Canadiens 3-2 Sabres (10 Dec, 2023) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

12-12-3, 6-4-2 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

11-14-3, 5-7-1 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#22
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#91
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Mitchell StephensM. Stephens#13
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Jesse YlonenJ. Ylonen#56
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#52
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Johnathan KovacevicJ. Kovacevic#26
Gustav LindstromG. Lindstrom#27
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											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	4	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	21	16:58	2:24	0:00	14:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:33	0:03	4:55	9:35	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	9	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	21:47	4:21	0:00	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	17:21	2:28	3:23	11:30	10	6	62.5
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	21:21	0:00	5:37	15:44	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:52	2:42	0:00	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:40	4:31	0:26	13:43	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	2:50	0:00	0:17	2:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	6	2	1	5	1	0	1	19	18:10	4:30	0:00	13:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	7:54	0:06	2:04	5:44	0	4	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	22:26	4:09	0:29	17:48	12	6	66.7
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:44	2:13	0:11	7:20	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	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:30	2:18	3:03	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	5	2	4	1	0	0	26	22:03	0:32	2:15	19:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	26	20:50	0:00	5:21	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	15:09	0:00	0:00	15:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	28	29:48	4:43	6:24	18:41	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	14:27	0:00	1:46	12:41	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cayden PrimeauC. Primeau#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
48	2	46	.958	36	10	0	0	0	64:37	2

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
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	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:37	3:11	2:05	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	22	18:50	4:58	0:00	13:52	5	4	55.6
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:03	0:00	3:29	5:34	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	11:15	0:00	2:24	8:51	4	9	30.8
0	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	27:01	5:56	1:26	19:39	10	11	47.6
1	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	22	15:28	3:25	2:04	9:59	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:36	3:31	0:00	8:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:42	3:34	0:00	16:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	2	15	1	0	1	9	6:32	0:00	1:15	5:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:12	0:00	0:00	4:12	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	23:25	5:56	0:00	17:29	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	28	24:03	5:43	1:11	17:09	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	1	1	5	1	5	1	1	0	16	13:21	0:00	4:56	8:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	28	29:28	6:08	2:12	21:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:01	0:00	3:34	7:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:46	0:33	0:23	19:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	23:54	3:08	0:00	20:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	24	22:46	0:08	3:01	19:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Devon LeviD. Levi#27

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	2	29	.935	21	6	2	0	0	65:00	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	0	2	0	1	3
	Sabres	0	0	2	0	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			MTL	BUF
12:59		Jayden Struble (1) Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic (1)	1	0
13:13		Nick Suzuki (8) (Power Play) Assists: Mike Matheson (14), Sean Monahan (8)	2	0

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
1:06		Jeff Skinner (12) Assists: Tage Thompson (8)	2	1
6:36		Kyle Okposo (4) Assists: Connor Clifton (4)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	MTL	BUF
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau	0	0
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
Victor Olofsson Goal Wrist Shot	0	1
Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot	1	1
Owen Power Goal Wrist Shot	1	2
Jesse Ylönen Goal Snap Shot	2	2
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau	2	2
Juraj Slafkovsky Goal Backhand	3	2

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

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, 10 December 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 17,123

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	6	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	1	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Boston	8	9	3	19
Ottawa	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 leads 2-0

Game Information

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