Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Thursday, January 30, 2020 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
8 |
14 |
8 |
30 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
3 |
7 |
21 |
Three stars
- B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- I. Kovalchuk, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (30) |
Rasmus Dahlin (26), Marcus Johansson (16) |
Power play |
MTL 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
00:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ilya Kovalchuk (8) |
Nick Suzuki (20), Joel Armia (10) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
03:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher (16) |
Tomas Tatar (28), Phillip Danault (25) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
18:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Tatar (18) |
Nick Suzuki (21), Joel Armia (11) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 3, 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 |
30 |
21 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
2 |
| Hits |
20 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/59 (45.8%) |
32/59 (54.2%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 13 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
15:53 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
35.7% |
17:50 |
| Number 17 I. Kovalchuk |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 21 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:16 |
| Number 22 D. Weise |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
54.2% |
16:55 |
| Number 25 R. Poehling |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:33 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 44 N. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:14 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
| Number 90 T. Tatar |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 6 S. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:38 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:04 |
| Number 28 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:48 |
| Number 53 V. Mete |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:01 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
21 |
20 |
1 |
.952 |
59:55 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
70.6% |
23:54 |
| Number 13 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:00 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
03:47 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:08 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:34 |
| Number 27 C. Lazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
18.2% |
11:01 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:58 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
20:08 |
| Number 67 M. Frolik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:49 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:30 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:35 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:25 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:31 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
58:55 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:49 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Joel Armia |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
16:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Sheary |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:55 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Artturi Lehkonen |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:02 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Claude Julien
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ralph Krueger
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Jordan Weal, Cale Fleury, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Lawrence Pilut
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