Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
12 |
9 |
32 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
15 |
6 |
30 |
Three stars
- T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
- R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen (6) |
Josh Gorges (5), Jack Eichel (33) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
11:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis (5) |
Evander Kane (15), Ryan O'Reilly (34) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
00:46 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Plekanec (10) |
Alexander Radulov (36), Paul Byron (20) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, BUF 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 0 |
| Penalty minutes |
0 |
2 |
| Hits |
9 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
5 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/44 (63.6%) |
16/44 (36.4%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:01 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
13:12 |
| Number 17 T. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
13:11 |
| Number 21 D. King |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:10 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
15:55 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:04 |
| Number 32 B. Flynn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:32 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:40 |
| Number 47 A. Radulov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 65 A. Shaw |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
61.5% |
16:29 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:26 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 28 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:52 |
| Number 74 A. Emelin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:08 |
| Number 88 B. Davidson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 89 N. Nesterov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
58:48 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:52 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
17:12 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:48 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:59 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
30% |
13:24 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
13:51 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:06 |
| Number 70 A. Nylander |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:28 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:09 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
10:25 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
60% |
19:44 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:10 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:38 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:03 |
| Number 77 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:43 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
32 |
31 |
1 |
.969 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 3rd |
10:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Claude Julien
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Kelly Sutherland
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Devin Berg
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Steve Ott, Shea Weber, Al Montoya, Jordie Benn, Michael McCarron, Andreas Martinsen
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Kyle Okposo, Anders Nilsson, Taylor Fedun, Jake McCabe, William Carrier, C.J. Smith
2016-2017 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres 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
|
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