Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Canadiens

12-12-3, 27 PTS

3-2

Final/SO

Sabres

11-14-3, 25 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	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).

Recap · Dec 9

Primeau stops 46 shots as Slafkovsky's shootout goal lifts Canadiens over Sabres 3-2

Cayden Primeau made a career-high 46 saves and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: MTL leads series 2-0.
Canadiens 6-4-2 on the road; Sabres 5-7-1 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

Cayden Primeau G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Devon Levi G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MTL leads series 2-0

Last meeting: Canadiens 3, Sabres 1 (Oct 23)

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 17,123
Officials: Trevor Hanson (Referee), Brandon Schrader (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), CJ Murray (Linesman)