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Montréal Canadiens 3, Buffalo Sabres 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 3, Buffalo Sabres 5. Shots on goal: MTL 23, BUF 27. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 2-2 BUF; P2 MTL 1-1 BUF; P3 MTL 0-2 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 03:11 Cole Caufield (assists: Noah Dobson) to make it MTL 1-0 BUF; P1 04:05 Tage Thompson (assists: Noah Ostlund, Jason Zucker) to make it MTL 1-1 BUF; P1 10:30 Josh Doan (assists: Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlund) to make it MTL 1-2 BUF; P1 14:20 Ivan Demidov (assists: Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 2-2 BUF; P2 03:05 Nick Suzuki (assists: Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield) to make it MTL 3-2 BUF; P2 08:55 Alex Tuch (assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it MTL 3-3 BUF; P3 05:12 Tage Thompson (assists: Josh Doan) to make it MTL 3-4 BUF; P3 18:20 Tage Thompson (assists: Zach Benson) to make it MTL 3-5 BUF. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 3 G, 2 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Colten Ellis (BUF) 20 saves on 23, decision W; Jacob Fowler (MTL) 22 saves on 26, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Tage Thompson
3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS, 3 SOG · 20:43 TOI
Goals · MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:17 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Colten Ellis
20 saves on 23 shots (.870) · W
Season highs
Tage Thompson · Season-high 5 pointsTage Thompson · Season-high 3 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 3:11 (MTL 1, BUF 0) · 2-0 run, P1 14:20–P2 3:05
BUF 2 largest lead P3 18:20 (MTL 3, BUF 5) · 3-0 run, P2 8:55–P3 18:20
Swings 3 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:11 Cole Caufield (Noah Dobson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, BUF 0
  • P1 4:05 Tage Thompson (Noah Ostlund, Jason Zucker) BUF · Power play · snap shot · MTL 1, BUF 1
  • P1 10:30 Josh Doan (Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlund) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 1, BUF 2
  • P1 14:20 Ivan Demidov (Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · slap shot · MTL 2, BUF 2
  • P2 3:05 Nick Suzuki (Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 3, BUF 2
  • P2 8:55 Alex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · snap shot · MTL 3, BUF 3
  • P3 5:12 Tage Thompson (Josh Doan) BUF · snap shot · MTL 3, BUF 4
  • P3 18:20 Tage Thompson (Zach Benson) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · MTL 3, BUF 5

Linescore

123 T
MTL 210 3
BUF 212 5

Shots on goal: MTL 23, BUF 27

📋 Team Stats

MTLBUF
23Shots on goal27
54Shot attempts46
33Faceoff wins23
26Hits21
18Blocked shots6
2Power-play goals2
4Takeaways6
13Giveaways14
12Penalty minutes10
84.6%Save %87.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL78823
BUF1210527

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens3 G · 36 attempts
Noah Dobson: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (wrist)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (tip-in)Ivan Demidov: goal (slap)Mike Matheson: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: goal (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netSammy Blais: saved (tip-in)Sammy Blais: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (backhand)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netAlexandre Texier: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netKaiden Guhle: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 20Saved56% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net36% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres5 G · 39 attempts
Alex Tuch: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Owen Power: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Zach Metsa: saved (slap)Jacob Bryson: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Noah Ostlund: saved (tip-in)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Owen Power: missed the netJosh Doan: goal (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (tip-in)Peyton Krebs: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (snap)Tyson Kozak: saved (tip-in)Owen Power: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (snap)Owen Power: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: goal (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (snap)Noah Ostlund: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Tyson Kozak: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 22Saved56% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net31% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nick Suzuki C 112-120022:17
Cole Caufield R 112-150019:17
Lane Hutson D 022-110225:55
Ivan Demidov R 101-130016:10
Noah Dobson D 011-100421:39
Mike Matheson D 000001022:32
Alexandre Carrier D 000-100421:00
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-111218:14
Oliver Kapanen C 000030116:02
Phillip Danault C 000-203214:58
Kaiden Guhle D 000001114:56
Alexandre Texier L 000031013:45
Josh Anderson R 000-101013:27
Zachary Bolduc R 000-105012:04
Joseph Veleno C 000003111:12
Brendan Gallagher R 000030010:58
Arber Xhekaj D 000006010:29
Sammy Blais L 000024107:29
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Fowler L 222684.6458:08
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 325+230120:43
Josh Doan R 112+111016:55
Noah Ostlund C 022030017:21
Alex Tuch R 101+114018:44
Rasmus Dahlin D 011020227:39
Zach Benson L 011+121016:06
Jason Zucker L 011001114:27
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+240125:24
Bowen Byram D 000+110025:05
Owen Power D 000031023:04
Ryan McLeod C 000011018:29
Jack Quinn R 000011014:21
Jordan Greenway L 000003111:10
Peyton Krebs C 000+100010:55
Tyson Kozak C 000023009:22
Beck Malenstyn L 000025008:45
Zach Metsa D 000+110007:38
Jacob Bryson D 000000006:02
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Colten Ellis W 202387.0359:47

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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