Canadiens 3-1 Sabres (24 Oct, 2023) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

3-1-1, 1-0-1 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

2-4-0, 2-3-0 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#22
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Rafael Harvey-PinardR. Harvey-Pinard#49
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#91
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Michael PezzettaM. Pezzetta#55
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Jesse YlonenJ. Ylonen#56
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#52
Jordan HarrisJ. Harris#54
Johnathan KovacevicJ. Kovacevic#26
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											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	2	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	15	15:10	3:52	0:00	11:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:34	3:54	0:00	13:40	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	22	15:29	0:13	4:22	10:54	7	4	63.6
1	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	15	11:14	1:44	0:00	9:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:38	0:00	2:28	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	21	18:38	4:03	3:15	11:20	14	6	70.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	14:46	1:53	0:03	12:50	3	9	25.0
1	1	2	6	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	20	13:24	1:44	2:46	8:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	8:56	0:05	0:00	8:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	17	14:36	1:18	0:00	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	19:03	4:33	0:34	13:56	3	7	30.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:50	0:11	2:48	9:51	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	20	15:49	0:00	0:00	15:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	18:33	0:00	2:59	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	20:24	0:11	2:37	17:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	24:06	4:06	5:30	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:54	0:00	5:10	11:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	22	18:48	1:53	0:00	16:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jake AllenJ. Allen#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	1	36	.973	26	10	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	20:05	6:10	0:04	13:51	4	5	44.4
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:09	0:14	2:46	9:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	15:18	0:00	2:52	12:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	10:01	0:16	0:00	9:45	3	3	50.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	14:09	1:40	1:00	11:29	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	15:28	1:40	0:00	13:48	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	11:21	0:13	1:00	10:08	0	4	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:52	1:29	0:00	10:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:28	2:20	0:00	11:08	0	2	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	20:09	6:10	0:00	13:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	22:16	6:15	1:52	14:09	8	4	66.7
0	0	-1	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	19:49	5:34	2:16	11:59	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	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	21	15:52	0:00	2:04	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	27	26:12	6:52	0:00	19:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:57	0:00	4:28	9:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:58	0:05	0:00	15:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	20:48	1:42	1:30	17:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	1	21	18:19	0:00	3:52	14:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Eric ComrieE. Comrie#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	15	6	3	0	0	56:53	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	1	0	2	3
	Sabres	1	0	0	1

1st Period			MTL	BUF
2:56		Justin Barron (1) Assists: Arber Xhekaj (2), Sean Monahan (3)	1	0
7:13		Jeff Skinner (3) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Cozens (3), Rasmus Dahlin (6)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
3:31		Brendan Gallagher (2) Assists: David Savard (2), Tanner Pearson (2)	2	1
16:53		Tanner Pearson (3) (Power Play) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (1), Alex Newhook (1)	3	1

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
3
Sabres
1

Game 1

24/10

Canadiens
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

10/12

Sabres
6
Canadiens
1

Game 3

5/1

Sabres
3
Canadiens
2

Game 4

22/2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 24 October 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 13,507

Referees:
Tom Chmielewski
Furman South

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Mitch Hunt

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Game Information

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Blue Jackets take on the Hurricanes after Johnson's 2-goal game

Panthers and Avalanche take the ice in non-conference matchup

Oilers play the Rangers in a non-conference matchup