Canadiens 6-1 Sabres (Dec 17, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

11-17-4, 5-8-1 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	1	0	1
MTL	2	4	0	6

Montreal Canadiens

12-16-3, 9-7-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#8
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	15	11:12	0:00	0:00	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	17:14	4:43	1:06	11:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	4	1	2	23	16:48	2:38	2:11	11:59	4	8	33.3
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:59	0:00	2:31	11:28	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:54	2:32	0:00	11:22	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	1	1	17	12:00	0:00	2:29	9:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	12:53	0:00	3:06	9:47	9	5	64.3
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	17:55	5:43	0:00	12:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:19	5:36	1:11	10:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:08	5:26	0:00	11:42	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	25	14:34	1:10	2:35	10:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	12:35	1:44	0:00	10:51	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	31	24:11	4:23	2:55	16:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	21	14:18	0:00	4:47	9:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	19	11:55	0:00	2:00	9:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:19	0:01	0:01	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	29	23:39	3:04	3:11	17:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	2	1	2	1	1	1	31	20:39	0:00	3:18	17:21	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
James ReimerJ. Reimer#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	6	15	.714	12	3	0	0	0	40:00	0
6	0	6	1.000	6	0	0	0	0	20:00	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Emil HeinemanE. Heineman#51
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#52
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:17	0:55	3:20	12:02	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	18	11:50	0:00	1:42	10:08	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	14:13	3:40	0:00	10:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	14:02	3:30	0:00	10:32	2	2	50.0
0	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	23	17:57	1:01	4:55	12:01	5	11	31.3
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	15:54	0:54	3:23	11:37	4	5	44.4
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:13	3:26	0:00	11:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	14:28	3:24	0:00	11:04	0	0	0.0
3	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	13:12	3:38	0:00	9:34	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	15:47	3:30	0:01	12:16	4	4	50.0
1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:35	3:41	0:00	10:54	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	18	14:32	3:40	0:26	10:26	10	7	58.8
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	13:27	0:38	0:29	12:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	22	20:15	0:05	3:51	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	18	18:30	3:38	0:05	14:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	4	0	0	1	1	1	24	24:40	3:49	4:20	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	18	16:10	0:00	3:06	13:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	20:18	0:56	3:06	16:16	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	1	20	.952	15	2	3	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	1	0	1
	Canadiens	2	4	0	6

1st Period			BUF	MTL
0:19		Joel Armia (5) Assists: Jake Evans (11), Emil Heineman (4)	0	1
6:26		Patrik Laine (4) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (20), Juraj Slafkovsky (14)	0	2

2nd Period		BUF	MTL
3:43	Dylan Cozens (7) Assists: JJ Peterka (13), Owen Power (16)	1	2
5:54	Juraj Slafkovsky (3) Assists: Cole Caufield (11), David Savard (6)	1	3
9:45	Patrik Laine (5) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (21), Lane Hutson (20)	1	4
10:55	Patrik Laine (6) (Power Play) Assists: Cole Caufield (12), Lane Hutson (21)	1	5
19:15	Josh Anderson (6) Assists: Christian Dvorak (8), Brendan Gallagher (7)	1	6

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

1:11

Patrik Laine's hat trick helps Canadiens dismantle Sabres

1:11

Josh Anderson nets goal for Canadiens

0:51

Patrik Laine's hat trick goal makes it 5-1 Canadiens

0:48

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

Canadiens
7
Sabres
5

Game 1

11/11

Sabres
1
Canadiens
6

Game 2

12/17

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 3

3/1

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 4

3/3

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, December 17, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Line: BUF -130

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Pierre Lambert
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Michel Cormier
Bevan Mills

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	19	10	2	40
Florida	19	11	2	40
Boston	17	13	3	37
Tampa Bay	17	10	2	36
Ottawa	16	13	2	34
Detroit	12	14	4	28
Montreal	12	16	3	27
Buffalo	11	17	4	26

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