.4Faceoff Win Percent43.6
11Giveaways15
3Total Penalties3
6Penalty Minutes6
Montreal Canadiens leaders
GoalsJake Evans1
AssistsNick Suzuki2
PointsNick Suzuki2
Buffalo Sabres leaders
GoalsTyson Kozak1
AssistsJack Quinn1
PointsTyson Kozak1
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 15:11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Beck C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:01 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:03 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 9:40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 16:25 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 17:25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:46 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 15:09 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:24 | 1:09 | 11:01 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:44 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 14:35 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:17 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 15:52 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:37 | 2:00 | 0:07 | 19:30 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 17:45 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:46 | 0:29 | 1:09 | 19:08 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 18:28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26:30 | 0:11 | 1:53 | 24:26 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:09 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 13:01 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes G | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .938 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 59:57 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:11 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 19:18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Doan RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 14:00 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Geertsen LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:59 | 0:07 | 0:49 | 10:03 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 17:53 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 19:58 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 18:45 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:07 | 0:47 | 12:23 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 20:18 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 18:25 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:08 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 18:57 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12:35 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 10:42 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:07 | 0:07 | 0:37 | 22:23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 26:52 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 24:59 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:02 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 21:17 | 0:07 | 0:39 | 20:31 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:13 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 17:50 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:47 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 17:26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon G | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .903 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 57:52 | 0 | 0 |
Standings
| # | Team | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boston | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 |  Montreal | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 |  Ottawa | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 |  Florida | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 |  Toronto | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 |  Tampa Bay | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 |  Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Detroit | 5 | 4 | 13 |
