Sabres 5-1 Canadiens (15 Oct, 2021) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

0-2-0, 0-2-0 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	0	1
BUF	2	2	1	5

Buffalo Sabres

1-0-0, 1-0-0 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
J. Anderson RW
J. Armia RW
C. Caufield RW
J. Drouin LW
C. Dvorak C
J. Evans C
B. Gallagher RW
A. Lehkonen LW
C. Paquette C
M. Perreault LW
N. Suzuki C
T. Toffoli RW
defensemen
B. Chiarot D
B. Kulak D
J. Petry D
A. Romanov D
D. Savard D
C. Wideman D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	24	17:22	3:37	0:24	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:34	1:15	2:11	8:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:39	3:57	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	17:03	3:53	0:00	13:10	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	20:02	3:35	2:36	13:51	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	23	14:49	0:02	2:59	11:48	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:13	3:27	0:00	10:46	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:38	0:00	3:49	9:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	17	9:18	0:00	1:46	7:32	2	5	28.6
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	10:59	2:19	0:00	8:40	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:07	4:11	1:31	11:25	10	7	58.8
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:13	3:57	1:25	9:51	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	2	4	2	1	0	21	20:37	0:00	4:54	15:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	14:48	0:00	0:00	14:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22:43	4:25	3:50	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	18:52	0:01	2:57	15:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	20:20	0:02	5:47	14:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:12	3:09	0:00	12:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
S. Montembeault G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	5	31	.861	20	1	10	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
R. Asplund C
A. Bjork LW
D. Caggiula LW
D. Cozens C
C. Eakin C
Z. Girgensons LW
V. Hinostroza C
C. Mittelstadt C
K. Okposo RW
V. Olofsson LW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
defensemen
J. Bryson D
R. Dahlin D
R. Hagg D
H. Jokiharju D
C. Miller D
M. Pysyk D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:14	2:44	1:23	10:07	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	13:36	0:00	2:53	10:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:20	0:00	2:12	10:08	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:30	3:38	0:00	10:52	3	4	42.9
0	1	0	4	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	20	13:50	0:03	1:30	12:17	8	4	66.7
1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	19	15:16	3:01	3:17	8:58	2	5	28.6
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	16:13	0:03	0:00	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	9:07	1:58	0:00	7:09	7	5	58.3
1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	22	15:53	2:24	2:19	11:10	4	3	57.1
1	1	0	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	15:29	6:17	0:00	9:12	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:38	6:10	0:00	13:28	1	1	50.0
1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:05	6:04	0:19	10:42	6	5	54.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	18:29	2:02	2:46	13:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	25	19:43	6:42	0:25	12:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	6	1	2	1	0	2	24	19:41	0:00	3:22	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	16:39	0:10	1:50	14:39	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	28	20:28	2:24	3:52	14:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:52	0:00	3:42	16:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Anderson G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	1	30	.968	21	1	8	0	0	59:57	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	1	0	1
	Sabres	2	2	1	5

1st Period			MTL	BUF
6:40		Kyle Okposo (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jacob Bryson (1), Colin Miller (1)	0	1
17:35		Zemgus Girgensons (1) Assists: Colin Miller (2), Cody Eakin (1)	0	2

2nd Period		MTL	BUF
9:33	Chris Wideman (1) Assists: Joel Armia (1), Mathieu Perreault (1)	1	2
17:05	Victor Olofsson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jacob Bryson (2), Jeff Skinner (1)	1	3
19:04	Anders Bjork (1) Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (1), Zemgus Girgensons (1)	1	4

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
4:29		Tage Thompson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jeff Skinner (2), Victor Olofsson (1)	1	5

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Canadiens
1
Sabres
5

Game 1

15/10

Canadiens
1
Sabres
4

Game 2

27/11

Sabres
-
Canadiens
-

Game 3

9/1

Sabres
5
Canadiens
3

Game 3

13/2

Sabres
0
Canadiens
4

Game 4

24/2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 15 October 2021

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 8,467

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Dan O'Rourke

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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BUF leads 1-0

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