Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, October 25, 2018, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	44-30-8
at Buffalo Sabres	4	33-39-10

Goals by period

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

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	9	9	4	22
Buffalo Sabres	13	14	15	42

Three stars

J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
J. McCabe, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:17	Montreal Canadiens	Max Domi (3)	Artturi Lehkonen (5)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 0
2nd	11:22	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (3)	Jeff Skinner (3), Jake McCabe (3)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 1
2nd	16:08	Montreal Canadiens	Joel Armia (2)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4), Xavier Ouellet (2)	Even strength	MTL 2, BUF 1
2nd	17:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (4)	Jeff Skinner (4), Casey Mittelstadt (2)	Power play	MTL 2, BUF 2
3rd	06:34	Montreal Canadiens	Max Domi (4)	Jeff Petry (8), Antti Niemi (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 2
3rd	13:07	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (1)	Jake McCabe (4), Conor Sheary (2)	Even strength	MTL 3, BUF 3
3rd	18:59	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (2)	Rasmus Dahlin (3), Jeff Skinner (5)	Power play	MTL 3, BUF 4

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	22	42
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	14	16
Blocked shots	9	13
Giveaways	4	6
Takeaways	2	6
Faceoffs won	32/64 (50%)	32/64 (50%)

Box score

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 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:57
Number 13 M. Domi	C	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	18:33
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	44.4%	13:38
Number 20 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:59
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	17:33
Number 40 J. Armia	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		17:42
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:43
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		16:41
Number 63 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	07:52
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		08:42
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		18:34
Number 92 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	18:39
Number 8 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1	0		17:14
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	1	0		23:37
Number 28 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:43
Number 53 V. Mete	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:45
Number 58 N. Juulsen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:16
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	1	0		19:20

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 A. Niemi	42	38	4	.905	59:06	Loss

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 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0	20%	18:43
Number 10 P. Berglund	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		13:03
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	14:50
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	-2	2	4	1	0	1		11:51
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	62.5%	16:32
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	25%	15:04
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	100%	16:37
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	1		16:32
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	0	0	60%	13:16
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		14:14
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	62.5%	18:04
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	100%	12:26
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		18:59
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		16:56
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		12:03
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	2	0		23:04
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:41
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	0		26:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	22	19	3	.864	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:27	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Interference	2
2nd	01:08	Montreal Canadiens	Jordie Benn	High sticking	2
2nd	16:34	Montreal Canadiens	Andrew Shaw	Holding	2
2nd	19:01	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Slashing	2
3rd	09:05	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	18:41	Montreal Canadiens	Joel Armia	Tripping	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Garrett Rank, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Karl Alzner, Charles Hudon, Nikita Scherbak
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nathan Beaulieu, Remi Elie, Tage Thompson

2018-2019 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Nov 8, 2018
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 23, 2019

Other NHL games on Oct 25

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 25, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Nashville Predators 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
New York Rangers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Washington Capitals 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Oct 25, 2018

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