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Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens: game summary

Final · March 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres3
Montreal Canadiens logoMontreal Canadiens4

Shots on goal : BUF 36 — MTL 20 · Centre Bell

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

MTL Montreal Canadiens logo
36Shots on goal20
40 %Faceoff win %60 %
0/4Power play2/5
12Penalty minutes10
37Hits20
10Blocked shots24
12Giveaways14
4Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTTotal
BUF91413036
MTL865120

Season series BUF 0 – 4 MTL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 3 / 36 / 614 / 20 / 32 MTLMontreal Canadiens logo →
Missed shot — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P1 01:49 · snapMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 03:09 · backhandMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 05:19 · backhandMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 07:14 · wristMissed shot — Emil Heineman (MTL), P1 07:57 · slapMissed shot — Emil Heineman (MTL), P1 08:10 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 11:23 · snapMissed shot — Joel Armia (MTL), P1 15:45 · slapMissed shot — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P1 17:36 · snapMissed shot — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 19:18 · snapMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 19:21 · tip-inMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 01:29 · tip-inMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 01:49 · snapMissed shot — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P2 02:03 · tip-inMissed shot — Sam Lafferty (BUF), P2 02:31 · deflectedMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P2 03:21 · snapMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 05:51 · snapMissed shot — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P2 08:28 · slapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 15:49 · snapMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 16:37 · snapMissed shot — Alex Newhook (MTL), P2 17:38 · snapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 19:56 · wristMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 00:25 · snapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 00:26 · snapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 00:44 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 01:06 · snapMissed shot — Patrik Laine (MTL), P3 01:40 · snapMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 03:17 · snapMissed shot — David Savard (MTL), P3 04:52 · wristMissed shot — Sam Lafferty (BUF), P3 05:49 · tip-inMissed shot — Connor Clifton (BUF), P3 09:30 · snapMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 12:10 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 13:17 · snapMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 13:30 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 18:34 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 18:35 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 18:46 · backhandShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 01:23 · tip-inShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P1 01:45 · snapShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P1 01:55 · snapShot on goal — Patrik Laine (MTL), P1 02:00 · slapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 07:02 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 07:07 · tip-inShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 07:09 · backhandShot on goal — Sam Lafferty (BUF), P1 07:35 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 10:01 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 10:29 · backhandShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 11:20 · snapShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 11:21 · snapShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P1 14:21 · tip-inShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 16:39 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 00:47 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 01:24 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 02:56 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 03:35 · deflectedShot on goal — Alex Newhook (MTL), P2 03:50 · deflectedShot on goal — Alex Newhook (MTL), P2 04:03 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 06:00 · snapShot on goal — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P2 06:01 · backhandShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 07:24 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 07:36 · snapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 07:56 · backhandShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 08:36 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 09:17 · snapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 09:47 · snapShot on goal — Sam Lafferty (BUF), P2 11:47 · snapShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P2 12:15 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 12:29 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 12:32 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 18:05 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 03:59 · snapShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P3 04:21 · snapShot on goal — Sam Lafferty (BUF), P3 05:08 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 05:33 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 09:44 · slapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 09:50 · slapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P3 11:24 · snapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 11:36 · tip-inShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 11:50 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 13:44 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 15:08 · snapShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 15:39 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 17:49 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 18:33 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 18:45 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 19:16 · snapGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 09:42 · snapGoal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 11:41 · snapGoal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 13:42 · snapGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 18:07 · snapGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 03:24 · slapGoal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 18:59 · snapGoal — Mike Matheson (MTL), OT 01:21 · snap

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

Overtime

Penalties

1st period

  • 01:57BUFDylan Cozens — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Brendan Gallagher
  • 08:22BUFBowen Byram — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Jake Evans
  • 10:03MTLChristian Dvorak — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka
  • 10:03MTLAlexandre Carrier — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 10:03BUFRasmus Dahlin — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Alexandre Carrier
  • 12:37BUFRasmus Dahlin — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Jake Evans
  • 14:24BUFJJ Peterka — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Alexandre Carrier

2nd period

  • 04:10MTLAlex Newhook — Interference goalkeeper (2 min) · drawn by James Reimer
  • 14:32MTLJayden Struble — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Beck Malenstyn

3rd period

  • 09:38MTLAlex Newhook — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Connor Clifton
  • 14:42BUFRasmus Dahlin — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Mike Matheson

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0002111:31
J. GreenwayL0010217:05
P. KrebsC0000311:14
J.KulichC0110115:13
J. QuinnR00-13114:16
D. CozensC0104617:19
B. MalenstynL0000512:04
R. McLeodC0000113:08
T. ThompsonC1015018:36
J. PeterkaR0216020:22
S. LaffertyC0003309:46
A. TuchR1014021:42
B. ByramD0021124:59
D. GilbertD0100211:40
O. PowerD00-12121:10
R. DahlinD1026425:34
C. CliftonD0000614:45
J. BrysonD0110016:11
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen0/0—00:00
J. Reimer(O)16/2080.0 %60:24

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR0000012:56
C. CaufieldR10-13017:44
N. SuzukiC13-14120:11
A. NewhookC0002013:14
J. AndersonR0000115:28
J. SlafkovskýL1103417:29
C. DvorakC0001015:48
J. ArmiaR00-10318:51
E. HeinemanL00-10113:20
O. BeckC0000107:49
J. EvansC00-10216:33
P. LaineL0001013:03
M. MathesonD1101128:22
A. CarrierD00-22020:51
J. StrubleD0000215:18
L. HutsonD0200119:11
D. SavardD0000117:05
A. XhekajD00-13213:08
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
S. Montembeault(W)33/3691.7 %61:03
J. Dobes0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens?

Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime over Sabres on Monday, March 3, 2025.

When was Sabres vs Canadiens played?

On Monday, March 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET at Centre Bell.

Where was Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Centre Bell, in Montreal.

Have the Sabres and Canadiens played this season?

Yes: November 11 (Canadiens 7, Sabres 5); December 17 (Sabres 1, Canadiens 6); March 1 (Canadiens 4, Sabres 2).