Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Thursday, October 13, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 47-26-9
at Buffalo Sabres 1 33-37-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 2 4
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 1 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 8 7 9 24
Buffalo Sabres 6 15 10 31

Three stars

  1. B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
  2. S. Weber, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
  3. A. Montoya, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:43 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (1) Max Pacioretty (1) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 0
2nd 03:21 Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell (1) Paul Byron (1), Phillip Danault (1) Even strength MTL 2, BUF 0
3rd 00:35 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson (1) Sam Reinhart (1), Rasmus Ristolainen (1) Power play MTL 2, BUF 1
3rd 06:43 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (2) Shea Weber (1), Alex Galchenyuk (1) Even strength MTL 3, BUF 1
3rd 11:36 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw (1) Daniel Carr (1), David Desharnais (1) Even strength MTL 4, BUF 1

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 24 31
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 22 6
Hits 14 28
Blocked shots 12 8
Giveaways 8 8
Takeaways 6 3
Faceoffs won 25/65 (38.5%) 40/65 (61.5%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher R 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 14:50
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28.6% 18:05
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 11:04
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 12:06
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 0 0 45.5% 16:43
Number 41 P. Byron L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:56
Number 43 D. Carr L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 11:04
Number 47 A. Radulov R 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 15:45
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 12:14
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 16:30
Number 65 A. Shaw R 1 0 1 +1 10 4 2 0 0 44.4% 13:55
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 16:58
Number 6 S. Weber D 0 1 1 +3 2 0 2 1 0 24:04
Number 8 G. Pateryn D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 22:46
Number 22 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:48
Number 28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 +3 2 0 1 0 0 17:46
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 0 21:07
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 22:35
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 A. Montoya 31 30 1 .968 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 100% 12:43
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 15:52
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 63.6% 17:36
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 63.6% 21:02
Number 26 M. Moulson L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 1 11:29
Number 27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 13:55
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 54.5% 11:39
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 6 0 0 11:24
Number 52 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 10:28
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 17:37
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 0 14:57
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 81.8% 22:44
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 1 0 18:06
Number 6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 18:56
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 22:11
Number 34 C. Nelson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11:47
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 22:21
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 -2 0 5 2 1 0 23:17
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 R. Lehner 24 20 4 .833 57:56 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:24 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Tripping 2
1st 12:12 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Roughing 2
2nd 09:26 Montreal Canadiens Daniel Carr High sticking 2
2nd 14:51 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu Roughing 2
3rd 00:23 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber Cross checking 2
3rd 08:18 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov Roughing 2
3rd 08:18 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov Roughing 2
3rd 08:18 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Roughing 2
3rd 18:28 Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk Hooking 2
3rd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw Match penatly 10 minutes (match) 10

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Carey Price, Zach Redmond, Brian Flynn, Sven Andrighetto
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Kyle Okposo, Dmitry Kulikov, Jack Eichel

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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