Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens
On the ice
BUF shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
| MTL | 11 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
In net
James Reimer6/6 SV, 1.000
Sam Montembeault20/21 SV, .952| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MTL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Who won: Canadiens 6-1
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-1 on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens lead the series 2-0. The Canadiens outscored the Sabres 4-1 in the 2nd period. Juraj Slafkovsky led the Canadiens in goals (1). JJ Peterka led the Sabres in assists (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:17 | 0:55 | 3:20 | 12:02 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel ArmiaRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 10:08 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:13 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 10:33 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:02 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 10:32 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian DvorakC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:57 | 1:01 | 4:55 | 12:01 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:54 | 0:54 | 3:23 | 11:37 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:13 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 11:47 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil HeinemanLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:28 | 3:24 | 0:00 | 11:04 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik LaineRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:12 | 3:38 | 0:00 | 9:34 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex NewhookC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:47 | 3:30 | 0:01 | 12:16 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:35 | 3:41 | 0:00 | 10:54 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:32 | 3:40 | 0:26 | 10:26 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin BarronD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 0:38 | 0:29 | 12:20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:15 | 0:05 | 3:51 | 16:19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane HutsonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | 3:38 | 0:05 | 14:47 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike MathesonD | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24:40 | 3:49 | 4:20 | 16:31 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David SavardD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:10 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 13:04 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber XhekajD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 | 0:56 | 3:06 | 16:16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam MontembeaultG | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .952 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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