Canadiens 4-3 Sabres (28 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

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

Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Jack Quinn
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Riley Stillman Slap Shot Wide of Net
Tyson Jost Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Lukas Rousek Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Jost (16), Owen Power (25)
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Henri Jokiharju hit Jake Evans
Kyle Okposo hit Alex Belzile
Denis Gurianov shot blocked by Lukas Rousek
Tyson Jost faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
Henri Jokiharju hit Brendan Gallagher
Peyton Krebs hit Chris Tierney
Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Owen Power Snap Shot Wide of Net
Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Jeff Skinner Hi-sticking against Johnathan Kovacevic
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Owen Power
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
Peyton Krebs Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Jeff Skinner hit Mike Hoffman
JJ Peterka Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (37), Casey Mittelstadt (34)
Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ilya Lyubushkin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
Jesse Ylonen shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
Riley Stillman Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Olofsson (12), Lukas Rousek (1)
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shot blocked by Owen Power
Zemgus Girgensons Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brendan Gallagher
Tyson Jost faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Tyson Jost
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju
Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jake Evans
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Kyle Okposo Hi-sticking against David Savard
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Owen Power
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Victor Olofsson Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
Justin Barron shot blocked by Owen Power
Rasmus Dahlin hit Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Jeff Skinner Tip-In Wide of Net
Jacob Bryson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Giveaway by Owen Power
Peyton Krebs hit Nick Suzuki
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Alex Tuch Slap Shot Wide of Net
Jeff Skinner Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jake Evans
Takeaway by JJ Peterka
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jake Evans
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot Off Goalpost
Tyson Jost faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Nick Suzuki
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jake Evans
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo
Ilya Lyubushkin Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jake Evans
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jake Evans
Takeaway by Owen Power
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Peyton Krebs Cross-checking against Kirby Dach
Rasmus Dahlin hit Mike Matheson
Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jack Quinn Goal Backhand
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot Wide of Net
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Henri Jokiharju
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Rafael Harvey-Pinard Tip-In saved by Eric Comrie
Jordan Harris Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jordan Harris Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Drouin (26), Mike Matheson (21)
Owen Power shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Brendan Gallagher Tip-In Wide of Net
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Kirby Dach hit Jeff Skinner
Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Justin Barron
Brendan Gallagher Tripping against Peyton Krebs
Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
Alex Belzile faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Alex Belzile hit Rasmus Dahlin
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Tyson Jost
Giveaway by Jake Evans
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Jesse Ylonen
Jesse Ylonen Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Giveaway by Chris Tierney
Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Alex Belzile
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tyson Jost
Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Dahlin
Michael Pezzetta hit Zemgus Girgensons
David Savard hit Jeff Skinner
Giveaway by Denis Gurianov
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Justin Barron hit Zemgus Girgensons
Joel Edmundson Holding against Kyle Okposo
Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Takeaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Tyson Jost
Jonathan Drouin Hooking against Kyle Okposo
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
David Savard Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Takeaway by Mike Matheson
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Joel Edmundson hit Kyle Okposo
Alex Belzile faceoff won against Lukas Rousek
Alex Belzile Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: David Savard (17)
Mike Hoffman Cross-checking against Jeff Skinner
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Giveaway by Jake Allen
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jesse Ylonen Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Jesse Ylonen
Alex Belzile hit Rasmus Dahlin
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Justin Barron Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Mike Matheson hit JJ Peterka
Nick Suzuki hit Victor Olofsson
Tyson Jost shot blocked by Justin Barron
Michael Pezzetta hit Rasmus Dahlin
Takeaway by Chris Tierney
Denis Gurianov Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Takeaway by Jake Evans
Justin Barron hit Jack Quinn
Takeaway by Mike Matheson
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
Mike Hoffman Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Mike Hoffman Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Mike Hoffman Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Takeaway by David Savard
Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Kirby Dach Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Rafael Harvey-Pinard Backhand saved by Eric Comrie
Rafael Harvey-Pinard Backhand saved by Eric Comrie
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Alex Belzile Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Denis Gurianov Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Denis Gurianov Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Takeaway by Alex Belzile
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Justin Barron
Takeaway by Mike Hoffman
David Savard Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Denis Gurianov hit Jacob Bryson
Jonathan Drouin Tip-In Wide of Net
Alex Belzile Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Takeaway by Jesse Ylonen
Brendan Gallagher Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Evans (11), Jesse Ylonen (9)
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Tyson Jost
Michael Pezzetta hit Owen Power
Michael Pezzetta hit Victor Olofsson
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Jonathan Drouin Tip-In Wide of Net
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Kirby Dach Wrist Shot Over Net
Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Jordan Harris
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Tyson Jost
Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jonathan Drouin Tip-In saved by Eric Comrie
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by David Savard
Kirby Dach Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Kirby Dach Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Kirby Dach Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Rafael Harvey-Pinard Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Mike Matheson Slap Shot Off Goalpost
Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Kirby Dach
Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Jonathan Drouin Backhand saved by Eric Comrie
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Jesse Ylonen Goal Wrist Shot
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
Michael Pezzetta Goal Wrist Shot

CANADIENS

SABRES

TIME		MTL	BUF
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	0
0:13	Giveaway by Nick Suzuki	0	0
0:14	Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Henri Jokiharju	0	0
0:25	Giveaway by Nick Suzuki	0	0
0:36	Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju	0	0
0:39	Rafael Harvey-Pinard Tip-In saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
1:03	Mike Matheson shot blocked by Jack Quinn	0	0
1:20	Jordan Harris Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
1:22	Jordan Harris Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Drouin (26), Mike Matheson (21)	1	0
1:22	Kirby Dach faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	1	0
2:00	Owen Power shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic	1	0
2:12	Icing	1	0
2:12	Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kirby Dach	1	0
2:35	Riley Stillman Slap Shot Wide of Net	1	0
3:01	Brendan Gallagher Tip-In Wide of Net	1	0
3:49	Tyson Jost Wrist Shot Wide of Net	1	1
3:49	Lukas Rousek Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Jost (16), Owen Power (25)	1	1
3:49	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	1	1
4:04	Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie	1	1
4:05	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
4:05	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	1	1
4:30	Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot Wide of Net	1	1
4:47	Kirby Dach hit Jeff Skinner	1	1
5:23	Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
6:00	Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons	1	1
6:22	Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Justin Barron	1	1
6:23	Brendan Gallagher Tripping against Peyton Krebs	1	1
6:23	Referee or Linesman Video Review	1	1
6:23	Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	1	1
6:44	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
6:46	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
6:46	Chris Tierney faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	1	1
7:41	Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic	1	1
8:08	Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
8:08	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
8:08	Alex Belzile faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons	1	1
8:19	Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
8:20	Henri Jokiharju hit Jake Evans	1	1
8:27	Alex Belzile hit Rasmus Dahlin	1	1
8:30	Kyle Okposo hit Alex Belzile	1	1
8:44	Puck Frozen	1	1
8:44	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Tyson Jost	1	1
8:48	Denis Gurianov shot blocked by Lukas Rousek	1	1
8:57	Offside	1	1
8:57	Tyson Jost faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin	1	1
9:32	Takeaway by Jeff Skinner	1	1
10:45	Giveaway by Jake Evans	1	1
10:57	Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Jesse Ylonen	1	1
11:18	Henri Jokiharju hit Brendan Gallagher	1	1
11:20	Jesse Ylonen Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie	1	1
11:33	Giveaway by Chris Tierney	1	1
12:05	Peyton Krebs hit Chris Tierney	1	1
12:10	Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Alex Belzile	1	1
12:13	Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
12:14	Puck in Netting	1	1
12:14	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Kirby Dach	1	1
12:18	Alex Tuch shot blocked by Mike Matheson	1	1
12:52	Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt	1	1
12:55	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
12:55	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
12:55	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tyson Jost	1	1
13:56	Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Dahlin	1	1
14:24	Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Jacob Bryson	1	1
15:09	Michael Pezzetta hit Zemgus Girgensons	1	1
15:19	Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
15:19	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
15:19	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Kirby Dach	1	1
15:25	Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
15:27	Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
15:35	David Savard hit Jeff Skinner	1	1
15:46	Giveaway by Denis Gurianov	1	1
16:07	Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie	1	1
16:07	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
16:07	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	1	1
16:41	Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin	1	1
17:20	Justin Barron hit Zemgus Girgensons	1	1
17:38	Joel Edmundson Holding against Kyle Okposo	1	1
17:38	Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	1	1
18:19	Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Jake Allen	1	1
18:42	Takeaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard	1	1
19:19	JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
19:31	Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	1	1
19:31	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	1
19:31	Chris Tierney faceoff won against Tyson Jost	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	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	10	6	1	21
Boston	8	9	3	19
Ottawa	8	9	1	17
Buffalo	8	9	1	17
Detroit	7	9	2	16
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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