Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, November 23, 2018, 4:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Friday, November 23, 2018 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	44-30-8
at Buffalo Sabres	3	33-39-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	11	13	1	33
Buffalo Sabres	12	7	16	5	40

Three stars

J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:39	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt (4)	Conor Sheary (6), Jake McCabe (8)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
2nd	18:12	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher (11)	Phillip Danault (12), Tomas Tatar (9)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 1
3rd	08:18	Montreal Canadiens	Andrew Shaw (7)	David Schlemko (1), Kenny Agostino (2)	Power play	MTL 2, BUF 1
3rd	17:34	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (16)	Zach Bogosian (3), Jack Eichel (21)	Even strength	MTL 2, BUF 2
OT	03:06	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (17)	Jack Eichel (22), Rasmus Dahlin (10)	Power play	MTL 2, BUF 3

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	33	40
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	12	17
Blocked shots	12	16
Giveaways	6	12
Takeaways	4	6
Faceoffs won	32/63 (50.8%)	31/63 (49.2%)

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	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		16:04
Number 13 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	0	46.7%	17:55
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	14.3%	13:15
Number 20 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:37
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	59.1%	17:59
Number 43 M. Chaput	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	75%	13:03
Number 47 K. Agostino	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:23
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		14:18
Number 63 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	13:08
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1	1	50%	16:18
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:42
Number 92 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		17:43
Number 8 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		25:20
Number 17 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:14
Number 21 D. Schlemko	D	0	1	1	0	4	3	0	4	0		19:17
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	5	0		27:35
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:07
Number 53 V. Mete	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:20

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 A. Niemi	40	37	3	.925	63:06	OT 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	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	41.7%	24:32
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	63.6%	13:55
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1	0	14.3%	14:45
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	11:22
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		17:46
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:25
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	0		19:52
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	42.9%	14:22
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		15:00
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	2	0	2	+1	0	6	1	0	1	100%	20:45
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	100%	13:39
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:32
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	1	0		19:01
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		15:00
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	3	0		19:15
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		23:31
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	2	0		27:19
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:37

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	33	31	2	.939	63:06	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:19	Montreal Canadiens	David Schlemko	Holding	2
2nd	05:18	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	11:05	Montreal Canadiens	David Schlemko	Tripping	2
2nd	19:25	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Roughing	2
3rd	08:13	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Holding	2
OT	01:32	Montreal Canadiens	Max Domi	Slashing	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Scott Driscoll
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Mike Reilly, Xavier Ouellet, Charles Hudon
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Remi Elie, Casey Nelson, Lawrence Pilut

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 Nov 23

Other NHL games on Friday, November 23, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
New York Islanders 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Calgary Flames 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Ottawa Senators 4 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 0 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Nov 23, 2018