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Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Canadiens
3-1-1, 7 PTS
3-1
Final
Sabres
2-4-0, 4 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

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MTL491427
BUF7171337

In net

Jake Allen36/37 SV, .973
Eric Comrie24/27 SV, .889
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MTL1023
BUF1001

Who won: Canadiens 3-1

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Monday, October 23, 2023 at KeyBank Center. The Canadiens lead the series 1-0. The Canadiens outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 3rd period. Brendan Gallagher led the Canadiens in goals (1). Jeff Skinner led the Sabres in goals (1).

Recap · Oct 23
Jake Allen stops 36 shots as Canadiens beat Sabres 3-1

Jake Allen made 36 saves to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

What it means

  • Season series: MTL leads series 1-0.
  • Canadiens 1-0-1 on the road; Sabres 2-3-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens7th in Atlantic Division
  • Oliver Kapanen C
    Lower Body
    Day-To-Day
  • Bryce Pickford D
    Undisclosed
    Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov RW
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Kaiden Guhle D
    Groin, Surgery
    Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta LW
    Undisclosed
    Injured Reserve
Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division
  • Josh Doan RW
    Lower Body
    Day-To-Day
  • Alex Lyon G
    Upper Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Conor Timmins D
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Jason Zucker LW
    Abdomen, Surgery
    Injured Reserve
  • Topias Leinonen G
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens7th in Atlantic Division
Jake Allen G
Starting goalie, confirmed
Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division
Eric Comrie G
Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MTL leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 13,507
Officials
Tom Chmielewski (Referee), Furman South (Referee), Brad Kovachik (Linesman), Mitch Hunt (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

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