Canadiens 3-1 Sabres (31 Jan, 2020) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

23-22-7, 13-9-3 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	2	1	3
BUF	1	0	0	1

Buffalo Sabres

22-22-7, 14-8-3 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Nick CousinsN. Cousins#21
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Max DomiM. Domi#13
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Ilya KovalchukI. Kovalchuk#17
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Ryan PoehlingR. Poehling#25
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Tomas TatarT. Tatar#90
Nate ThompsonN. Thompson#44
Dale WeiseD. Weise#22
defensemen
Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot#8
Brett KulakB. Kulak#77
Victor MeteV. Mete#53
Jeff PetryJ. Petry#26
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#28
Shea WeberS. Weber#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	18:01	0:51	2:47	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	17	13:16	1:10	0:00	12:06	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	28	16:55	0:50	0:55	15:10	13	11	54.2
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	15:53	1:10	0:00	14:43	3	8	27.3
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:05	0:50	0:00	16:15	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	22	16:54	0:51	0:00	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	13:44	0:00	1:02	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8:33	0:00	0:00	8:33	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:50	0:57	0:46	16:07	5	9	35.7
1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:23	0:50	0:00	15:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	13:14	0:12	2:47	10:15	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	9:36	0:00	0:27	9:09	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	22:38	0:19	2:46	19:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	21:11	0:00	0:00	21:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:01	0:00	0:00	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	25	24:04	1:09	1:36	21:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:48	0:00	1:36	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	2	25	23:37	0:51	2:46	20:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carey PriceC. Price#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	1	20	.952	18	0	2	0	0	59:55	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Michael FrolikM. Frolik#67
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Curtis LazarC. Lazar#27
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#13
defensemen
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Colin MillerC. Miller#33
Brandon MontourB. Montour#62
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	23:54	4:16	0:12	19:26	12	5	70.6
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:57	0:00	0:51	12:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	13:31	0:06	0:57	12:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	22	18:49	3:18	0:00	15:31	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	20	16:08	0:06	1:09	14:53	10	5	66.7
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	18	11:01	0:00	0:51	10:10	2	9	18.2
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3:47	0:00	0:00	3:47	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:34	3:18	0:00	19:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:08	0:58	0:00	14:10	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	18	10:58	0:58	0:00	10:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:08	1:38	0:00	18:30	3	1	75.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:00	0:06	0:00	11:54	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	21	20:30	3:29	0:00	17:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	23	17:28	0:06	0:37	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	23	16:41	0:06	1:23	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	19:35	0:47	0:00	18:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	23:31	0:00	1:23	22:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	24	20:25	2:38	0:37	17:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HuttonC. Hutton#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	2	27	.931	27	0	0	0	0	58:55	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	0	2	1	3
	Sabres	1	0	0	1

1st Period			MTL	BUF
7:11		Jack Eichel (30) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (26), Marcus Johansson (16)	0	1

2nd Period			MTL	BUF
0:44		Ilya Kovalchuk (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Suzuki (20), Joel Armia (10)	1	1
3:05		Brendan Gallagher (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tomas Tatar (28), Phillip Danault (25)	2	1

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
18:13		Tomas Tatar (18) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Nick Suzuki (21), Joel Armia (11)	3	1

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Canadiens
4
Sabres
5

Game 1

10/10

Canadiens
3
Sabres
1

Game 2

31/1

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 31 January 2020

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 16,604

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	12	5	1	25
Toronto	11	6	2	24
Tampa Bay	9	6	1	19
Boston	8	9	3	19
Ottawa	8	8	1	17
Buffalo	8	9	1	17
Detroit	7	9	2	16
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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