Sabres 3-2 Canadiens (22 Feb, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

25-27-4, 13-11-3 away

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

Montreal Canadiens

22-26-8, 11-16-3 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Kale ClagueK. Clague#38
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10

											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	1	0	0	15	14:19	0:00	2:39	11:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	20	18:43	2:48	3:44	12:11	4	8	33.3
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	11:24	0:00	0:00	11:24	1	4	20.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	19	19:04	0:58	4:54	13:12	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	11:54	0:11	0:00	11:43	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	12:45	1:05	0:00	11:40	4	5	44.4
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:29	0:57	0:00	10:32	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	13:44	1:34	0:00	12:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	9:36	0:00	0:00	9:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	20	17:02	2:33	0:00	14:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	19	17:47	2:59	0:00	14:48	4	5	44.4
1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	18:14	2:55	1:30	13:49	0	2	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	1	0	0	26	17:55	0:00	1:06	16:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:53	0:00	0:00	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	23	17:35	0:00	1:53	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	31	29:10	3:23	4:30	21:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	19	17:05	0:00	4:50	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	0	29	22:47	0:57	0:30	21:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	2	29	.935	20	8	1	0	0	60:00	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#22
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Brandon GignacB. Gignac#74
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Joshua RoyJ. Roy#89
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Jesse YlonenJ. Ylonen#56
defensemen
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Jordan HarrisJ. Harris#54
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
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	2	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	17	14:43	1:29	0:00	13:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	16	13:37	0:00	3:05	10:32	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	20:50	4:55	0:01	15:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:05	0:04	3:04	11:57	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:39	1:10	0:00	12:29	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	12	10:58	0:21	0:27	10:10	3	2	60.0
0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	18:10	5:14	0:00	12:56	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	14	12:58	1:05	0:56	10:57	1	0	100.0
0	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:27	1:51	0:00	9:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	3	6	1	1	0	20	21:30	5:19	0:00	16:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	20	22:12	5:16	0:35	16:21	15	5	75.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:16	0:00	0:00	8:16	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	4	0	0	0	0	0	19	20:45	0:00	2:39	18:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:28	0:00	1:27	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	5	1	2	0	1	1	18	25:13	5:26	1:49	17:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	18	18:13	0:00	1:45	16:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	13	14:35	0:00	0:28	14:07	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	17	18:52	0:58	0:00	17:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	15	4	1	0	0	58:15	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
	Sabres	0	3	0	3
	Canadiens	1	1	0	2

1st Period			BUF	MTL
12:41		Arber Xhekaj (3) Assists: Joshua Roy (3), David Savard (9)	0	1

2nd Period		BUF	MTL
4:20	Zemgus Girgensons (5) Assists: Henri Jokiharju (10), Rasmus Dahlin (29)	1	1
6:35	Jayden Struble (3) Assists: Joshua Roy (4), Alex Newhook (8)	1	2
9:28	Jeff Skinner (18) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Cozens (23), Tage Thompson (17)	2	2
18:08	Alex Tuch (16) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	3	2

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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

Bell Centre

12:00 AM, 22 February 2024

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Ghislain Hebert

Linesmen:
Michel Cormier
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	21	11	2	44
Florida	21	11	2	44
Boston	18	13	4	40
Tampa Bay	18	10	2	38
Ottawa	18	13	2	38
Montreal	14	16	3	31
Detroit	13	16	4	30
Buffalo	11	19	4	26

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Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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