Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	33-37-12
at Montreal Canadiens	5	47-26-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	2	2
Montreal Canadiens	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	10	18	39
Montreal Canadiens	17	13	5	35

Three stars

M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (3 goals)
A. Radulov, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
A. Markov, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:27	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (22)	Alexander Radulov (26), Phillip Danault (16)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd	07:48	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (23)	Alexander Radulov (27), Phillip Danault (17)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 2
2nd	11:12	Montreal Canadiens	David Desharnais (4)	Sven Andrighetto (6)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 3
2nd	18:38	Montreal Canadiens	Paul Byron (14)	Andrei Markov (20), Tomas Plekanec (16)	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 4
3rd	03:24	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (24)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, MTL 5
3rd	16:04	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitry Kulikov (1)	Cal O'Reilly (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, MTL 5
3rd	17:48	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Gionta (12)	Cody Franson (12), Evander Kane (10)	Power play	BUF 2, MTL 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	39	35
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	6
Hits	31	16
Blocked shots	21	16
Giveaways	18	17
Takeaways	2	1
Faceoffs won	26/51 (51%)	25/51 (49%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	0	0	50%	17:55
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	50%	14:53
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	1	0	46.7%	19:03
Number 19 C. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	25%	06:10
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		18:17
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		17:35
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		08:53
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0	40%	16:26
Number 48 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:59
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		16:05
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	4	1	0		15:12
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	21:04
Number 6 C. Franson	D	0	1	1	-3	0	2	3	2	0		19:50
Number 38 T. Fedun	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		15:27
Number 41 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	3	0		14:48
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-5	0	0	0	2	0		17:34
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	5	0		26:02
Number 77 D. Kulikov	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	3	0		22:47

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 R. Lehner	35	30	5	.857	60:00	Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	41.2%	15:05
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	64.3%	13:37
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0	2	0	20%	16:56
Number 32 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:57
Number 41 P. Byron	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	2	0		14:33
Number 42 S. Andrighetto	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:49
Number 43 D. Carr	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:26
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	0	2	2	+3	0	1	1	0	0		17:58
Number 51 D. Desharnais	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	60%	14:59
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		13:08
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	75%	14:45
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	3	0	3	+3	0	3	0	1	0	100%	16:17
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	1	0		24:38
Number 8 G. Pateryn	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	2	1	0		18:43
Number 28 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	0		22:50
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0		21:59
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		17:43
Number 89 N. Nesterov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	2	0		14:21

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	39	37	2	.949	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:52	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Fedun	Tripping	2
1st	05:33	Montreal Canadiens	Greg Pateryn	Holding	2
3rd	16:32	Montreal Canadiens	Alexei Emelin	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:48	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Brad Meier, Evgeny Romasko
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nicolas Deslauriers, Jake McCabe
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Petry, Mark Barberio, Jacob de la Rose

2016-2017 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 13, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 21, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 5, 2017

Other NHL games on Jan 31

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Nashville Predators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
New Jersey Devils 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Ottawa Senators 5 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Minnesota Wild 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 31, 2017

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