
Game No: 968
Started: 2025-03-03 19:00:00
Ended: 2025-03-03 21:47:00
Attendance: 21,105
Three Stars by: RDS
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:42 | MTL | Cole Caufield | Nick Suzuki | Lane Hutson | |||
| 1 | 11:41 | MTL | Nick Suzuki | Mike Matheson | ||||
| 1 | 13:42 | MTL | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | Nick Suzuki | Lane Hutson | |||
| 2 | 18:07 | BUF | Alex Tuch | Dylan Cozens | Dennis Gilbert | |||
| 3 | 3:24 | BUF | Tage Thompson | JJ Peterka | Jacob Bryson | |||
| 3 | 18:59 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | JJ Peterka | Jiri Kulich | |||
| 4 | 1:21 | MTL | Mike Matheson | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | Nick Suzuki |
#26 Jake Brenk
#9 Dan O'Rourke
#80 Jonathan Deschamps
#68 CJ Murray
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:57 | BUF | Dylan Cozens | Roughing | 2 | Brendan Gallagher |
| 1 | 8:22 | BUF | Bowen Byram | Slashing | 2 | Jake Evans |
| 1 | 10:03 | MTL | Alexandre Carrier | Roughing | 2 | |
| 1 | 10:03 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | Roughing | 2 | |
| 1 | 12:37 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | Interference | 2 | Jake Evans |
| 1 | 10:03 | MTL | Christian Dvorak | Roughing | 2 | |
| 1 | 14:24 | BUF | JJ Peterka | Tripping | 2 | Alexandre Carrier |
| 2 | 4:10 | MTL | Alex Newhook | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | James Reimer |
| 2 | 14:32 | MTL | Jayden Struble | Interference | 2 | Beck Malenstyn |
| 3 | 9:38 | MTL | Alex Newhook | Tripping | 2 | Connor Clifton |
| 3 | 14:42 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | Interference | 2 | Mike Matheson |
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 |
| 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 |
| 81 | Sam Lafferty | C |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R |
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 |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D |
| 55 | Michael Pezzetta | L |
| 3 | Goals | 4 |
| 6 | Assists | 7 |
| 8 | Plus / Minus | -8 |
| 6 | Penalties | 5 |
| 12 | PIM | 10 |
| 60 | Corsi For | 32 |
| 65.22 | Corsi % | 34.78 |
| 36 | Fenwick For | 32 |
| 52.94 | Fenwick % | 47.06 |
| 36 | Shots | 20 |
| 27 | Shots Blocked | 11 |
| 24 | Missed Shots | 12 |
| 37 | Hits | 20 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 25 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 38 |
| 38 | Faceoffs Lost | 24 |
| 39% | Faceoff Percentage | 61% |
| Buffalo Sabres | Montreal Canadiens | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 1 | 17:34 | |
| 2 | 2 | 7:18 | |
| 3 | 3 | 24:25 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - Montreal Canadiens | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 1:59 |
| 0 - 2 | 2:01 |
| 0 - 3 | 24:25 |
| 1 - 3 | 5:17 |
| 2 - 3 | 15:35 |
| 3 - 4 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 47 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 43 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Sam Lafferty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 69 |
| 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 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Emil Heineman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | David Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Owen Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 75 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | 31 | 00:48 | 24:59 | 01:41 | 03:42 | 19:36 |
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | 14 | 00:50 | 11:40 | 00:00 | 01:50 | 09:50 |
| 9 | Zach Benson | 18 | 00:38 | 11:29 | 01:34 | 00:04 | 09:51 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | 21 | 00:48 | 17:05 | 00:01 | 05:29 | 11:35 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 15 | 00:44 | 11:14 | 00:45 | 00:00 | 10:29 |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | 21 | 00:43 | 15:13 | 01:33 | 00:04 | 13:36 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 17 | 00:50 | 14:16 | 06:38 | 00:00 | 07:38 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 22 | 00:47 | 17:19 | 02:21 | 00:00 | 14:58 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 25 | 00:50 | 21:10 | 02:41 | 00:56 | 17:33 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 30 | 00:51 | 25:34 | 04:58 | 01:23 | 19:13 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 19 | 00:38 | 12:06 | 00:02 | 03:14 | 08:50 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 19 | 00:41 | 13:08 | 00:02 | 05:04 | 08:02 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 21 | 00:53 | 18:36 | 06:00 | 00:05 | 12:31 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | 18 | 00:49 | 14:45 | 00:00 | 05:13 | 09:32 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 21 | 00:58 | 20:22 | 06:29 | 00:00 | 13:53 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | 26 | 00:37 | 16:11 | 00:11 | 03:47 | 12:13 |
| 81 | Sam Lafferty | 12 | 00:48 | 09:46 | 00:04 | 00:00 | 09:42 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 24 | 00:54 | 21:42 | 06:45 | 02:49 | 12:08 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 24 | 01:10 | 28:22 | 02:46 | 08:17 | 17:19 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 17 | 00:45 | 12:56 | 02:51 | 00:00 | 10:05 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 19 | 00:56 | 17:44 | 05:30 | 00:00 | 12:14 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 21 | 00:57 | 20:11 | 05:30 | 01:02 | 13:39 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 14 | 00:56 | 13:14 | 02:50 | 00:00 | 10:24 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 21 | 00:44 | 15:28 | 00:00 | 04:00 | 11:28 |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 19 | 00:55 | 17:29 | 05:33 | 00:02 | 11:54 |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | 21 | 00:45 | 15:48 | 00:02 | 03:09 | 12:37 |
| 40 | Joel Armia | 21 | 00:53 | 18:51 | 02:52 | 04:17 | 11:42 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 24 | 00:52 | 20:51 | 00:00 | 01:31 | 19:20 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 18 | 00:51 | 15:18 | 00:08 | 00:00 | 15:10 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 19 | 01:00 | 19:11 | 05:39 | 00:00 | 13:32 |
| 51 | Emil Heineman | 17 | 00:47 | 13:20 | 02:50 | 00:00 | 10:30 |
| 58 | David Savard | 17 | 01:00 | 17:05 | 00:00 | 06:19 | 10:46 |
| 62 | Owen Beck | 11 | 00:42 | 07:49 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 07:49 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | 22 | 00:45 | 16:33 | 00:03 | 04:12 | 12:18 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | 14 | 00:56 | 13:08 | 00:00 | 00:56 | 12:12 |
| 92 | Patrik Laine | 14 | 00:55 | 13:03 | 05:31 | 00:00 | 07:32 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | James Reimer | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0.625 |
| 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Sam Montembeault | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.929 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 13 | 0.846 |