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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres on March 1st 2025

Montreal Canadiens (4)

at

Buffalo Sabres (2)

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

Referees

#34 Brandon Schrader

#28 Chris Lee

Officials

#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

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
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

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
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

Montreal Canadiens Scratches

# Player Position
21 Kaiden Guhle D
55 Michael Pezzetta L
77 Kirby Dach C

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# 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%

Time Spent With Lead

Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 23:16 1 6:00
2 1:38 2

Time Each Lead Lasted

Montreal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres Time With Lead
1 - 0 4:51
1 - 2 6:00
3 - 2 18:25
4 - 2 1:38

Montreal Canadiens

# 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 Slafkovsky 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

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 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

Montreal Canadiens

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 Slafkovsky 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

Buffalo Sabres

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

Montreal Canadiens

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
75 Jakub DobeŠ 1 0 9 1
2 2 9 0.778
3 0 7 1

Buffalo Sabres

# 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

Shot Chart

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Expected Goals (experimental)

Player Deployments

Montreal Canadiens

Number of Deployments in Zones

OZ NZ DZ
34 0 33
# Player OZ NZ DZ
8 Mike Matheson 18 0 23
11 Brendan Gallagher 3 0 6
13 Cole Caufield 16 0 4
14 Nick Suzuki 17 0 9
15 Alex Newhook 9 0 2
17 Josh Anderson 3 0 14
20 Juraj Slafkovsky 14 0 4
28 Christian Dvorak 3 0 18
40 Joel Armia 6 0 12
45 Alexandre Carrier 11 0 20
47 Jayden Struble 9 0 5
48 Lane Hutson 16 0 2
51 Emil Heineman 5 0 6
58 David Savard 4 0 11
62 Owen Beck 6 0 1
71 Jake Evans 6 0 16
72 Arber Xhekaj 7 0 5
92 Patrik Laine 9 0 1

Buffalo Sabres

Number of Deployments in Zones

OZ NZ DZ
33 0 34
# Player OZ NZ DZ
4 Bowen Byram 15 0 14
8 Dennis Gilbert 1 0 4
9 Zach Benson 4 0 3
12 Jordan Greenway 7 0 12
19 Peyton Krebs 1 0 5
20 Jiri Kulich 12 0 10
22 Jack Quinn 9 0 2
23 Mattias Samuelsson 6 0 9
24 Dylan Cozens 8 0 9
25 Owen Power 10 0 9
26 Rasmus Dahlin 21 0 13
29 Beck Malenstyn 2 0 5
71 Ryan McLeod 8 0 12
72 Tage Thompson 21 0 12
75 Connor Clifton 1 0 10
77 JJ Peterka 21 0 9
78 Jacob Bryson 3 0 9
89 Alex Tuch 14 0 13