Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Canadiens

30-38-6, 66 PTS

4-3

Final/SO

Sabres

35-31-7, 77 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
MTL	6	18	13	4	5	46
BUF	13	9	9	2	5	38

In net

Jake Allen30/33 SV, .909

Eric Comrie38/41 SV, .927

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
MTL	1	1	1	0	1	4
BUF	1	2	0	0	0	3

Who won: Canadiens 4-3

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout on Monday, March 27, 2023 at KeyBank Center. The Canadiens win the series 2-1. Brendan Gallagher led the Canadiens in goals (1). Lukas Rousek led the Sabres in goals (1).

Recap · Mar 27

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Brendan Gallagher and the Montreal Canadiens rallied back to avoid playoff elimination with less than three weeks left in their season. The Buffalo Sabres, meanwhile, are running out of chances to stay in the Eastern Conference wild-card hunt.

What it means

Season series: MTL wins series 2-1.
Canadiens 14-21-3 on the road; Sabres 14-20-4 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Florian Xhekaj LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Bryce Pickford D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jack Rathbone D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Jake Allen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Eric Comrie G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MTL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Sabres 7, Canadiens 2 (Nov 22)

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 16,435
Officials: Trevor Hanson (Referee), Michael Markovic (Referee), Ryan Galloway (Linesman), Kiel Murchison (Linesman)