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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–4 on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 33-39-10
at Montreal Canadiens 7 44-30-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 1 4
Montreal Canadiens 0 4 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 7 12 27
Montreal Canadiens 12 20 12 44

Three stars

  1. M. Domi, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:26 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (19) Casey Mittelstadt (12), Brandon Montour (25) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 0
2nd 05:09 Montreal Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen (9) Andrew Shaw (22), Max Domi (40) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 1
2nd 09:12 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (32) Phillip Danault (36) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 2
2nd 14:23 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw (18) Max Domi (41), Brett Kulak (8) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 3
2nd 14:53 Buffalo Sabres Alex Nylander (2) Rasmus Dahlin (32), Jack Eichel (49) Power play BUF 2, MTL 3
2nd 16:08 Buffalo Sabres Marco Scandella (5) Johan Larsson (7) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 3
2nd 18:03 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron (14) Jordan Weal (10), Nate Thompson (7) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 4
3rd 08:35 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (33) Shea Weber (18), Tomas Tatar (30) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 5
3rd 13:13 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (26) Unassisted Even strength BUF 4, MTL 5
3rd 15:30 Montreal Canadiens Max Domi (26) Jeff Petry (31), Tomas Tatar (31) Power play BUF 4, MTL 6
3rd 17:47 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Tatar (23) Brendan Gallagher (17), Phillip Danault (37) Even strength, Empty net BUF 4, MTL 7

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 27 44
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 16 30
Blocked shots 11 9
Giveaways 20 22
Takeaways 3 8
Faceoffs won 26/63 (41.3%) 37/63 (58.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 -3 0 3 0 0 0 28.6% 19:19
17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 0 0 28.6% 13:39
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 16:00
22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 52.9% 14:30
23 S. Reinhart C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 1 0 16:31
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 4 1 0 14:13
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:04
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 0 0 11:14
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 16:01
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 0 0 71.4% 16:05
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 16:39
92 A. Nylander L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 100% 14:34
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 19:18
6 M. Scandella D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 18:12
8 C. Nelson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 16:41
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 0 0 21:38
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 2 0 21:43
62 B. Montour D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 18:40
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 C. Hutton 43 37 6 .860 59:55 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 2 1 3 +3 0 9 1 1 0 100% 15:31
13 M. Domi C 1 2 3 +1 0 4 0 0 1 63.6% 14:34
15 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 53.8% 12:29
21 N. Thompson C 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 50% 16:53
24 P. Danault C 0 2 2 +3 0 1 2 0 0 61.9% 16:15
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 14:44
41 P. Byron L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 15:31
43 J. Weal C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 14:48
62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 16:38
65 A. Shaw R 1 1 2 0 4 4 2 0 0 66.7% 12:27
90 T. Tatar L 1 2 3 +3 0 1 4 0 0 15:02
92 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:13
6 S. Weber D 0 1 1 +2 0 5 1 3 0 22:45
8 J. Benn D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 19:26
17 B. Kulak D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 18:30
26 J. Petry D 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 21:21
32 C. Folin D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 0 16:45
53 V. Mete D 0 0 0 +4 0 0 0 2 0 17:58
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 27 23 4 .852 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:42 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Slashing 2
1st 16:09 Montreal Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen Holding 2
2nd 14:43 Montreal Canadiens Christian Folin Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 09:06 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw Charging 2
3rd 09:06 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw Roughing 2
3rd 14:26 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Holding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Referees
Francis Charron, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Devin Berg
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Hunwick, Scott Wilson, Jake McCabe, Tage Thompson
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Dale Weise, Nicolas Deslauriers, Matthew Peca, Mike Reilly, Charles Hudon, Charlie Lindgren

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 23

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 7 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/SO Game page

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