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Montréal Canadiens 2, Buffalo Sabres 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 2, Buffalo Sabres 4. Shots on goal: MTL 28, BUF 16. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-2 BUF; P2 MTL 1-2 BUF; P3 MTL 0-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 04:31 Josh Doan (assists: Zach Benson) to make it MTL 0-1 BUF; P1 13:26 Ryan McLeod (assists: Zach Benson, Josh Doan) to make it MTL 0-2 BUF; P1 19:16 Nick Suzuki (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Ivan Demidov) to make it MTL 1-2 BUF; P2 03:32 Jordan Greenway (assists: Mattias Samuelsson) to make it MTL 1-3 BUF; P2 09:01 Bowen Byram (assists: Ryan McLeod) to make it MTL 1-4 BUF; P2 16:31 Kirby Dach (assists: Zachary Bolduc) to make it MTL 2-4 BUF. Top skaters: Ryan McLeod (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Zach Benson (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Jordan Greenway (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 26 saves on 28, decision W; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 12 saves on 16, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Josh Doan
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:26 TOI
Goals · BUF
Ryan McLeod
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:33 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
26 saves on 28 shots (.929) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 0 largest lead Never led
BUF 3 largest lead P2 9:01 (MTL 1, BUF 4) · 2-0 run, P1 4:31–P1 13:26
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:31 Josh Doan (Zach Benson) BUF · snap shot · MTL 0, BUF 1
  • P1 13:26 Ryan McLeod (Zach Benson, Josh Doan) BUF · Power play · snap shot · MTL 0, BUF 2
  • P1 19:16 Nick Suzuki (Juraj Slafkovský, Ivan Demidov) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 1, BUF 2
  • P2 3:32 Jordan Greenway (Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · wrist shot · MTL 1, BUF 3
  • P2 9:01 Bowen Byram (Ryan McLeod) BUF · Power play · snap shot · MTL 1, BUF 4
  • P2 16:31 Kirby Dach (Zachary Bolduc) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 2, BUF 4

Linescore

123 T
MTL 110 2
BUF 220 4

Shots on goal: MTL 28, BUF 16

📋 Team Stats

MTLBUF
28Shots on goal16
55Shot attempts44
32Faceoff wins19
31Hits27
13Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals2
4Takeaways5
7Giveaways15
6Penalty minutes4
75.0%Save %92.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL981128
BUF69116

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens2 G · 40 attempts
Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (slap)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netAlexandre Texier: missed the netKaiden Guhle: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: missed the netNick Suzuki: goal (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: saved (backhand)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Ivan Demidov: saved (slap)Joseph Veleno: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: goal (wrist)Phillip Danault: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (tip-in)Nick Suzuki: saved (deflected)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (wrist)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (tip-in)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (slap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 26Saved65% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net30% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres4 G · 31 attempts
Josh Doan: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Jordan Greenway: missed the netJosh Doan: goal (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: goal (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Bowen Byram: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (tip-in)Tage Thompson: missed the netJordan Greenway: goal (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: goal (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (tip-in)Jack Quinn: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Tyson Kozak: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Jordan Greenway: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netTyson Kozak: missed the net
  • 4Goals13% of attempts
  • 12Saved39% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net48% 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 101-132021:02
Kirby Dach C 101012009:46
Juraj Slafkovský L 011-141019:41
Ivan Demidov R 011031018:19
Zachary Bolduc R 011005008:53
Lane Hutson D 000040326:42
Noah Dobson D 000020224:09
Mike Matheson D 000-110321:00
Cole Caufield R 000-121019:08
Alexandre Carrier D 000-100018:45
Kaiden Guhle D 000002318:22
Alex Newhook C 000043016:52
Jake Evans C 000021115:49
Josh Anderson R 000002015:46
Phillip Danault C 000013015:20
Alexandre Texier L 000010011:44
Joseph Veleno C 000005008:33
Arber Xhekaj D 000003107:42
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes L 121675.0456:48
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Josh Doan R 112+132017:26
Ryan McLeod C 112020014:33
Zach Benson L 022+112016:56
Bowen Byram D 101+121021:13
Jordan Greenway L 101+115013:03
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+102021:35
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+140321:04
Conor Timmins D 000-100319:39
Alex Tuch R 000-110019:16
Owen Power D 000000218:41
Tage Thompson C 000-101018:28
Josh Norris C 000+103017:08
Jack Quinn R 000010015:19
Jason Zucker L 000000114:15
Peyton Krebs C 000-104014:02
Logan Stanley D 000002212:52
Tyson Kozak C 000+110010:56
Beck Malenstyn L 000+105110:36
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 262892.9259:40

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