Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

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Montréal CanadiensMTL

3–2

Final

Buffalo SabresBUF

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Rest: MTL 1d (B2B) · BUF 1d (B2B)

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
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

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	5.5	-102	-118
Caesars	-1.5	5.5	+100	-120
BetRivers	-1.5	5.5	+102	-124
Fanatics	-1.5	5.5	+100	-120
Polymarket	-1.5	5.5	+106	-106

Line Score

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

Team Stats

MTLStatBUF

3Goals2
5Assists4
25Shots39
28Hits21
22Blocked shots12
2PIM2
1PP goals0
20Giveaways16
7Takeaways3

Player Stats

MTL — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Lane HutsonD	31:17	0	1	1	-1	1
Nick SuzukiC	29:30	0	1	1	0	1
Alex NewhookC	19:27	1	0	1	+1	2
Kaiden GuhleD	22:52	0	1	1	0	1
Zachary BolducR	09:11	1	0	1	-1	2
Phillip DanaultC	17:16	1	0	1	-1	2
Alexandre TexierL	17:51	0	1	1	0	0
Alexandre CarrierD	26:38	0	1	1	0	1
Jake EvansC	22:08	0	0	0	+1	0
Kirby DachC	08:58	0	0	0	-1	1
Noah DobsonD	26:30	0	0	0	-1	1
Arber XhekajD	01:52	0	0	0	+1	0
Ivan DemidovR	21:54	0	0	0	+1	0
Cole CaufieldR	21:16	0	0	0	0	5
Josh AndersonR	17:10	0	0	0	0	3
Mike MathesonD	31:03	0	0	0	+1	1
Oliver KapanenC	04:45	0	0	0	0	1
Juraj SlafkovskýL	23:07	0	0	0	0	3

MTL — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Jakub DobesG	70:57	37	2	0.0%	39
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Owen PowerD	28:47	0	1	1	+1	1
Ryan McLeodC	20:39	0	1	1	+1	2
Rasmus DahlinD	32:46	1	0	1	0	5
Beck MalenstynL	10:42	0	1	1	+1	1
Jordan GreenwayL	11:11	1	0	1	+1	2
Mattias SamuelssonD	28:35	0	1	1	+1	2
Alex TuchR	21:25	0	0	0	+1	5
Josh DoanR	18:38	0	0	0	+1	3
Jack QuinnR	19:12	0	0	0	-1	2
Zach MetsaD	03:25	0	0	0	0	0
Bowen ByramD	27:53	0	0	0	-2	1
Josh NorrisC	21:12	0	0	0	-1	1
Zach BensonL	23:42	0	0	0	-1	2
Jason ZuckerL	16:39	0	0	0	-1	0
Peyton KrebsC	11:13	0	0	0	+1	1
Conor TimminsD	18:43	0	0	0	0	3
Tage ThompsonC	21:31	0	0	0	-1	5
Konsta HeleniusC	16:37	0	0	0	-1	3

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	70:57	22	3	0.0%	25
Alex LyonG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Owen PowerD	28:47	0	1	1	+1	1
Lane HutsonD	31:17	0	1	1	-1	1
Nick SuzukiC	29:30	0	1	1	0	1
Ryan McLeodC	20:39	0	1	1	+1	2
Alex NewhookC	19:52	1	0	1	+1	2
Kaiden GuhleD	22:52	0	1	1	0	1
Rasmus DahlinD	33:11	1	0	1	0	5
Beck MalenstynL	10:42	0	1	1	+1	1
Zachary BolducR	09:11	1	0	1	-1	2
Jordan GreenwayL	11:11	1	0	1	+1	2
Phillip DanaultC	17:16	1	0	1	-1	2
Alexandre TexierL	17:51	0	1	1	0	0
Alexandre CarrierD	27:03	0	1	1	0	1
Mattias SamuelssonD	28:35	0	1	1	+1	2
Alex TuchR	21:25	0	0	0	+1	5
Josh DoanR	18:38	0	0	0	+1	3
Jack QuinnR	19:12	0	0	0	-1	2
Jake EvansC	22:33	0	0	0	+1	0
Kirby DachC	08:58	0	0	0	-1	1
Zach MetsaD	03:25	0	0	0	0	0
Bowen ByramD	28:18	0	0	0	-2	1
Josh NorrisC	21:37	0	0	0	-1	1
Noah DobsonD	26:30	0	0	0	-1	1
Zach BensonL	24:07	0	0	0	-1	2
Arber XhekajD	01:52	0	0	0	+1	0
Ivan DemidovR	22:19	0	0	0	+1	0
Jason ZuckerL	16:39	0	0	0	-1	0
Peyton KrebsC	11:13	0	0	0	+1	1
Cole CaufieldR	21:16	0	0	0	0	5
Conor TimminsD	18:43	0	0	0	0	3
Josh AndersonR	17:10	0	0	0	0	3
Mike MathesonD	31:28	0	0	0	+1	1
Tage ThompsonC	21:56	0	0	0	-1	5
Oliver KapanenC	04:45	0	0	0	0	1
Juraj SlafkovskýL	23:07	0	0	0	0	3
Konsta HeleniusC	16:37	0	0	0	-1	3

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Alex LyonG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Jakub DobesG	71:22	—	—	—	—
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	71:22	—	—	—	—

Play-by-play

23 events · 5 scoring

1st Period

20:00
Period 1 started
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15:30MTL
deflected goal
1-0
07:26BUF
Penalty: delaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
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05:31MTL
snap goal
2-0
00:00
Period 1 ended
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2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
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06:41BUF
deflected goal
2-1
00:00
Period 2 ended
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3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
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18:26MTL
Penalty: high-sticking (2 min)
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13:33BUF
snap goal
2-2
00:00
Period 3 ended
—

Overtime

20:00
Period 4 started
—
09:08
stoppage
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09:08BUF
Faceoff
—
09:05BUF
Shot on goal (slap)
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09:03
stoppage
—
09:03BUF
Faceoff
—
08:54BUF
Shot on goal
—
08:52
stoppage
—
08:52BUF
Faceoff
—
08:38MTL
Goal scored
3-2
08:38
Period 4 ended
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