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Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · December 9, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens logoMontreal Canadiens3
Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres2

Shots on goal : MTL 31 — BUF 48 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
31Shots on goal48
57 %Faceoff win %43 %
1/4Power play0/5
17Penalty minutes24
16Hits25
15Blocked shots9
3Giveaways7
3Takeaways6

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTSOTotal
MTL71581031
BUF1712163048

Season series MTL 2 – 2 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Montreal Canadiens logoMTL 2 / 31 / 472 / 48 / 62 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 00:52 · wristMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 02:53 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 04:45 · wristMissed shot — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P1 05:58 · snapMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 12:42 · wristMissed shot — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P1 13:33 · wristMissed shot — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P1 15:32 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 16:09 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 17:46 · deflectedMissed shot — Joel Armia (MTL), P1 17:54 · wristMissed shot — Tyson Jost (BUF), P1 19:21 · wristMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 19:28 · wristMissed shot — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 03:05 · snapMissed shot — Jesse Ylonen (MTL), P2 03:58 · wristMissed shot — Joel Armia (MTL), P2 06:59 · wristMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 07:27 · tip-inMissed shot — Connor Clifton (BUF), P2 10:08 · wristMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 15:01 · wristMissed shot — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P2 16:58 · tip-inMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 00:51 · wristMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 02:31 · wristMissed shot — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 05:20 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 05:50 · snapMissed shot — Josh Anderson (MTL), P3 07:51 · tip-inMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 13:41 · wristMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 15:20 · wristMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 15:26 · wristMissed shot — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 18:01 · wristMissed shot — Victor Olofsson (BUF), OT 03:03 · wristMissed shot — Erik Johnson (BUF), OT 04:32 · slapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 00:31 · snapShot on goal — Eric Robinson (BUF), P1 01:50 · tip-inShot on goal — Gustav Lindstrom (MTL), P1 03:09 · wristShot on goal — Sean Monahan (MTL), P1 04:21 · tip-inShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P1 04:55 · wristShot on goal — Tyson Jost (BUF), P1 05:03 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 06:34 · wristShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 07:12 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 07:17 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 07:35 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 07:48 · slapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 08:42 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 08:53 · snapShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 10:14 · snapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 11:23 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 12:05 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 12:06 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 12:38 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 12:53 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 15:31 · wristShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 15:55 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 16:17 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 17:00 · wristShot on goal — Eric Robinson (BUF), P1 18:59 · deflectedShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P2 00:31 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 01:29 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P2 01:35 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 03:34 · tip-inShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P2 04:07 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 04:19 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 05:33 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 05:59 · wristShot on goal — Joel Armia (MTL), P2 06:22 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 07:41 · wristShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 08:01 · wristShot on goal — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P2 09:15 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 10:35 · wristShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 10:36 · backhandShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 11:08 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 11:15 · wristShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P2 11:43 · tip-inShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 12:24 · wristShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 13:40 · snapShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 14:40 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 14:45 · slapShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P2 16:50 · snapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P2 17:20 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 17:38 · snapShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 19:12 · slapShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P3 01:28 · wristShot on goal — Justin Barron (MTL), P3 02:17 · snapShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P3 03:33 · tip-inShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 05:27 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 05:30 · snapShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P3 06:33 · wristShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 07:00 · wristShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P3 08:36 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 08:46 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 09:25 · tip-inShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 10:41 · wristShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 11:30 · slapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 11:51 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P3 12:16 · tip-inShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 12:59 · wristShot on goal — Erik Johnson (BUF), P3 13:13 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 13:22 · wristShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P3 18:26 · wristShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 18:43 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 19:02 · wristShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 19:05 · wristShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 19:53 · wristShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), OT 01:08 · wristShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), OT 02:01 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), OT 04:26 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), OT 04:45 · wristGoal — Jayden Struble (MTL), P2 12:59 · tip-inGoal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 13:13 · wristGoal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 01:06 · wristGoal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 06:36 · 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

2nd period

3rd period

Shootout

Penalties

1st period

  • 09:44MTLJohnathan Kovacevic — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Isak Rosen
  • 15:15MTLCayden Primeau — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Tage Thompson
  • 16:40MTLKaiden Guhle — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka

2nd period

  • 03:02BUFMattias Samuelsson — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Cole Caufield
  • 11:00MTLKaiden Guhle — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Eric Robinson
  • 11:00BUFEric Robinson — Boarding (5 min) · drawn by Justin Barron
  • 11:00BUFEric Robinson — Game misconduct (10 min)
  • 17:13MTLGustav Lindstrom — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Tage Thompson

3rd period

  • 13:58BUFTage Thompson — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Christian Dvorak
  • 15:44MTLJuraj Slafkovský — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Connor Clifton
  • 15:44BUFConnor Clifton — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Juraj Slafkovský
  • 18:54MTLChristian Dvorak — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jeff Skinner

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR0002112:52
M. StephensC0000007:54
N. SuzukiC1003122:26
J. AndersonR00-14416:58
J. SlafkovskýL00-12118:10
C. CaufieldR0009221:47
C. DvorakC0003017:21
J. ArmiaR0001014:33
J. YlonenR0000009:44
T. PearsonL0000002:50
J. EvansC00-10021:21
S. MonahanC01-11018:40
M. MathesonD0102029:48
K. GuhleD00-10122:03
J. KovacevicD0111120:50
G. LindstromD00-11015:09
J. StrubleD1001314:27
J. BarronD00-11221:30
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
C. Primeau(W)46/4895.8 %64:37
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0001118:37
T. JostC0011009:03
P. KrebsC0011111:15
K. OkposoR1006315:28
D. CozensC00-13218:50
C. MittelstadtC0015127:01
E. RobinsonL0002106:32
J. SkinnerL1017023:25
I. RosenR0000004:12
V. OlofssonL0002111:36
T. ThompsonC0112324:03
J. PeterkaR0005019:42
E. JohnsonD0001011:01
H. JokiharjuD0013120:46
M. SamuelssonD0002222:46
O. PowerD00-11023:54
R. DahlinD0015829:28
C. CliftonD0111113:21
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
D. Levi(O)29/3193.5 %65:00
E. Comrie0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres?

Canadiens won 3-2 in a shootout over Sabres on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

When was Canadiens vs Sabres played?

On Saturday, December 9, 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 23 (Canadiens 3, Sabres 1).