Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary
Final · March 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MTL 41 — BUF 33 · KeyBank Center
Three stars
- 1★
B. GallagherMTL · R · 1B 0A - 2★
L. RousekBUF · R · 1B 1A - 3★
A. BelzileMTL · R · 1B 0A
Game stats
BUF- 41Shots on goal33
- 49 %Faceoff win %51 %
- 0/3Power play1/4
- 8Penalty minutes6
- 16Hits10
- 13Blocked shots15
- 8Giveaways8
- 10Takeaways11
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 6 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| BUF | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
Season series MTL 2 – 1 BUF
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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MTL 3 / 41 / 503 / 33 / 41 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
Jordan HarrisMTL · 01:22Assists : Jonathan Drouin, Mike Matheson1 – 0
Lukas RousekBUF · 03:49Assists : Tyson Jost, Owen Power1 – 1
2nd period
Alex BelzileMTL · 04:28Assists : David Savard2 – 1
JJ PeterkaBUF · 05:49 · PPAssists : Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt2 – 2
Riley StillmanBUF · 08:31Assists : Victor Olofsson, Lukas Rousek2 – 3
3rd period
Brendan GallagherMTL · 08:35Assists : Jake Evans, Jesse Ylonen3 – 3
Shootout
Michael PezzettaMTL · 00:004 – 3
Penalties
1st period
- 06:23MTLBrendan Gallagher — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Peyton Krebs
- 17:38MTLJoel Edmundson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Kyle Okposo
2nd period
- 00:57MTLJonathan Drouin — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Kyle Okposo
- 01:04BUFJeff Skinner — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic
- 04:47MTLMike Hoffman — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Jeff Skinner
- 18:53BUFKyle Okposo — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by David Savard
Overtime
- 02:20BUFPeyton Krebs — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Kirby Dach
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13:19 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22:09 |
| D. GurianovR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:05 |
| J. DrouinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:24 |
| R. Harvey-PinardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19:22 |
| M. PezzettaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 06:25 |
| J. YlonenR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:06 |
| A. BelzileR | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 10:40 |
| C. TierneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:49 |
| M. HoffmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18:16 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:44 |
| K. DachC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22:29 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 29:05 |
| J. KovacevicD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:41 |
| J. EdmundsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:00 |
| J. BarronD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 13:50 |
| J. HarrisD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:53 |
| D. SavardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24:48 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen(W) | 30/33 | 90.9 % | 65:00 |
| S. Montembeault | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. RousekR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 09:03 |
| T. JostC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16:53 |
| K. OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:09 |
| J. QuinnR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 18:04 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 16:58 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:34 |
| C. MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19:37 |
| J. SkinnerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:28 |
| V. OlofssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:00 |
| J. PeterkaR | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 14:32 |
| A. TuchR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21:43 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 22:22 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27:39 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 29:58 |
| I. LyubushkinD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23:50 |
| R. StillmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 08:59 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:35 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| E. Comrie(O) | 38/41 | 92.7 % | 64:42 |
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About this game
Who won Canadiens vs Sabres?
Canadiens won 4-3 in a shootout over Sabres on Monday, March 27, 2023.
When was Canadiens vs Sabres played?
On Monday, March 27, 2023, 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?
Yes: October 27 (Canadiens 3, Sabres 2); November 22 (Sabres 7, Canadiens 2).
