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Montréal Canadiens 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (overtime). Shots on goal: MTL 25, BUF 39. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 2-0 BUF; P2 MTL 0-1 BUF; P3 MTL 0-1 BUF; OT MTL 1-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 04:30 Phillip Danault (assists: Kaiden Guhle, Alexandre Texier) to make it MTL 1-0 BUF; P1 14:29 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) to make it MTL 2-0 BUF; P2 13:19 Jordan Greenway (assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Beck Malenstyn) to make it MTL 2-1 BUF; P3 06:27 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Owen Power, Ryan McLeod) to make it MTL 2-2 BUF; OT 11:22 Alex Newhook (assists: Alexandre Carrier) to make it MTL 3-2 BUF. Top skaters: Phillip Danault (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Jordan Greenway (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Alex Newhook (MTL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 22 saves on 25, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 37 saves on 39, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Rasmus Dahlin
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 33:11 TOI
Goals · BUF
Jordan Greenway
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 11:11 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
37 saves on 39 shots (.949) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 2 largest lead P1 14:29 (MTL 2, BUF 0) · 2-0 run, P1 4:30–P1 14:29
BUF 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 13:19–P3 6:27
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:30 Phillip Danault (Kaiden Guhle, Alexandre Texier) MTL · deflected shot · MTL 1, BUF 0
  • P1 14:29 Zachary Bolduc (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 2, BUF 0
  • P2 13:19 Jordan Greenway (Mattias Samuelsson, Beck Malenstyn) BUF · deflected shot · MTL 2, BUF 1
  • P3 6:27 Rasmus Dahlin (Owen Power, Ryan McLeod) BUF · snap shot · MTL 2, BUF 2
  • OT 11:22 Alex Newhook (Alexandre Carrier) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 3, BUF 2

Linescore

123OT T
MTL 2001 3
BUF 0110 2

Shots on goal: MTL 25, BUF 39

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLBUF
25Shots on goal39
75Shot attempts76
32Faceoff wins37
28Hits21
22Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals0
7Takeaways3
20Giveaways16
2Penalty minutes2
94.9%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MTL1174325
BUF91410639

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens3 G · 48 attempts
Phillip Danault: saved (tip-in)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Phillip Danault: goal (deflected)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (backhand)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (backhand)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netZachary Bolduc: goal (snap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (backhand)Josh Anderson: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (tip-in)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: saved (tip-in)Alex Newhook: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 22Saved46% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net48% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres2 G · 64 attempts
Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Konsta Helenius: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netConor Timmins: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (wrap-around)Jason Zucker: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (snap)Josh Norris: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Owen Power: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Jordan Greenway: goal (deflected)Zach Benson: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (deflected)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Josh Norris: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netKonsta Helenius: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: goal (snap)Konsta Helenius: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (snap)Jordan Greenway: saved (tip-in)Bowen Byram: missed the netKonsta Helenius: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Conor Timmins: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Konsta Helenius: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals3% of attempts
  • 37Saved58% of attempts
  • 25Missed the net39% 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
Alex Newhook C 101+123019:52
Phillip Danault C 101-120117:16
Zachary Bolduc R 101-123109:11
Lane Hutson D 011-110331:17
Nick Suzuki C 011012229:30
Alexandre Carrier D 011011527:03
Kaiden Guhle D 011013422:52
Alexandre Texier L 011001017:51
Mike Matheson D 000+110231:28
Noah Dobson D 000-110126:30
Juraj Slafkovský L 000031023:07
Jake Evans C 000+101022:33
Ivan Demidov R 000+103022:19
Cole Caufield R 000053121:16
Josh Anderson R 000032117:10
Kirby Dach C 000-114108:58
Oliver Kapanen C 000010004:45
Arber Xhekaj D 000+101001:52
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 373994.9271:22
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 101051233:11
Jordan Greenway L 101+123011:11
Owen Power D 011+110028:47
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+120228:35
Ryan McLeod C 011+121020:39
Beck Malenstyn L 011+114010:42
Bowen Byram D 000-210128:18
Zach Benson L 000-120024:07
Tage Thompson C 000-150021:56
Josh Norris C 000-111021:37
Alex Tuch R 000+152221:25
Jack Quinn R 000-120019:12
Conor Timmins D 000030018:43
Josh Doan R 000+131118:38
Jason Zucker L 000-103116:39
Konsta Helenius C 000-133116:37
Peyton Krebs C 000+112211:13
Zach Metsa D 000000003:25
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 222588.0371:22

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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