Canadiens 4-2 Sabres (Mar 1, 2025) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

29-26-5, 14-14-1 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

24-29-5, 15-13-3 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
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
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
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	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	22	14:41	0:00	1:21	13:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	13:18	0:48	0:45	11:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:43	0:00	0:00	9:43	3	1	75.0
1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	22	17:58	2:56	0:00	15:02	1	0	100.0
0	2	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:27	0:00	1:24	15:03	9	8	52.9
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	21	16:14	0:00	0:46	15:28	11	8	57.9
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:58	0:48	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	10:29	0:48	0:00	9:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	11:25	2:03	0:00	9:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	18	13:41	0:48	0:00	12:53	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	19	15:47	2:44	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	20:29	3:01	0:18	17:10	12	9	57.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	3	2	4	0	0	1	31	20:21	0:10	0:00	20:11	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	21:58	2:44	0:00	19:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	2	31	26:34	1:53	2:17	22:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:35	0:00	1:44	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	3	2	4	4	0	3	22	17:17	0:12	0:00	17:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	2	20	16:05	0:10	0:33	15:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	2	23	.920	19	4	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
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
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#8
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:32	0:33	1:16	8:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	0	1	2	7	0	3	26	17:44	0:33	0:00	17:11	8	8	50.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	2	4	3	1	4	24	16:18	0:00	1:16	15:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	17	12:09	0:00	1:15	10:54	3	2	60.0
1	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	15:39	0:33	0:00	15:06	2	8	20.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	13	8:51	0:00	1:18	7:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:35	0:08	1:45	14:42	3	13	18.8
0	1	1	1	1	0	2	12	2	1	1	23	20:01	1:44	0:00	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:51	1:44	0:00	13:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	2	27	20:17	1:36	0:00	18:41	11	8	57.9
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	4	26	20:22	1:37	0:48	17:57	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	15:34	0:00	1:04	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	3	29	22:07	0:40	0:47	20:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	3	20	12:18	0:00	2:45	9:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	2	1	0	0	4	0	2	27	24:44	1:44	0:00	23:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:20	0:00	0:00	7:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	19:30	0:33	0:17	18:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:55	0:00	2:45	14:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	23	2	0	0	0	58:41	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
	Canadiens	0	3	1	4
	Sabres	0	2	0	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		MTL	BUF
1:13	Cole Caufield (29) (Power Play) Assists: Patrik Laine (10), Nick Suzuki (43)	1	0
6:04	Alex Tuch (22) Assists: Jacob Bryson (5)	1	1
7:33	Jiri Kulich (12) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (38), JJ Peterka (28)	1	2
13:33	Josh Anderson (10) Assists: Christian Dvorak (13), Lane Hutson (41)	2	2
19:57	Alex Newhook (12) Assists: Mike Matheson (22), Lane Hutson (42)	3	2

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
18:22		Jake Evans (12) (Empty Net) Assists: Christian Dvorak (14)	4	2

0:41

Josh Anderson scores goal vs. Sabres

0:41

Jiri Kulich lights the lamp

0:42

Alex Tuch lights the lamp for Sabres

0:38

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 3-0

Canadiens
7
Sabres
5

Game 1

11/11

Sabres
1
Canadiens
6

Game 2

12/17

Canadiens
4
Sabres
2

Game 3

3/1

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 4

3/3

ESPN+

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, March 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: BUF -145

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 18,361

Referees:
Chris Lee
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	38	20	2	78
Florida	37	21	3	77
Tampa Bay	35	20	4	74
Detroit	30	24	6	66
Ottawa	30	25	4	64
Boston	28	26	8	64
Montreal	29	26	5	63
Buffalo	24	29	5	53

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