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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

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
41Shots on goal33
49 %Faceoff win %51 %
0/3Power play1/4
8Penalty minutes6
16Hits10
13Blocked shots15
8Giveaways8
10Takeaways11

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTSOTotal
MTL618134041
BUF13992033

Season series MTL 2 – 1 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Montreal Canadiens logoMTL 3 / 41 / 503 / 33 / 41 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Riley Stillman (BUF), P1 02:35 · slapMissed shot — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P1 03:01 · tip-inMissed shot — Tyson Jost (BUF), P1 03:49 · wristMissed shot — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P1 04:30 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P2 00:34 · snapMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 09:27 · wristMissed shot — Denis Gurianov (MTL), P2 15:14 · wristMissed shot — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 05:06 · tip-inMissed shot — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P3 05:38 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 08:08 · slapMissed shot — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 11:36 · snapMissed shot — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P3 13:01 · tip-inMissed shot — Kirby Dach (MTL), P3 16:41 · wristMissed shot — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 17:30 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 17:35 · wristMissed shot — Kirby Dach (MTL), OT 02:19 · wristMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), OT 03:54 · slapShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P1 00:39 · tip-inShot on goal — Jordan Harris (MTL), P1 01:20 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 04:04 · wristShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P1 05:23 · snapShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 06:44 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 08:08 · snapShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P1 08:19 · slapShot on goal — Jesse Ylonen (MTL), P1 11:20 · wristShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 12:13 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 12:55 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P1 15:19 · wristShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P1 15:25 · slapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 15:27 · slapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 16:07 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 18:19 · tip-inShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 19:19 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 19:31 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 00:56 · backhandShot on goal — David Savard (MTL), P2 01:26 · wristShot on goal — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P2 02:46 · wristShot on goal — Joel Edmundson (MTL), P2 02:59 · wristShot on goal — Jake Evans (MTL), P2 03:14 · wristShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 03:50 · tip-inShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 06:02 · snapShot on goal — Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF), P2 06:14 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P2 07:07 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P2 07:10 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P2 07:27 · wristShot on goal — Jesse Ylonen (MTL), P2 07:28 · wristShot on goal — Justin Barron (MTL), P2 10:00 · wristShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P2 10:04 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P2 11:01 · slapShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P2 13:47 · wristShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P2 18:10 · snapShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P2 18:27 · snapShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P2 18:27 · slapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 19:33 · slapShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P2 19:37 · wristShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P2 19:37 · backhandShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P2 19:38 · backhandShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 19:55 · wristShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 00:33 · wristShot on goal — Alex Belzile (MTL), P3 01:12 · wristShot on goal — Denis Gurianov (MTL), P3 01:17 · snapShot on goal — Denis Gurianov (MTL), P3 01:37 · slapShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P3 02:28 · snapShot on goal — Jake Evans (MTL), P3 02:50 · snapShot on goal — David Savard (MTL), P3 04:30 · slapShot on goal — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P3 05:11 · wristShot on goal — Alex Belzile (MTL), P3 07:06 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 07:58 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 08:17 · backhandShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 10:48 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 15:15 · slapShot on goal — Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF), P3 15:51 · slapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 16:15 · wristShot on goal — Jake Evans (MTL), P3 17:40 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P3 18:23 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 18:24 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P3 18:39 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P3 18:46 · tip-inShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 19:54 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), OT 01:14 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), OT 02:08 · wristShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), OT 02:18 · wristShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), OT 02:33 · slapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), OT 03:07 · wristShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), OT 03:09 · wristGoal — Jordan Harris (MTL), P1 01:22 · backhandGoal — Lukas Rousek (BUF), P1 03:49 · wristGoal — Alex Belzile (MTL), P2 04:28 · wristGoal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 05:49 · wristGoal — Riley Stillman (BUF), P2 08:31 · wristGoal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 08:35 · wrist

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

2nd period

3rd period

Shootout

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

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR1014113:19
N. SuzukiC0002122:09
D. GurianovR0012116:05
J. DrouinL0112017:24
R. Harvey-PinardL0004119:22
M. PezzettaL0000406:25
J. YlonenR0102015:06
A. BelzileR10-13210:40
C. TierneyC0000008:49
M. HoffmanC0004018:16
J. EvansC0103016:44
K. DachC0013122:29
M. MathesonD01-15129:05
J. KovacevicD0021019:41
J. EdmundsonD0001117:00
J. BarronD00-11213:50
J. HarrisD1012018:53
D. SavardD0112124:48
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Allen(W)30/3390.9 %65:00
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
L. RousekR1111009:03
T. JostC0110010:01
P. KrebsC0001216:53
K. OkposoR0001114:09
J. QuinnR00-22018:04
D. CozensC00-12016:58
Z. GirgensonsC0003016:34
C. MittelstadtC01-11019:37
J. SkinnerL0002118:28
V. OlofssonL0112013:00
J. PeterkaR10-22014:32
A. TuchR0106021:43
H. JokiharjuD00-22222:22
O. PowerD0102027:39
R. DahlinD00-22229:58
I. LyubushkinD0012223:50
R. StillmanD1011008:59
J. BrysonD0001009:35
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen0/0—00:00
E. Comrie(O)38/4192.7 %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).