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MTL
6 – 3
FINAL
BUF

Montréal Canadiens 6, Buffalo Sabres 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 6, Buffalo Sabres 3. Shots on goal: MTL 26, BUF 36. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 2-3 BUF; P2 MTL 3-0 BUF; P3 MTL 1-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 02:00 Jason Zucker (assists: Jack Quinn, Conor Timmins) to make it MTL 0-1 BUF; P1 06:31 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it MTL 1-1 BUF; P1 07:45 Josh Doan (assists: Owen Power) to make it MTL 1-2 BUF; P1 07:54 Alexandre Texier (assists: Alexandre Carrier, Phillip Danault) to make it MTL 2-2 BUF; P1 10:15 Konsta Helenius (assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it MTL 2-3 BUF; P2 08:01 Josh Anderson (assists: Lane Hutson, Phillip Danault) to make it MTL 3-3 BUF; P2 16:15 Jake Evans (assists: Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook) to make it MTL 4-3 BUF; P2 17:33 Nick Suzuki (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson) to make it MTL 5-3 BUF; P3 03:32 Ivan Demidov (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 6-3 BUF. Top skaters: Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1 G, 2 A; Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 0 G, 3 A; Ivan Demidov (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Phillip Danault (MTL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 2 saves on 3; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 18 saves on 23, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 33 saves on 36, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Nick Suzuki
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 20:45 TOI
Goals · MTL
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 14:44 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
33 saves on 36 shots (.917) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 3 largest lead P3 3:32 (MTL 6, BUF 3) · 4-0 run, P2 8:01–P3 3:32
BUF 1 largest lead P1 2:00 (MTL 0, BUF 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:00 Jason Zucker (Jack Quinn, Conor Timmins) BUF · deflected shot · MTL 0, BUF 1
  • P1 6:31 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · snap shot · MTL 1, BUF 1
  • P1 7:45 Josh Doan (Owen Power) BUF · slap shot · MTL 1, BUF 2
  • P1 7:54 Alexandre Texier (Alexandre Carrier, Phillip Danault) MTL · deflected shot · MTL 2, BUF 2
  • P1 10:15 Konsta Helenius (Mattias Samuelsson, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · wrist shot · MTL 2, BUF 3
  • P2 8:01 Josh Anderson (Lane Hutson, Phillip Danault) MTL · snap shot · MTL 3, BUF 3
  • P2 16:15 Jake Evans (Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook) MTL · poke shot · MTL 4, BUF 3
  • P2 17:33 Nick Suzuki (Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 5, BUF 3
  • P3 3:32 Ivan Demidov (Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 6, BUF 3

Linescore

123 T
MTL 231 6
BUF 300 3

Shots on goal: MTL 26, BUF 36

📋 Team Stats

MTLBUF
26Shots on goal36
64Shot attempts71
33Faceoff wins26
19Hits22
25Blocked shots11
2Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
16Giveaways11
16Penalty minutes16
91.7%Save %76.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL1112326
BUF972036

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens6 G · 39 attempts
Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: goal (deflected)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: missed the netJoseph Veleno: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: missed the netJosh Anderson: goal (snap)Alexandre Texier: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (backhand)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Jake Evans: goal (poke)Nick Suzuki: goal (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: goal (wrist)Kirby Dach: saved (tip-in)Noah Dobson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the net
  • 6Goals15% of attempts
  • 20Saved51% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres3 G · 57 attempts
Peyton Krebs: missed the netConor Timmins: saved (snap)Konsta Helenius: missed the netJason Zucker: goal (deflected)Josh Doan: goal (slap)Konsta Helenius: goal (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Konsta Helenius: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (backhand)Peyton Krebs: saved (snap)Konsta Helenius: saved (backhand)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Owen Power: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (snap)Owen Power: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (snap)Zach Benson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netZach Benson: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Zach Benson: missed the netJordan Greenway: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Peyton Krebs: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (bat)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Ryan McLeod: missed the netOwen Power: missed the net
  • 3Goals5% of attempts
  • 33Saved58% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net37% 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 123012220:45
Juraj Slafkovský L 033-121119:17
Ivan Demidov R 112052114:44
Lane Hutson D 022+110020:33
Phillip Danault C 022+101116:00
Jake Evans C 101+110117:50
Cole Caufield R 101031016:48
Josh Anderson R 101+210114:29
Alexandre Texier L 101+130012:27
Alexandre Carrier D 011011423:27
Alex Newhook C 011+101116:15
Mike Matheson D 000-111426:18
Kaiden Guhle D 000+111520:38
Noah Dobson D 000+112320:20
Joseph Veleno C 000-110009:56
Zachary Bolduc R 000-102009:52
Kirby Dach C 000043009:05
Arber Xhekaj D 000001107:16
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 333691.7360:00
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Josh Doan R 101033021:32
Jason Zucker L 101+121013:35
Konsta Helenius C 101+121011:47
Rasmus Dahlin D 011030027:28
Mattias Samuelsson D 011051325:27
Owen Power D 011002121:52
Jack Quinn R 011+230016:10
Conor Timmins D 011-111010:56
Bowen Byram D 000040221:47
Zach Benson L 000010121:04
Josh Norris C 000041020:32
Tage Thompson C 000-230020:05
Alex Tuch R 000-224216:59
Peyton Krebs C 000-210014:46
Ryan McLeod C 000011013:23
Jordan Greenway L 000-111110:03
Beck Malenstyn L 000006109:21
Luke Schenn D 000-100008:01
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon — 2366.7113:39
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 182378.3540:00

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