Canadiens 4-3 Sabres (Mar 3, 2025) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

24-29-6, 9-16-3 away

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

Montreal Canadiens

30-26-5, 16-12-4 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
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

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	11:31	1:14	0:04	10:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	1	0	1	2	6	0	0	22	17:19	2:00	0:00	15:19	8	7	53.3
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	21	17:05	0:00	5:29	11:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	11:14	0:26	0:00	10:48	0	4	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:13	1:23	0:04	13:46	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	12	9:46	0:04	0:00	9:42	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	2	18	12:04	0:02	3:14	8:48	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	13:08	0:00	5:04	8:04	6	8	42.9
0	2	1	6	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	21	20:22	6:29	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:16	6:38	0:00	7:38	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:36	6:00	0:05	12:31	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	21:42	6:45	2:49	12:08	2	1	66.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	16:11	0:00	3:47	12:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	31	24:59	1:20	3:42	19:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	1	0	18	14:45	0:00	5:13	9:32	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	6	1	1	3	6	4	0	1	30	25:34	4:58	1:23	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	14	11:40	0:00	1:50	9:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0	1	1	1	25	21:10	2:41	0:56	17:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
James ReimerJ. Reimer#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	4	16	.800	13	2	1	0	0	60:24	0

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%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:28	0:00	4:00	11:28	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	18:51	2:52	3:56	12:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	11	7:49	0:00	0:00	7:49	1	0	100.0
1	0	-1	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	19	17:44	5:30	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:48	0:02	3:09	12:37	10	6	62.5
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	22	16:33	0:03	3:51	12:39	12	4	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:56	2:51	0:00	10:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:20	2:50	0:00	10:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	13:03	5:31	0:00	7:32	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	2	4	0	0	1	14	13:14	2:50	0:00	10:24	5	3	62.5
1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	19	17:29	5:33	0:02	11:54	0	0	0.0
1	3	-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	20:11	5:30	1:02	13:39	8	10	44.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	1	5	1	2	0	0	1	24	20:51	0:00	1:10	19:41	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	19	19:11	5:39	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	24	28:22	2:46	7:56	17:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	17:05	0:00	5:58	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	1	0	18	15:18	0:08	0:00	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	13:08	0:00	0:56	12:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	24	8	1	0	0	61:03	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	OT	T
	Sabres	0	1	2	0	3
	Canadiens	3	0	0	1	4

1st Period		MTL
9:42	Cole Caufield (30) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (44), Lane Hutson (43)	1
11:41	Nick Suzuki (19) (Shorthanded) Assists: Mike Matheson (23)	2
13:42	Juraj Slafkovsky (11) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (45), Lane Hutson (44)	3

2nd Period			BUF	MTL
18:07		Alex Tuch (23) Assists: Dylan Cozens (20), Dennis Gilbert (5)	1	3

3rd Period			BUF	MTL
3:24		Tage Thompson (29) Assists: JJ Peterka (29), Jacob Bryson (6)	2	3
18:59		Rasmus Dahlin (10) Assists: JJ Peterka (30), Jiri Kulich (7)	3	3

OT Summary			BUF	MTL
1:21		Mike Matheson (5) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (24), Nick Suzuki (46)	3	4

0:50

Mike Matheson scores the winnner in OT for Canadiens

0:50

Mike Matheson scores goal for Canadiens

0:50

Rasmus Dahlin lights the lamp for Sabres

0:46

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 4-0

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
3
Canadiens
4

Game 4

3/3

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, March 3, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Line: MTL -125

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Jonathan Deschamps
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	38	20	3	79
Florida	38	21	3	79
Tampa Bay	35	21	4	74
Detroit	30	24	6	66
Ottawa	30	25	5	65
Montreal	30	26	5	65
Boston	28	26	8	64
Buffalo	24	29	6	54

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