Canadiens 4-3 Sabres (28 Mar, 2023) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

30-38-6, 14-21-3 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
MTL	1	1	1	1	4
BUF	1	2	0	0	3

Buffalo Sabres

35-31-7, 14-20-4 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Alex BelzileA. Belzile#60
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#27
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Denis GurianovD. Gurianov#25
Rafael Harvey-PinardR. Harvey-Pinard#49
Mike HoffmanM. Hoffman#68
Michael PezzettaM. Pezzetta#55
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Chris TierneyC. Tierney#67
Jesse YlonenJ. Ylonen#56
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#52
Joel EdmundsonJ. Edmundson#44
Jordan HarrisJ. Harris#54
Johnathan KovacevicJ. Kovacevic#26
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	14	10:40	0:00	1:11	9:29	2	1	66.7
0	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	22:29	4:00	1:01	17:28	1	5	16.7
0	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	17:24	0:06	0:00	17:18	6	6	50.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	16:44	0:07	1:36	15:01	4	6	40.0
1	0	1	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	17	13:19	0:55	0:00	12:24	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	16:05	0:06	0:00	15:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	19:22	3:08	2:19	13:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	21	18:16	1:56	0:00	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	9	6:25	0:00	0:23	6:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	23	22:09	3:54	2:36	15:39	11	10	52.4
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	8:49	0:04	1:12	7:33	5	1	83.3
0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	15	15:06	0:01	0:00	15:05	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	3	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:50	0:07	0:00	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	17:00	0:07	1:13	15:40	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:53	0:00	1:22	17:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:41	0:00	2:22	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	26	29:05	4:00	2:32	22:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27	24:48	0:04	2:49	21:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jake AllenJ. Allen#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	3	30	.909	23	6	1	0	0	65:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Lukas RousekL. Rousek#13
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Ilya LyubushkinI. Lyubushkin#46
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Riley StillmanR. Stillman#61

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	16:58	1:56	0:52	14:10	11	4	73.3
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:34	0:22	2:11	14:01	0	6	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	10:01	0:07	0:00	9:54	3	5	37.5
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	22	16:53	2:13	0:00	14:40	2	2	50.0
0	1	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	19:37	2:49	0:00	16:48	12	9	57.1
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	21	14:09	0:22	0:00	13:47	2	2	50.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:00	2:42	0:00	10:18	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:32	2:05	0:00	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:04	1:40	0:52	15:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:03	0:00	0:00	9:03	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	22	18:28	2:49	0:00	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	21:43	3:09	2:19	16:15	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:35	0:00	0:00	9:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	32	29:58	3:36	1:51	24:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	28	22:22	0:22	1:23	20:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	2	1	1	27	23:50	0:00	2:35	21:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	30	27:39	1:33	2:25	23:41	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:59	0:00	0:00	8:59	0	0	0.0

goalies
Eric ComrieE. Comrie#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	3	38	.927	29	9	0	0	0	64:42	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	SO	T
	Canadiens	1	1	1	1	4
	Sabres	1	2	0	0	3

1st Period			MTL	BUF
1:22		Jordan Harris (4) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (26), Mike Matheson (21)	1	0
3:49		Lukas Rousek (1) Assists: Tyson Jost (16), Owen Power (25)	1	1

2nd Period		MTL	BUF
4:28	Alex Belzile (6) Assists: David Savard (17)	2	1
5:49	JJ Peterka (10) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Tuch (37), Casey Mittelstadt (34)	2	2
8:31	Riley Stillman (1) Assists: Victor Olofsson (12), Lukas Rousek (1)	2	3

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
8:35		Brendan Gallagher (6) Assists: Jake Evans (11), Jesse Ylonen (9)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	MTL	BUF
Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide of Net	0	0
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
Jonathan Drouin Backhand saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
Jack Quinn Goal Backhand	0	1
Jesse Ylonen Goal Wrist Shot	1	1
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot Wide of Net	1	1
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie	1	1
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
Michael Pezzetta Goal Wrist Shot	2	1

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

Canadiens
3
Sabres
2

Game 1

28/10

Sabres
7
Canadiens
2

Game 2

23/11

Canadiens
4
Sabres
3

Game 3

28/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 28 March 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 16,435

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway
Kiel Murchison

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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Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

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