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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 38-38-6
at Buffalo Sabres 2 35-36-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 0 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 5 10 7 0 22
Buffalo Sabres 15 10 13 5 43

Three stars

  1. B. Scrivens, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  2. G. Pateryn, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:17 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian (5) Ryan O'Reilly (33), Rasmus Ristolainen (29) Power play MTL 0, BUF 1
2nd 00:47 Montreal Canadiens Greg Pateryn (1) Alex Galchenyuk (22) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 1
2nd 19:57 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov (5) Tomas Plekanec (35), Max Pacioretty (29) Power play MTL 2, BUF 1
3rd 11:56 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (10) David Legwand (8), Mark Pysyk (6) Shorthanded MTL 2, BUF 2
OT 03:15 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron (9) Unassisted Even strength MTL 3, BUF 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 22 43
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 48 52
Hits 19 17
Blocked shots 12 9
Giveaways 7 8
Takeaways 1 4
Faceoffs won 34/68 (50%) 34/68 (50%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 M. Brown R 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 09:09
14 T. Plekanec C 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 47.6% 20:06
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 30% 15:44
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 08:37
25 J. de la Rose L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 100% 11:24
27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 50% 21:36
34 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 14 1 2 0 0 62.5% 08:58
41 P. Byron L 1 0 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 16:53
42 S. Andrighetto R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 17:29
53 L. Lessio L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11:14
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 21:58
81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 17:41
6 G. Pateryn D 1 0 1 0 2 1 4 3 0 21:00
20 V. Bartley D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 16:45
28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 17:59
45 M. Barberio D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:01
74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 6 1 0 27:15
79 A. Markov D 1 0 1 0 12 3 0 3 1 30:55
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
40 B. Scrivens 43 41 2 .954 63:11 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 6 6 3 0 0 20:14
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 17:56
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 37.5% 22:09
17 D. Legwand C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 60% 11:21
19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:37
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 55.6% 14:05
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:49
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 06:23
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 16:32
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 10 1 2 0 0 11:38
82 M. Foligno L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 3 1 0 13:01
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 53.8% 22:02
3 M. Pysyk D 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 16:23
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 0 20:07
25 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 10:24
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 1 0 24:49
47 Z. Bogosian D 1 0 1 -2 14 8 0 2 1 21:20
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 3 0 27:26
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 22 19 3 .864 63:14 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:16 Montreal Canadiens Victor Bartley Holding 2
1st 18:58 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Cross checking 2
1st 18:58 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu Elbowing 2
1st 19:28 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 19:28 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 01:09 Montreal Canadiens Greg Pateryn Tripping 2
2nd 06:48 Buffalo Sabres Carlo Colaiacovo High sticking 2
2nd 15:20 Buffalo Sabres Mark Pysyk Roughing 2
2nd 15:20 Montreal Canadiens Mike Brown Roughing 2
2nd 15:20 Montreal Canadiens Mike Brown Roughing 2
2nd 17:31 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 17:31 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Hooking 2
2nd 17:31 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 19:30 Montreal Canadiens Michael McCarron Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 19:30 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Roughing 2
2nd 19:30 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Roughing 2
2nd 19:30 Montreal Canadiens Michael McCarron Roughing 2
2nd 19:30 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 19:30 Montreal Canadiens Michael McCarron Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 19:30 Buffalo Sabres Robin Lehner Roughing 2
3rd 01:24 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Interference 2
3rd 01:24 Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 09:03 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Cross checking 2
3rd 09:03 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 18:03 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Illegal check to head 2
OT 02:58 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Vaughan Rody, Kiel Murchison
Montreal Canadiens scratches
P.K. Subban, Brendan Gallagher, Stefan Matteau
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody Franson, Jason Kasdorf

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 7 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 16

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1 Final Game page

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