Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 35 |
| BUF | 17 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 |
In net
Cayden Primeau46/48 SV, .958
Devon Levi29/31 SV, .935| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Canadiens 3-2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at KeyBank Center. The Canadiens lead the series 2-0. The Canadiens outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 2nd period. Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (1). Jeff Skinner led the Sabres in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 3:11 | 2:05 | 13:21 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan CozensC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:50 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 13:52 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson JostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:03 | 0:00 | 3:29 | 5:34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 8:51 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey MittelstadtC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:01 | 5:56 | 1:26 | 19:39 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle OkposoRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 3:25 | 2:04 | 9:59 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor OlofssonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 3:31 | 0:00 | 8:05 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ PeterkaRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 16:08 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric RobinsonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:32 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 5:17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Isak RosenRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff SkinnerLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:25 | 5:56 | 0:00 | 17:29 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24:03 | 5:43 | 1:11 | 17:09 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor CliftonD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:21 | 0:00 | 4:56 | 8:25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29:28 | 6:08 | 2:12 | 21:08 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 | 3:34 | 7:27 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:46 | 0:33 | 0:23 | 19:50 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23:54 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 20:46 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:46 | 0:08 | 3:01 | 19:37 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon LeviG | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .935 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
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