Primeau stops 46 shots as Slafkovsky's shootout goal lifts Canadiens over Sabres 3-2

— Cayden Primeau made a career-high 46 saves and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Dec 10, 2023, 04:35 am - AP
123SOT
Canadiens02013
Sabres00202
1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodMTLBUF
12:59Jayden Struble (1)
Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic (1)
10
13:13Nick Suzuki (8) (Power Play)
Assists: Mike Matheson (14), Sean Monahan (8)
20
3rd PeriodMTLBUF
1:06Jeff Skinner (12)
Assists: Tage Thompson (8)
21
6:36Kyle Okposo (4)
Assists: Connor Clifton (4)
22
OT Summary
No Goals Scored
Shootout SummaryMTLBUF
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau00
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi00
Victor Olofsson Goal Wrist Shot01
Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot11
Owen Power Goal Wrist Shot12
Jesse Ylönen Goal Snap Shot22
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau22
Juraj Slafkovsky Goal Backhand32

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Eric Robinson hit Jayden Struble
  • Eric Robinson Tip-In saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Tyson Jost faceoff won against Mitchell Stephens
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Kyle Okposo hit Justin Barron
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Tyson Jost Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Connor Clifton hit Tanner Pearson
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Joel Armia
  • Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Giveaway by Eric Robinson
  • Takeaway by Owen Power
  • Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Zach Benson hit Johnathan Kovacevic
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Tage Thompson hit Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Victor Olofsson hit Jayden Struble
  • Kyle Okposo Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Jayden Struble shot blocked by Isak Rosen
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Brendan Gallagher
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Zach Benson Deflected Wide Right
  • Eric Robinson Deflected saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Tyson Jost Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Tage Thompson hit Jake Evans
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  • Mattias Samuelsson Interference against Cole Caufield
  • Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Justin Barron shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Jesse Ylönen shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Mike Matheson shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Tage Thompson hit Johnathan Kovacevic
  • Kyle Okposo hit Kaiden Guhle
  • Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Christian Dvorak
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Brendan Gallagher
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Kyle Okposo
  • Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
  • Eric Robinson Boarding against Justin Barron served by Isak Rosen
  • Eric Robinson Game Misconduct
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Henri Jokiharju Tip-In saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Mike Matheson shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Mitchell Stephens
  • Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Casey Mittelstadt Tip-In Wide Left
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Kyle Okposo Slap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  • Jeff Skinner Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (8)
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Sean Monahan shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Jake Evans shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mitchell Stephens
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  • Kyle Okposo Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Clifton (4)
  • Casey Mittelstadt hit Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mitchell Stephens
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Mattias Samuelsson Slap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Giveaway by Kyle Okposo
  • Victor Olofsson Tip-In saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Peyton Krebs hit Nick Suzuki
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mitchell Stephens
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Tage Thompson Interference against Christian Dvorak
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Cole Caufield
  • Connor Clifton Fighting against Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Jake Evans
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Sean Monahan
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Jesse Ylönen
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Jake Evans
  • Dylan Cozens hit Sean Monahan
  • Dylan Cozens hit Sean Monahan
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Erik Johnson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Johnathan Kovacevic
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Kyle Okposo hit Johnathan Kovacevic
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Victor Olofsson Goal Wrist Shot
  • Owen Power Goal Wrist Shot
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
  • Nick Suzuki hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Josh Anderson hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Icing
  • Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Gustav Lindstrom Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Juraj Slafkovsky hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Takeaway by Sean Monahan
  • Sean Monahan Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Isak Rosen
  • Erik Johnson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Eric Robinson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Justin Barron
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Johnathan Kovacevic Tripping against Isak Rosen
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Brendan Gallagher hit Peyton Krebs
  • Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Johnathan Kovacevic hit Zach Benson
  • Cayden Primeau Tripping against Tage Thompson served by Jesse Ylönen
  • On-Ice Official
  • Off-side
  • Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Kaiden Guhle Tripping against JJ Peterka
  • Joel Armia Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Tanner Pearson
  • Jayden Struble hit Eric Robinson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  • Justin Barron hit Tyson Jost
  • Puck in Netting
  • Erik Johnson shot blocked by Jesse Ylönen
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
  • Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jayden Struble hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jayden Struble hit Jeff Skinner
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Anderson Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Jesse Ylönen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Josh Anderson hit Erik Johnson
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Joel Armia Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Joel Armia Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Tip-In Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Sean Monahan shot blocked by Jake Evans
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Backhand saved by Devon Levi
  • On-Ice Official
  • Kaiden Guhle Roughing against Eric Robinson
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Giveaway by Gustav Lindstrom
  • Jayden Struble Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Johnathan Kovacevic (1)
  • Nick Suzuki Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (14), Sean Monahan (8)
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Icing
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gustav Lindstrom Holding against Tage Thompson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • On-Ice Official
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Justin Barron Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Cole Caufield hit JJ Peterka
  • Josh Anderson hit Connor Clifton
  • Josh Anderson Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Off-side
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Josh Anderson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Justin Barron hit Dylan Cozens
  • Christian Dvorak Wrap-around saved by Devon Levi
  • Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Icing
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Cole Caufield Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Josh Anderson hit Erik Johnson
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Jake Evans
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Fighting against Connor Clifton
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Icing
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Puck in Benches
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Justin Barron
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Christian Dvorak Tripping against Jeff Skinner
  • On-Ice Official
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Takeaway by Mike Matheson
  • Takeaway by Mike Matheson
  • Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Cole Caufield hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Kaiden Guhle hit Owen Power
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot
  • Jesse Ylönen Goal Snap Shot
  • Juraj Slafkovsky Goal Backhand
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