Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary
Final · October 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MTL 31 — BUF 36 · KeyBank Center
Three stars
- 1★
K. OkposoBUF · R · 1B 0A - 2★
Z. GirgensonsBUF · C · 1B 1A - 3★
C. AndersonBUF · G · 96.8 %
Game stats
BUF- 31Shots on goal36
- 48 %Faceoff win %52 %
- 0/4Power play3/6
- 12Penalty minutes8
- 18Hits9
- 9Blocked shots16
- 4Giveaways9
- 6Takeaways7
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 10 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| BUF | 10 | 15 | 11 | 36 |
Season series MTL 1 – 3 BUF
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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MTL 1 / 31 / 385 / 36 / 49 BUF
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Kyle OkposoBUF · 06:40 · PPAssists : Jacob Bryson, Colin Miller0 – 1
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF · 17:35Assists : Colin Miller, Cody Eakin0 – 2
2nd period
Chris WidemanMTL · 09:33Assists : Joel Armia, Mathieu Perreault1 – 2
Victor OlofssonBUF · 17:05 · PPAssists : Jacob Bryson, Jeff Skinner1 – 3
Anders BjorkBUF · 19:04Assists : Zemgus Girgensons, Vinnie Hinostroza1 – 4
3rd period
Tage ThompsonBUF · 04:29 · PPAssists : Jeff Skinner, Victor Olofsson1 – 5
Penalties
1st period
- 05:24MTLCedric Paquette — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Colin Miller
- 08:27BUFRasmus Dahlin — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Brendan Gallagher
- 18:07MTLChris Wideman — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Dylan Cozens
2nd period
- 02:47BUFHenri Jokiharju — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Mathieu Perreault
- 04:21BUFCody Eakin — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Christian Dvorak
- 10:24MTLJonathan Drouin — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Dylan Cozens
- 14:41MTLBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by J. Anderson
- 15:54MTLBen Chiarot — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Jeff Skinner
- 19:29BUFRobert Hagg — Holding the stick (2 min) · drawn by Nick Suzuki
3rd period
- 03:25MTLBen Chiarot — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Kyle Okposo
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:13 |
| C. PaquetteC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09:18 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:07 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 17:22 |
| C. CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16:39 |
| C. DvorakC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 |
| J. ArmiaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11:34 |
| A. LehkonenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14:49 |
| T. ToffoliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15:13 |
| M. PerreaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:59 |
| J. DrouinL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 17:03 |
| B. ChiarotD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 20:37 |
| C. WidemanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:12 |
| J. PetryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:43 |
| A. RomanovD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 18:52 |
| D. SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20:20 |
| B. KulakD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| S. Montembeault(L) | 31/36 | 86.1 % | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. EakinC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13:50 |
| K. OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15:53 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:30 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:16 |
| V. HinostrozaC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:13 |
| C. MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:07 |
| J. SkinnerL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:38 |
| V. OlofssonL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15:29 |
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:05 |
| R. AsplundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 |
| D. CaggiulaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:20 |
| A. BjorkL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:36 |
| R. HaggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19:41 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 |
| M. PysykD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:52 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:43 |
| C. MillerD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20:28 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:29 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Tokarski | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| C. Anderson(W) | 30/31 | 96.8 % | 59:57 |
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About this game
Who won Canadiens vs Sabres?
Sabres won 5-1 over Canadiens on Thursday, October 14, 2021.
When was Canadiens vs Sabres played?
On Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.
Where was Canadiens vs Sabres played?
At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.
Have the Canadiens and Sabres played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.
