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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–5 in overtime on Thursday, November 8, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres 6 33-39-10
at Montreal Canadiens 5 44-30-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 1 1 6
Montreal Canadiens 3 2 0 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 13 8 9 1 31
Montreal Canadiens 17 15 5 0 37

Three stars

  1. J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. M. Domi, Montreal Canadiens (3 assists)
  3. V. Sobotka, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:08 Buffalo Sabres Vladimir Sobotka (2) Evan Rodrigues (5), Sam Reinhart (8) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 0
1st 09:14 Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Drouin (5) Max Domi (8), Jordie Benn (2) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 1
1st 14:40 Buffalo Sabres Vladimir Sobotka (3) Evan Rodrigues (6), Sam Reinhart (9) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 1
1st 14:50 Montreal Canadiens Matthew Peca (1) Nicolas Deslauriers (1), Mike Reilly (3) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 2
1st 15:52 Buffalo Sabres Conor Sheary (6) Casey Mittelstadt (4), Marco Scandella (4) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 2
1st 16:26 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw (2) Jonathan Drouin (7), Max Domi (9) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 3
2nd 05:34 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (10) Jack Eichel (14), Jason Pominville (7) Even strength BUF 4, MTL 3
2nd 10:17 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Tatar (6) Max Domi (10), Victor Mete (2) Even strength BUF 4, MTL 4
2nd 18:03 Montreal Canadiens Nicolas Deslauriers (1) Matthew Peca (4) Shorthanded BUF 4, MTL 5
3rd 02:20 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (11) Jack Eichel (15) Even strength BUF 5, MTL 5
OT 01:38 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen (2) Unassisted Even strength BUF 6, MTL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 31 37
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 17 16
Blocked shots 16 15
Giveaways 12 16
Takeaways 12 11
Faceoffs won 36/67 (53.7%) 31/67 (46.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 0 62.5% 18:32
10 P. Berglund C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 10:05
17 V. Sobotka C 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 0 66.7% 17:52
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 +2 0 4 1 0 50% 13:37
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 0 58.3% 12:50
23 S. Reinhart C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 2 18:27
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 0 13:10
29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 50% 14:29
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 12:39
43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 12:42
53 J. Skinner L 2 0 2 +1 2 3 0 0 16:33
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 2 2 +1 0 5 0 0 69.2% 17:22
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 20:38
6 M. Scandella D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 18:57
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 20:00
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 16:57
55 R. Ristolainen D 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 2 26:25
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 3 3 13:55
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 32 27 5 .844 39:39
40 C. Hutton 5 5 0 1.000 21:38 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 18:01
13 M. Domi C 0 3 3 +2 0 1 0 1 38.5% 19:15
15 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 45.5% 11:21
20 N. Deslauriers L 1 1 2 +2 2 4 2 0 12:24
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 1 33.3% 17:20
47 K. Agostino L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 13:06
54 C. Hudon L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 100% 11:13
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 16:03
63 M. Peca C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 62.5% 13:54
65 A. Shaw R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 66.7% 18:14
90 T. Tatar L 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 0 100% 15:58
92 J. Drouin L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 0 18:24
8 J. Benn D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 3 17:49
26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 25:50
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 4 19:19
28 M. Reilly D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 21:40
53 V. Mete D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 12:31
61 X. Ouellet D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 2 16:40
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 31 25 6 .806 61:30 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:03 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner Hooking 2
1st 01:49 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons High sticking 2
1st 18:42 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson High sticking 2
2nd 06:57 Montreal Canadiens Nicolas Deslauriers Tripping 2
2nd 16:11 Montreal Canadiens Karl Alzner Interference 2
2nd 18:48 Montreal Canadiens Xavier Ouellet Tripping 2
3rd 04:22 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Tripping 2
3rd 05:55 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Boarding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Referees
Tim Peel, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Remi Elie, Casey Nelson, Tage Thompson
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Joel Armia, Nikita Scherbak, Noah Juulsen

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 Nov 8

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 8 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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