Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

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Montréal CanadiensMTL

6–3

Final

Buffalo SabresBUF

KeyBank Center

Rest: MTL 2d · BUF 2d

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
2Rest days2

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (BUF)	Total	MTL ML	BUF ML
DraftKings	-1.5	5.5	-102	-118
FanDuel	-1.5	5.5	-104	-115
BetMGM	-1.5	6	-105	-115
Caesars	-1.5	6	-105	-115
BetRivers	-1.5	6.5	-104	-118
Fanatics	-1.5	5.5	+100	-120
Polymarket	-1.5	5.5	+102	-102

Line Score

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
MTL	2	3	1	6
BUF	3	0	0	3

Team Stats

MTLStatBUF

6Goals3
12Assists5
26Shots35
19Hits22
25Blocked shots11
16PIM16
2PP goals0
16Giveaways11
5Takeaways4

Player Stats

MTL — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Nick SuzukiC	20:45	1	2	3	0	1
Juraj SlafkovskýL	19:17	0	3	3	-1	2
Lane HutsonD	20:33	0	2	2	+1	1
Ivan DemidovR	14:44	1	1	2	0	5
Phillip DanaultC	16:00	0	2	2	+1	0
Jake EvansC	17:50	1	0	1	+1	1
Alex NewhookC	16:15	0	1	1	+1	0
Cole CaufieldR	16:48	1	0	1	0	3
Josh AndersonR	14:29	1	0	1	+2	1
Alexandre TexierL	12:27	1	0	1	+1	3
Alexandre CarrierD	23:27	0	1	1	0	1
Joe VelenoC	09:56	0	0	0	-1	1
Kirby DachC	09:05	0	0	0	0	4
Noah DobsonD	20:20	0	0	0	+1	1
Arber XhekajD	07:16	0	0	0	0	0
Kaiden GuhleD	20:38	0	0	0	+1	1
Mike MathesonD	26:18	0	0	0	-1	1
Zachary BolducR	09:52	0	0	0	-1	0

MTL — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Jakub DobesG	60:00	32	3	0.0%	35
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Josh DoanR	21:32	1	0	1	0	3
Jack QuinnR	16:10	0	1	1	+2	3
Owen PowerD	21:52	0	1	1	0	0
Jason ZuckerL	13:35	1	0	1	+1	2
Conor TimminsD	10:56	0	1	1	-1	1
Rasmus DahlinD	27:28	0	1	1	0	2
Konsta HeleniusC	11:47	1	0	1	+1	2
Mattias SamuelssonD	25:27	0	1	1	0	5
Alex TuchR	16:59	0	0	0	-2	2
Bowen ByramD	21:47	0	0	0	0	4
Josh NorrisC	20:32	0	0	0	0	4
Luke SchennD	08:01	0	0	0	-1	0
Ryan McLeodC	13:23	0	0	0	0	1
Zach BensonL	21:04	0	0	0	0	1
Peyton KrebsC	14:46	0	0	0	-2	1
Tage ThompsonC	20:05	0	0	0	-2	3
Beck MalenstynL	09:21	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan GreenwayL	10:03	0	0	0	-1	1

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	40:00	18	5	0.0%	23
Alex LyonG	13:39	2	1	0.0%	3

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Nick SuzukiC	20:45	1	2	3	0	1
Juraj SlafkovskýL	19:17	0	3	3	-1	2
Lane HutsonD	20:33	0	2	2	+1	1
Ivan DemidovR	14:44	1	1	2	0	5
Phillip DanaultC	16:00	0	2	2	+1	0
Josh DoanR	21:32	1	0	1	0	3
Jack QuinnR	16:10	0	1	1	+2	3
Jake EvansC	17:50	1	0	1	+1	1
Owen PowerD	21:52	0	1	1	0	0
Alex NewhookC	16:15	0	1	1	+1	0
Jason ZuckerL	13:35	1	0	1	+1	2
Cole CaufieldR	16:48	1	0	1	0	3
Conor TimminsD	10:56	0	1	1	-1	1
Josh AndersonR	14:29	1	0	1	+2	1
Rasmus DahlinD	27:28	0	1	1	0	3
Konsta HeleniusC	11:47	1	0	1	+1	2
Alexandre TexierL	12:27	1	0	1	+1	3
Alexandre CarrierD	23:27	0	1	1	0	1
Mattias SamuelssonD	25:27	0	1	1	0	5
Alex TuchR	16:59	0	0	0	-2	2
Joe VelenoC	09:56	0	0	0	-1	1
Kirby DachC	09:05	0	0	0	0	4
Bowen ByramD	21:47	0	0	0	0	4
Josh NorrisC	20:32	0	0	0	0	4
Luke SchennD	08:01	0	0	0	-1	0
Noah DobsonD	20:20	0	0	0	+1	1
Ryan McLeodC	13:23	0	0	0	0	1
Zach BensonL	21:04	0	0	0	0	1
Arber XhekajD	07:16	0	0	0	0	0
Kaiden GuhleD	20:38	0	0	0	+1	1
Peyton KrebsC	14:46	0	0	0	-2	1
Mike MathesonD	26:18	0	0	0	-1	1
Tage ThompsonC	20:05	0	0	0	-2	3
Beck MalenstynL	09:21	0	0	0	0	0
Zachary BolducR	09:52	0	0	0	-1	0
Jordan GreenwayL	10:03	0	0	0	-1	1

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Alex LyonG	13:39	—	—	—	—
Jakub DobesG	60:00	—	—	—	—
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	40:00	—	—	—	—

Play-by-play

30 events · 8 scoring

1st Period

13:29MTL
snap goal
1-1
12:15BUF
slap goal
1-2
12:06MTL
deflected goal
2-2
09:45BUF
wrist goal
2-3
00:00
Period 1 ended
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2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
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11:59MTL
snap goal
3-3
07:09MTL
Penalty: high-sticking (2 min)
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03:45MTL
poke goal
4-3
02:37BUF
Penalty: cross-checking (2 min)
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02:27MTL
snap goal
5-3
00:00
Period 2 ended
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3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
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17:51BUF
Penalty: cross-checking (2 min)
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16:28MTL
wrist goal
6-3
03:28BUF
Penalty: slashing (2 min)
—
03:28MTL
Penalty: cross-checking (2 min)
—
03:28MTL
Penalty: slashing (2 min)
—
02:10BUF
Penalty: misconduct (10 min)
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02:10MTL
Penalty: misconduct (10 min)
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02:10MTL
Faceoff
—
01:49BUF
Blocked shot
—
01:38BUF
missed shot
—
01:25BUF
missed shot
—
01:21BUF
Blocked shot
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00:14BUF
Blocked shot
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00:08
stoppage
—
00:08MTL
Faceoff
—
00:00
Period 3 ended
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00:00
game end
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