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Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · March 1, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens logoMontreal Canadiens4
Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres2

Shots on goal : MTL 29 — BUF 25 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
29Shots on goal25
58 %Faceoff win %42 %
1/4Power play0/2
10Penalty minutes24
27Hits28
28Blocked shots17
20Giveaways27
6Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
MTL9101029
BUF99725

Season series MTL 4 – 0 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Montreal Canadiens logoMTL 4 / 29 / 392 / 25 / 39 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Alex Newhook (MTL), P1 03:00 · wristMissed shot — Emil Heineman (MTL), P1 03:43 · wristMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 04:16 · snapMissed shot — David Savard (MTL), P1 05:30 · slapMissed shot — Emil Heineman (MTL), P1 08:14 · snapMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 10:10 · slapMissed shot — Jayden Struble (MTL), P1 13:08 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Newhook (MTL), P1 13:13 · wristMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 14:05 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 15:16 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 18:37 · wristMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 01:27 · wristMissed shot — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 08:00 · wristMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 08:56 · batMissed shot — Emil Heineman (MTL), P2 12:39 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 13:15 · snapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 14:30 · slapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 18:40 · backhandMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 02:07 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 02:20 · tip-inMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 07:13 · wristMissed shot — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P3 08:09 · wristMissed shot — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P3 11:59 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 14:29 · wristShot on goal — Emil Heineman (MTL), P1 00:48 · tip-inShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P1 01:28 · wristShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P1 04:23 · wristShot on goal — Patrik Laine (MTL), P1 06:29 · wristShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 07:41 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P1 08:36 · backhandShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P1 08:37 · backhandShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 08:44 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P1 10:16 · wristShot on goal — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P1 10:24 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P1 10:55 · pokeShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P1 11:19 · wristShot on goal — Jayden Struble (MTL), P1 14:57 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 18:17 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 18:25 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 19:08 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 19:55 · snapShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P1 19:58 · backhandShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 00:28 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 03:30 · wristShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 03:34 · snapShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P2 04:56 · tip-inShot on goal — Owen Beck (MTL), P2 06:53 · wristShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 09:15 · wristShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P2 09:36 · slapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 11:02 · snapShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 11:57 · wristShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 15:02 · tip-inShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P2 15:39 · wristShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P2 16:11 · wristShot on goal — Patrik Laine (MTL), P2 16:53 · wristShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 19:22 · wristShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P3 01:29 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 01:53 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 04:47 · wristShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 06:59 · tip-inShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 07:51 · backhandShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P3 08:10 · deflectedShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P3 08:11 · wristShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P3 08:12 · wristShot on goal — Alex Newhook (MTL), P3 08:16 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 08:58 · wristShot on goal — Joel Armia (MTL), P3 09:34 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 13:30 · deflectedShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 13:31 · backhandShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P3 16:59 · backhandShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P3 17:46 · wristShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 19:10 · wristGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 01:13 · slapGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 06:04 · wristGoal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 07:33 · slapGoal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 13:33 · wristGoal — Alex Newhook (MTL), P2 19:57 · tip-inGoal — Jake Evans (MTL), P3 18:22 · 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

Penalties

1st period

  • 06:32BUFTage Thompson — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Owen Beck
  • 18:28MTLAlexandre Carrier — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin

2nd period

  • 00:39BUFBowen Byram — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Cole Caufield
  • 14:35MTLAlexandre Carrier — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka
  • 14:52BUFJJ Peterka — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Mike Matheson
  • 19:24MTLJayden Struble — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Beck Malenstyn
  • 19:24BUFBeck Malenstyn — Interference goalkeeper (2 min) · drawn by Jakub Dobes

3rd period

  • 12:08BUFJordan Greenway — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Arber Xhekaj
  • 12:08MTLArber Xhekaj — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Jordan Greenway
  • 19:02MTLJayden Struble — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Dylan Cozens
  • 19:02BUFJordan Greenway — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Jakub Dobes
  • 19:02BUFDylan Cozens — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Jayden Struble
  • 19:02BUFJJ Peterka — Misconduct (10 min)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR0004213:58
C. CaufieldR1001217:58
N. SuzukiC0103020:29
A. NewhookC1012213:41
J. AndersonR1002214:41
J. SlafkovskýL0002515:47
C. DvorakC0214116:27
J. ArmiaR0001113:18
E. HeinemanL00-11110:29
O. BeckC0001109:43
J. EvansC1011316:14
P. LaineL0102011:25
M. MathesonD0110126:34
A. CarrierD0012020:21
J. StrubleD00-11417:17
L. HutsonD0212021:58
D. SavardD0000015:35
A. XhekajD0000216:05
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00
J. Dobes(W)23/2592.0 %60:00

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL00-11010:32
J. GreenwayL0002316:18
P. KrebsC0000212:09
J.KulichC10-13015:39
J. QuinnR0001114:51
D. CozensC0012717:44
B. MalenstynL0001208:51
R. McLeodC00-11016:35
T. ThompsonC00-12220:17
J. PeterkaR0111220:01
A. TuchR10-12320:22
B. ByramD00-12022:07
D. GilbertD0000007:20
M. SamuelssonD0000116:55
O. PowerD0002019:30
R. DahlinD01-13424:44
C. CliftonD0001112:18
J. BrysonD0101015:34
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(L)25/2889.3 %58:41
J. Reimer0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres?

Canadiens won 4-2 over Sabres on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

When was Canadiens vs Sabres played?

On Saturday, March 1, 2025, 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: November 11 (Canadiens 7, Sabres 5); December 17 (Sabres 1, Canadiens 6).