Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

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Montréal CanadiensMTL

2–4

Final

Buffalo SabresBUF

KeyBank Center

Rest: MTL 3d · BUF 4d

Matchup

Team season avg

MTLBUF

Offense

3.4

GF/G

3.5

26.3

SF/G

28.1

23.1%

PP%

19.5%

51.0%

FO%

45.9%

Defense

3.1

GA/G

2.9

27.8

SA/G

29.1

78.2%

PK%

81.9%

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
MTL	9th	7th	18th	11th	18th
BUF	5th	5th	12th	31st	4th

Matchup

MTLBUF

48-24-10Record50-23-9
106Points109
64.6%Points %66.5%
+27Goal diff+47
24-15-2Home record26-10-5
24-9-8Road record24-13-4
L1StreakOT1
3Rest days4

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (BUF)	Total	MTL ML	BUF ML
DraftKings	-1.5	5.5	+120	-142
FanDuel	-1.5	5.5	+114	-137
BetMGM	-1.5	6	+118	-140
Caesars	-1.5	5.5	+122	-145
BetRivers	-1.5	5.5	+116	-141
Fanatics	-1.5	5.5	+115	-140
Polymarket	-1.5	5.5	+125	-125

Line Score

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
MTL	1	1	0	2
BUF	2	2	0	4

Team Stats

MTLStatBUF

2Goals4
3Assists5
28Shots16
31Hits27
13Blocked shots13
6PIM4
1PP goals2
7Giveaways15
4Takeaways5

Player Stats

MTL — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Kirby DachC	09:24	1	0	1	0	1
Nick SuzukiC	21:02	1	0	1	-1	3
Ivan DemidovR	18:19	0	1	1	0	3
Zachary BolducR	08:36	0	1	1	0	0
Juraj SlafkovskýL	19:41	0	1	1	-1	4
Jake EvansC	15:32	0	0	0	0	2
Joe VelenoC	08:33	0	0	0	0	0
Lane HutsonD	26:42	0	0	0	0	5
Noah DobsonD	24:09	0	0	0	0	2
Alex NewhookC	16:35	0	0	0	0	3
Arber XhekajD	07:42	0	0	0	0	0
Kaiden GuhleD	18:22	0	0	0	0	0
Cole CaufieldR	19:08	0	0	0	-1	2
Josh AndersonR	15:51	0	0	0	0	0
Mike MathesonD	20:43	0	0	0	-1	1
Phillip DanaultC	15:20	0	0	0	0	1
Alexandre TexierL	11:27	0	0	0	0	1
Alexandre CarrierD	18:45	0	0	0	-1	0

MTL — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Jakub DobesG	56:48	12	4	0.0%	16
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Josh DoanR	17:26	1	1	2	+1	3
Ryan McLeodC	14:16	1	1	2	0	2
Zach BensonL	16:56	0	2	2	+1	1
Bowen ByramD	20:56	1	0	1	+1	2
Jordan GreenwayL	13:03	1	0	1	+1	1
Mattias SamuelssonD	21:35	0	1	1	+1	0
Alex TuchR	18:59	0	0	0	-1	1
Jack QuinnR	15:19	0	0	0	0	1
Owen PowerD	18:24	0	0	0	0	0
Josh NorrisC	17:08	0	0	0	+1	0
Tyson KozakC	10:56	0	0	0	+1	1
Jason ZuckerL	14:15	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	14:02	0	0	0	-1	0
Conor TimminsD	19:39	0	0	0	-1	0
Logan StanleyD	12:52	0	0	0	0	0
Rasmus DahlinD	21:04	0	0	0	+1	4
Tage ThompsonC	18:11	0	0	0	-1	0
Beck MalenstynL	10:36	0	0	0	+1	0

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Alex LyonG	59:23	26	2	0.0%	28
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Josh DoanR	17:26	1	1	2	+1	3
Ryan McLeodC	14:33	1	1	2	0	2
Zach BensonL	16:56	0	2	2	+1	1
Kirby DachC	09:46	1	0	1	0	1
Bowen ByramD	21:13	1	0	1	+1	2
Nick SuzukiC	21:02	1	0	1	-1	3
Ivan DemidovR	18:19	0	1	1	0	3
Zachary BolducR	08:53	0	1	1	0	0
Jordan GreenwayL	13:03	1	0	1	+1	1
Juraj SlafkovskýL	19:41	0	1	1	-1	4
Mattias SamuelssonD	21:35	0	1	1	+1	0
Alex TuchR	19:16	0	0	0	-1	1
Jack QuinnR	15:19	0	0	0	0	1
Jake EvansC	15:49	0	0	0	0	2
Joe VelenoC	08:33	0	0	0	0	0
Owen PowerD	18:41	0	0	0	0	0
Josh NorrisC	17:08	0	0	0	+1	0
Lane HutsonD	26:42	0	0	0	0	4
Noah DobsonD	24:09	0	0	0	0	2
Tyson KozakC	10:56	0	0	0	+1	1
Alex NewhookC	16:52	0	0	0	0	4
Arber XhekajD	07:42	0	0	0	0	0
Jason ZuckerL	14:15	0	0	0	0	0
Kaiden GuhleD	18:22	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	14:02	0	0	0	-1	0
Cole CaufieldR	19:08	0	0	0	-1	2
Conor TimminsD	19:39	0	0	0	-1	0
Josh AndersonR	15:46	0	0	0	0	0
Logan StanleyD	12:52	0	0	0	0	0
Mike MathesonD	21:00	0	0	0	-1	1
Rasmus DahlinD	21:04	0	0	0	+1	4
Tage ThompsonC	18:28	0	0	0	-1	0
Beck MalenstynL	10:36	0	0	0	+1	0
Phillip DanaultC	15:20	0	0	0	0	1
Alexandre TexierL	11:44	0	0	0	0	1
Alexandre CarrierD	18:45	0	0	0	-1	0

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Alex LyonG	59:40	—	—	—	—
Jakub DobesG	56:48	—	—	—	—
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	00:00	—	—	—	—

Play-by-play

26 events · 6 scoring

1st Period

20:00
Period 1 started
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19:30MTL
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
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15:29BUF
snap goal
0-1
08:25MTL
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
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06:34BUF
snap goal
0-2
02:02BUF
Penalty: interference (2 min)
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00:44MTL
snap goal
1-2
00:00
Period 1 ended
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2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
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16:28BUF
wrist goal
1-3
12:47MTL
Penalty: cross-checking (2 min)
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10:59BUF
snap goal
1-4
10:49BUF
Penalty: high-sticking (2 min)
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03:29MTL
wrist goal
2-4
00:00
Period 2 ended
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3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
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01:07BUF
Hit
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00:57MTL
missed shot
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00:50MTL
missed shot
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00:50MTL
missed shot
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00:33MTL
Blocked shot
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00:17
stoppage
—
00:17MTL
Faceoff
—
00:01MTL
Blocked shot
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00:00
Period 3 ended
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00:00
game end
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