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Buffalo Sabres 4, Montréal Canadiens 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 4, Montréal Canadiens 2. Shots on goal: BUF 17, MTL 34. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 2-0 MTL; P2 BUF 1-2 MTL; P3 BUF 1-0 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 00:44 Jason Zucker (assists: Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 1-0 MTL; P1 14:58 Beck Malenstyn (assists: Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 2-0 MTL; P2 02:25 Zach Benson (assists: Konsta Helenius, Noah Ostlund) to make it BUF 3-0 MTL; P2 03:56 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson) to make it BUF 3-1 MTL; P2 11:20 Nick Suzuki (assists: Zachary Bolduc) to make it BUF 3-2 MTL; P3 19:16 Peyton Krebs (assists: Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 4-2 MTL. Top skaters: Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Beck Malenstyn (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Peyton Krebs (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 13 saves on 16, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 32 saves on 34, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Nick Suzuki
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 20:14 TOI
Goals · MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:56 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
32 saves on 34 shots (.941) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 3 largest lead P2 2:25 (BUF 3, MTL 0) · 3-0 run, P1 0:44–P2 2:25
MTL 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 3:56–P2 11:20
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:44 Jason Zucker (Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, MTL 0
  • P1 14:58 Beck Malenstyn (Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · Shorthanded · backhand shot · BUF 2, MTL 0
  • P2 2:25 Zach Benson (Konsta Helenius, Noah Ostlund) BUF · snap shot · BUF 3, MTL 0
  • P2 3:56 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson) MTL · snap shot · BUF 3, MTL 1
  • P2 11:20 Nick Suzuki (Zachary Bolduc) MTL · snap shot · BUF 3, MTL 2
  • P3 19:16 Peyton Krebs (Tage Thompson) BUF · Empty net · snap shot · BUF 4, MTL 2

Linescore

123 T
BUF 211 4
MTL 020 2

Shots on goal: BUF 17, MTL 34

📋 Team Stats

BUFMTL
17Shots on goal34
47Shot attempts63
20Faceoff wins36
26Hits28
18Blocked shots16
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways3
9Giveaways12
10Penalty minutes8
94.1%Save %81.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF83617
MTL1015934

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres4 G · 27 attempts
Jason Zucker: goal (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (backhand)Jason Zucker: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: goal (backhand)Konsta Helenius: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netZach Benson: goal (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (backhand)Konsta Helenius: saved (snap)Michael Kesselring: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Peyton Krebs: goal (snap)Ryan McLeod: missed the net
  • 4Goals15% of attempts
  • 13Saved48% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net37% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens2 G · 46 attempts
Ivan Demidov: saved (deflected)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (tip-in)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (tip-in)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netJoseph Veleno: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netJake Evans: saved (snap)Jake Evans: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (bat)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (backhand)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: goal (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (tip-in)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (deflected)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (slap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 32Saved70% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net26% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jason Zucker L 101+121117:00
Beck Malenstyn L 101+116211:41
Zach Benson L 101+121010:47
Peyton Krebs C 101014010:38
Mattias Samuelsson D 011-105223:03
Ryan McLeod C 011+101020:53
Tage Thompson C 011-110217:14
Jack Quinn R 011+110016:57
Noah Ostlund C 011+100013:02
Konsta Helenius C 011+111109:36
Bowen Byram D 000+311027:21
Owen Power D 000+201226:25
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-211222:53
Alex Tuch R 000043319:46
Josh Doan R 000-201015:26
Michael Kesselring D 000+120112:04
Jordan Greenway L 000+100010:57
Jacob Bryson D 000+100206:17
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 323494.1260:00
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nick Suzuki C 112032120:14
Cole Caufield R 101020017:56
Mike Matheson D 011+151123:53
Zachary Bolduc R 011-124214:18
Lane Hutson D 000-340024:14
Noah Dobson D 000+112323:26
Alexandre Carrier D 000030118:53
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-111018:50
Ivan Demidov R 000-123117:44
Oliver Kapanen C 000-120315:54
Kirby Dach C 000-102115:25
Kaiden Guhle D 000002214:17
Josh Anderson R 000-122013:21
Phillip Danault C 000-111113:20
Brendan Gallagher R 000-131013:09
Jake Evans C 000021011:25
Joseph Veleno C 000014010:02
Jayden Struble D 000-202009:06
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault L 131681.3358:33

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