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Buffalo Sabres 2, Montréal Canadiens 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 2, Montréal Canadiens 6. Shots on goal: BUF 28, MTL 36. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-1 MTL; P2 BUF 1-3 MTL; P3 BUF 0-2 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 00:53 Tage Thompson (assists: Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 1-0 MTL; P1 15:31 Alex Newhook (assists: Jake Evans) to make it BUF 1-1 MTL; P2 06:05 Cole Caufield (assists: Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov) to make it BUF 1-2 MTL; P2 10:43 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Joseph Veleno, Alexandre Carrier) to make it BUF 1-3 MTL; P2 12:17 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield) to make it BUF 1-4 MTL; P2 14:46 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Tage Thompson, Josh Doan) to make it BUF 2-4 MTL; P3 08:46 Kirby Dach (assists: Alexandre Texier, Phillip Danault) to make it BUF 2-5 MTL; P3 15:14 Alex Newhook (assists: Nick Suzuki, Jake Evans) to make it BUF 2-6 MTL. Top skaters: Alex Newhook (MTL) 2 G, 0 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 31 saves on 36, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 26 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Alex Newhook
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:43 TOI
Goals · MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:17 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
26 saves on 28 shots (.929) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

BUF 1 largest lead P1 0:53 (BUF 1, MTL 0)
MTL 4 largest lead P3 15:14 (BUF 2, MTL 6) · 4-0 run, P1 15:31–P2 12:17
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:53 Tage Thompson (Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · slap shot · BUF 1, MTL 0
  • P1 15:31 Alex Newhook (Jake Evans) MTL · snap shot · BUF 1, MTL 1
  • P2 6:05 Cole Caufield (Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov) MTL · Power play · slap shot · BUF 1, MTL 2
  • P2 10:43 Zachary Bolduc (Joseph Veleno, Alexandre Carrier) MTL · snap shot · BUF 1, MTL 3
  • P2 12:17 Juraj Slafkovský (Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield) MTL · Power play · slap shot · BUF 1, MTL 4
  • P2 14:46 Rasmus Dahlin (Tage Thompson, Josh Doan) BUF · Power play · snap shot · BUF 2, MTL 4
  • P3 8:46 Kirby Dach (Alexandre Texier, Phillip Danault) MTL · slap shot · BUF 2, MTL 5
  • P3 15:14 Alex Newhook (Nick Suzuki, Jake Evans) MTL · Empty net · BUF 2, MTL 6

Linescore

123 T
BUF 110 2
MTL 132 6

Shots on goal: BUF 28, MTL 36

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFMTL
28Shots on goal36
61Shot attempts61
23Faceoff wins38
21Hits25
15Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals2
6Takeaways3
13Giveaways13
42Penalty minutes38
86.1%Save %92.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF8101028
MTL1415837

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres2 G · 43 attempts
Tage Thompson: goal (slap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Sam Carrick: saved (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netSam Carrick: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: goal (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Zach Benson: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netZach Benson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Peyton Krebs: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 26Saved60% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net35% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens6 G · 46 attempts
Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (backhand)Alex Newhook: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Phillip Danault: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Joseph Veleno: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: goal (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (backhand)Jake Evans: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Cole Caufield: goal (slap)Phillip Danault: saved (backhand)Josh Anderson: saved (backhand)Jake Evans: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: goal (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (slap)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Kirby Dach: saved (deflected)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (slap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netKirby Dach: goal (slap)Alex Newhook: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: goalIvan Demidov: saved (slap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (slap)Joseph Veleno: missed the net
  • 6Goals13% of attempts
  • 31Saved67% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net20% 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
Rasmus Dahlin D 112-231023:04
Tage Thompson C 112-230221:06
Josh Doan R 011042015:32
Mattias Samuelsson D 000015223:05
Bowen Byram D 000-220120:32
Alex Tuch R 000-246120:06
Owen Power D 000000019:42
Zach Benson L 000-131118:07
Conor Timmins D 000-100117:22
Peyton Krebs C 000-112016:53
Jack Quinn R 000-210015:28
Ryan McLeod C 000-120113:51
Josh Norris C 000022113:45
Jordan Greenway L 000001113:31
Beck Malenstyn L 000001212:15
Logan Stanley D 000-100211:51
Jason Zucker L 000-100006:47
Sam Carrick C 000020006:17
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon L 313686.1558:39
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Newhook C 202+244016:43
Cole Caufield R 112-131017:17
Lane Hutson D 022+211020:35
Jake Evans C 022+231013:12
Juraj Slafkovský L 101-141118:12
Kirby Dach C 101+241012:12
Zachary Bolduc R 101+111010:43
Alexandre Carrier D 011+101424:31
Nick Suzuki C 011041119:44
Ivan Demidov R 011+111114:52
Phillip Danault C 011+131014:39
Alexandre Texier L 011+101013:38
Joseph Veleno C 011+115012:18
Mike Matheson D 000+101225:06
Kaiden Guhle D 000+102217:48
Noah Dobson D 000+110217:45
Josh Anderson R 000040115:26
Arber Xhekaj D 000022007:10
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 262892.9259:53

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