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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens on December 17th 2024

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Montreal Canadiens (6)

Game No: 497

Started: 2024-12-17 19:00:00

Ended: 2024-12-17 21:38:00

Attendance: 21,105

Three Stars by: RDS

Full Recap

Referees

#3 Chris Schlenker

#25 Pierre Lambert

Officials

#53 Bevan Mills

#76 Michel Cormier

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
1 6:06 BUF Zach Benson Holding 2 Lane Hutson
1 9:35 BUF Mattias Samuelsson Interference 2 Kirby Dach
1 12:16 MTL David Savard Tripping 2 Jason Zucker
2 8:02 BUF Bowen Byram Slashing 2 Josh Anderson
2 9:30 BUF Alex Tuch High-sticking 2 Kirby Dach
2 10:11 BUF Dylan Cozens Delay Game - Puck over glass 2
2 11:47 MTL Alex Newhook Roughing 2 Owen Power
3 3:26 MTL Lane Hutson Cross-checking 2 Zach Benson
3 4:34 MTL Joel Armia Hooking 2 Owen Power
3 16:34 BUF Dennis Gilbert Tripping 2 Kirby Dach
3 19:20 MTL Joel Armia High-sticking 2 Tage Thompson

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G
4 Bowen Byram D
8 Dennis Gilbert D
9 Zach Benson L
10 Henri Jokiharju D
17 Jason Zucker L
19 Peyton Krebs C
20 Jiri Kulich C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
24 Dylan Cozens C
25 Owen Power D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
47 James Reimer G
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
75 Connor Clifton D
77 JJ Peterka R
89 Alex Tuch R
96 Nicolas Aube-Kubel R

Montreal Canadiens Roster

Coach: Martin St. Louis

# Player Position
8 Mike Matheson D
11 Brendan Gallagher R
13 Cole Caufield R
14 Nick Suzuki C
15 Alex Newhook C
17 Josh Anderson R
20 Juraj Slafkovsky L
21 Kaiden Guhle D
28 Christian Dvorak C
30 Cayden Primeau G
35 Sam Montembeault G
40 Joel Armia R
48 Lane Hutson D
51 Emil Heineman L
52 Justin Barron D
58 David Savard D
71 Jake Evans C
72 Arber Xhekaj D
77 Kirby Dach C
92 Patrik Laine L

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
12 Jordan Greenway L
78 Jacob Bryson D

Montreal Canadiens Scratches

# Player Position
47 Jayden Struble D
55 Michael Pezzetta L

1 Goals 6
2 Assists 12
-10 Plus / Minus 10
6 Penalties 5
12 PIM 10
36 Corsi For 38
48.65 Corsi % 51.35
21 Fenwick For 38
35.59 Fenwick % 64.41
21 Shots 27
27 Shots Blocked 12
15 Missed Shots 11
26 Hits 7
11 Giveaways 10
8 Takeaways 8
12 Blocked Shots 23
29 Faceoffs Won 27
27 Faceoffs Lost 29
52% Faceoff Percentage 48%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 1 8:18
2 2 21:08
3 3 1:10
4 4 8:20
5 5 20:45

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - Montreal Canadiens Time With Lead
0 - 1 6:07
0 - 2 17:17
1 - 2 2:11
1 - 3 3:51
1 - 4 1:10
1 - 5 8:20
1 - 6 20:45

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bowen Byram 0 0 0 -1 1 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
8 Dennis Gilbert 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 Zach Benson 0 0 0 -1 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 Henri Jokiharju 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 Jason Zucker 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Peyton Krebs 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 50
20 Jiri Kulich 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 60
22 Jack Quinn 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 0 0 0 -2 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
24 Dylan Cozens 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 2 1 1 4 8 33
25 Owen Power 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0
47 James Reimer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 Ryan McLeod 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 9 5 64
72 Tage Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 8 56
75 Connor Clifton 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
77 JJ Peterka 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
89 Alex Tuch 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
96 Nicolas Aube-Kubel 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0

Montreal Canadiens

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
8 Mike Matheson 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0
11 Brendan Gallagher 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Cole Caufield 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nick Suzuki 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 10 7 59
15 Alex Newhook 0 0 0 -1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 4 50
17 Josh Anderson 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Juraj Slafkovsky 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Kaiden Guhle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 0
28 Christian Dvorak 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 5 11 31
30 Cayden Primeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Sam Montembeault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Joel Armia 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
48 Lane Hutson 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
51 Emil Heineman 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 Justin Barron 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
58 David Savard 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
71 Jake Evans 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 44
72 Arber Xhekaj 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
77 Kirby Dach 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 50
92 Patrik Laine 3 0 3 -1 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 100

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 31 00:46 24:11 04:23 02:55 16:53
8 Dennis Gilbert 19 00:37 11:55 00:00 02:00 09:55
9 Zach Benson 21 00:49 17:14 04:43 01:06 11:25
10 Henri Jokiharju 23 00:47 18:19 00:01 00:01 18:17
17 Jason Zucker 20 00:37 12:35 01:44 00:00 10:51
19 Peyton Krebs 21 00:39 13:59 00:00 02:31 11:28
20 Jiri Kulich 19 00:43 13:54 02:32 00:00 11:22
22 Jack Quinn 21 00:49 17:19 05:36 01:11 10:32
23 Mattias Samuelsson 31 00:39 20:39 00:00 03:18 17:21
24 Dylan Cozens 23 00:43 16:48 02:38 02:11 11:59
25 Owen Power 29 00:48 23:39 03:04 03:11 17:24
29 Beck Malenstyn 17 00:42 12:00 00:00 02:29 09:31
71 Ryan McLeod 20 00:38 12:53 00:00 03:06 09:47
72 Tage Thompson 21 00:48 17:08 05:26 00:00 11:42
75 Connor Clifton 21 00:40 14:18 00:00 04:47 09:31
77 JJ Peterka 19 00:56 17:55 05:43 00:00 12:12
89 Alex Tuch 25 00:34 14:34 01:10 02:35 10:49
96 Nicolas Aube-Kubel 15 00:44 11:12 00:00 00:00 11:12

Montreal Canadiens

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
8 Mike Matheson 24 01:01 24:40 03:49 04:20 16:31
11 Brendan Gallagher 17 00:53 15:13 03:26 00:00 11:47
13 Cole Caufield 16 00:53 14:13 03:40 00:00 10:33
14 Nick Suzuki 18 00:48 14:32 03:40 00:26 10:26
15 Alex Newhook 17 00:55 15:47 03:30 00:01 12:16
17 Josh Anderson 18 00:54 16:17 00:55 03:20 12:02
20 Juraj Slafkovsky 17 00:51 14:35 03:41 00:00 10:54
21 Kaiden Guhle 22 00:55 20:15 00:05 03:51 16:19
28 Christian Dvorak 23 00:46 17:57 01:01 04:55 12:01
40 Joel Armia 18 00:39 11:50 00:00 01:42 10:08
48 Lane Hutson 18 01:01 18:30 03:38 00:05 14:47
51 Emil Heineman 17 00:51 14:28 03:24 00:00 11:04
52 Justin Barron 19 00:42 13:27 00:38 00:29 12:20
58 David Savard 18 00:53 16:10 00:00 03:06 13:04
71 Jake Evans 18 00:53 15:54 00:54 03:23 11:37
72 Arber Xhekaj 21 00:58 20:18 00:56 03:06 16:16
77 Kirby Dach 15 00:56 14:02 03:30 00:00 10:32
92 Patrik Laine 15 00:52 13:12 03:38 00:00 09:34

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1 2 11 0.818
2 4 10 0.6
47 James Reimer 3 0 6 1

Montreal Canadiens

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
35 Sam Montembeault 1 0 3 1
2 1 10 0.9
3 0 8 1

Shot Chart

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Expected Goals (experimental)

Player Deployments

Buffalo Sabres

Number of Deployments in Zones

OZ NZ DZ
31 0 25
# Player OZ NZ DZ
4 Bowen Byram 14 0 9
8 Dennis Gilbert 5 0 5
9 Zach Benson 10 0 5
10 Henri Jokiharju 6 0 7
17 Jason Zucker 6 0 4
19 Peyton Krebs 4 0 3
20 Jiri Kulich 11 0 2
22 Jack Quinn 10 0 7
23 Mattias Samuelsson 8 0 12
24 Dylan Cozens 9 0 8
25 Owen Power 14 0 9
29 Beck Malenstyn 1 0 3
71 Ryan McLeod 6 0 8
72 Tage Thompson 16 0 7
75 Connor Clifton 6 0 8
77 JJ Peterka 12 0 8
89 Alex Tuch 11 0 12
96 Nicolas Aube-Kubel 1 0 2

Montreal Canadiens

Number of Deployments in Zones

OZ NZ DZ
25 0 31
# Player OZ NZ DZ
8 Mike Matheson 10 0 19
11 Brendan Gallagher 5 0 7
13 Cole Caufield 12 0 8
14 Nick Suzuki 12 0 8
15 Alex Newhook 9 0 4
17 Josh Anderson 3 0 7
20 Juraj Slafkovsky 12 0 6
21 Kaiden Guhle 4 0 12
28 Christian Dvorak 3 0 13
40 Joel Armia 1 0 8
48 Lane Hutson 13 0 8
51 Emil Heineman 4 0 7
52 Justin Barron 5 0 3
58 David Savard 5 0 8
71 Jake Evans 1 0 11
72 Arber Xhekaj 6 0 9
77 Kirby Dach 8 0 4
92 Patrik Laine 12 0 3