Saturday, March 1, 2025
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Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal | Strength | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 01:13 | MTL | Cole Caufield (29) — Patrik Laine (10) , Nick Suzuki (43) | PP | 1-0 |
| 2 | 06:04 | BUF | Alex Tuch (22) — Jacob Bryson (5) | EV | 1-1 |
| 2 | 07:33 | BUF | Jiri Kulich (12) — Rasmus Dahlin (38) , JJ Peterka (28) | EV | 1-2 |
| 2 | 13:33 | MTL | Josh Anderson (10) — Christian Dvorak (13) , Lane Hutson (41) | EV | 2-2 |
| 2 | 19:57 | MTL | Alex Newhook (12) — Mike Matheson (22) , Lane Hutson (42) | EV | 3-2 |
| 3 | 18:22 | MTL | Jake Evans (12) — Christian Dvorak (14) | EN | 4-2 |
Penalty Summary
| Period Per | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06:32 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Interference | 2 |
| 1 | 18:28 | MTL | Alexandre Carrier | Hooking | 2 |
| 2 | 00:39 | BUF | Bowen Byram | Slashing | 2 |
| 2 | 14:35 | MTL | Alexandre Carrier | High Sticking | 2 |
| 2 | 14:52 | BUF | JJ Peterka | Interference | 2 |
| 2 | 19:24 | MTL | Jayden Struble | Roughing | 2 |
| 2 | 19:24 | BUF | Beck Malenstyn | Interference Goalkeeper | 2 |
| 3 | 12:08 | BUF | Jordan Greenway | Roughing | 2 |
| 3 | 12:08 | MTL | Arber Xhekaj | Roughing | 2 |
| 3 | 19:02 | MTL | Jayden Struble | Roughing | 2 |
| 3 | 19:02 | BUF | Jordan Greenway | Cross Checking | 2 |
| 3 | 19:02 | BUF | Dylan Cozens | Roughing | 2 |
| 3 | 19:02 | BUF | JJ Peterka | Misconduct | 10 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Montréal Canadiens | Buffalo Sabres |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 29 | 25 |
| Faceoff % | 58.2% | 41.8% |
| Hits | 27 | 28 |
| Blocked Shots | 28 | 17 |
| Giveaways | 19 | 27 |
| Takeaways | 6 | 5 |
Skaters
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13:58 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17:58 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20:29 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13:41 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14:41 |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15:47 |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16:27 |
| 40 | Joel Armia | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13:18 |
| 51 | Emil Heineman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10:29 |
| 62 | Owen Beck | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 09:43 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16:14 |
| 92 | Patrik Laine | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11:25 |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 26:34 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20:21 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 17:17 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21:58 |
| 58 | David Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15:35 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16:05 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10:32 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 16:18 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12:09 |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15:39 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14:51 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 17:44 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 08:51 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16:35 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 20:17 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20:01 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 20:22 |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 22:07 |
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 07:20 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16:55 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19:30 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 24:44 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12:18 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15:34 |
Goalies
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Samuel Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 19/21 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 23/25 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 58:41 |
| 47 | James Reimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |