
Game No: 953
Started: 2025-03-01 19:00:00
Ended: 2025-03-01 21:51:00
Attendance: 0
Three Stars by: STARS
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1:13 | MTL | Cole Caufield | Patrik Laine | Nick Suzuki | |||
| 2 | 6:04 | BUF | Alex Tuch | Jacob Bryson | ||||
| 2 | 7:33 | BUF | Jiri Kulich | Rasmus Dahlin | JJ Peterka | |||
| 2 | 13:33 | MTL | Josh Anderson | Christian Dvorak | Lane Hutson | |||
| 2 | 19:57 | MTL | Alex Newhook | Mike Matheson | Lane Hutson | |||
| 3 | 18:22 | MTL | Jake Evans | Christian Dvorak |
#34 Brandon Schrader
#28 Chris Lee
#55 Kyle Flemington
#75 Brandon Grillo
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:32 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Interference | 2 | Owen Beck |
| 1 | 18:28 | MTL | Alexandre Carrier | Hooking | 2 | Rasmus Dahlin |
| 2 | 0:39 | BUF | Bowen Byram | Slashing | 2 | Cole Caufield |
| 2 | 14:35 | MTL | Alexandre Carrier | High-sticking | 2 | JJ Peterka |
| 2 | 14:52 | BUF | JJ Peterka | Interference | 2 | Mike Matheson |
| 2 | 19:24 | MTL | Jayden Struble | Roughing | 2 | Beck Malenstyn |
| 2 | 19:24 | BUF | Beck Malenstyn | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | |
| 3 | 12:08 | MTL | Arber Xhekaj | Roughing | 2 | Tage Thompson |
| 3 | 12:08 | BUF | Jordan Greenway | Roughing | 2 | Arber Xhekaj |
| 3 | 19:02 | MTL | Jayden Struble | Roughing | 2 | Dylan Cozens |
| 3 | 19:02 | BUF | Jordan Greenway | Cross-checking | 2 | |
| 3 | 19:02 | BUF | Dylan Cozens | Roughing | 2 | |
| 3 | 19:02 | BUF | JJ Peterka | Misconduct | 10 |
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 SlafkovskÝ | L |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | C |
| 35 | Sam Montembeault | G |
| 40 | Joel Armia | R |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D |
| 51 | Emil Heineman | L |
| 58 | David Savard | D |
| 62 | Owen Beck | C |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D |
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | G |
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | G |
| 92 | Patrik Laine | L |
Coach: Lindy Ruff
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D |
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | D |
| 9 | Zach Benson | L |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | 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 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 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 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D |
| 55 | Michael Pezzetta | L |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L |
| 81 | Sam Lafferty | C |
| 4 | Goals | 2 |
| 7 | Assists | 3 |
| 4 | Plus / Minus | -5 |
| 5 | Penalties | 8 |
| 10 | PIM | 24 |
| 39 | Corsi For | 41 |
| 48.75 | Corsi % | 51.25 |
| 29 | Fenwick For | 41 |
| 41.43 | Fenwick % | 58.57 |
| 29 | Shots | 25 |
| 18 | Shots Blocked | 27 |
| 10 | Missed Shots | 16 |
| 27 | Hits | 28 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 27 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 26 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 39 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Lost | 39 |
| 58% | Faceoff Percentage | 42% |
| Montreal Canadiens | Buffalo Sabres | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 23:16 | 1 | 6:00 |
| 2 | 1:38 | 2 | |
| Montreal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 4:51 |
| 1 - 2 | 6:00 |
| 3 - 2 | 18:25 |
| 4 - 2 | 1:38 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 57 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| 35 | Sam Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Joel Armia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Emil Heineman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | David Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Owen Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Patrik Laine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 31 | 00:51 | 26:34 | 01:53 | 02:17 | 22:24 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 19 | 00:44 | 13:58 | 00:48 | 00:00 | 13:10 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 22 | 00:49 | 17:58 | 02:56 | 00:00 | 15:02 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 25 | 00:49 | 20:29 | 03:01 | 00:18 | 17:10 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 18 | 00:45 | 13:41 | 00:48 | 00:00 | 12:53 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 22 | 00:40 | 14:41 | 00:00 | 01:21 | 13:20 |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 20 | 00:47 | 15:46 | 02:44 | 00:00 | 13:02 |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | 22 | 00:44 | 16:27 | 00:00 | 01:24 | 15:03 |
| 40 | Joel Armia | 17 | 00:46 | 13:18 | 00:48 | 00:45 | 11:45 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 31 | 00:39 | 20:21 | 00:10 | 00:00 | 20:11 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 22 | 00:47 | 17:17 | 00:12 | 00:00 | 17:05 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 25 | 00:52 | 21:59 | 02:44 | 00:00 | 19:15 |
| 51 | Emil Heineman | 15 | 00:41 | 10:29 | 00:48 | 00:00 | 09:41 |
| 58 | David Savard | 20 | 00:46 | 15:35 | 00:00 | 01:44 | 13:51 |
| 62 | Owen Beck | 14 | 00:41 | 09:43 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:43 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | 21 | 00:46 | 16:14 | 00:00 | 00:46 | 15:28 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | 20 | 00:48 | 16:05 | 00:10 | 00:33 | 15:22 |
| 92 | Patrik Laine | 14 | 00:48 | 11:25 | 02:03 | 00:00 | 09:22 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | 29 | 00:45 | 22:08 | 00:40 | 00:47 | 20:41 |
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | 12 | 00:36 | 07:20 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 07:20 |
| 9 | Zach Benson | 15 | 00:42 | 10:32 | 00:33 | 01:16 | 08:43 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | 24 | 00:40 | 16:18 | 00:00 | 01:16 | 15:02 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 17 | 00:42 | 12:09 | 00:00 | 01:15 | 10:54 |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | 22 | 00:42 | 15:39 | 00:33 | 00:00 | 15:06 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 20 | 00:44 | 14:51 | 01:44 | 00:00 | 13:07 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 19 | 00:53 | 16:55 | 00:00 | 02:45 | 14:10 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 26 | 00:40 | 17:44 | 00:33 | 00:00 | 17:11 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 25 | 00:46 | 19:30 | 00:33 | 00:17 | 18:40 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 27 | 00:54 | 24:44 | 01:44 | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 13 | 00:40 | 08:51 | 00:00 | 01:18 | 07:33 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 20 | 00:49 | 16:35 | 00:08 | 01:45 | 14:42 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 27 | 00:45 | 20:17 | 01:36 | 00:00 | 18:41 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | 20 | 00:37 | 12:20 | 00:00 | 02:45 | 09:35 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 24 | 00:49 | 19:59 | 01:44 | 00:00 | 18:15 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | 24 | 00:38 | 15:33 | 00:00 | 01:04 | 14:29 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 26 | 00:47 | 20:22 | 01:37 | 00:48 | 17:57 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.778 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |