Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
27 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
12 |
15 |
11 |
1 |
39 |
Three stars
- J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 2 assists)
- J. Armia, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
- M. Johansson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Victor Olofsson (4) |
Jack Eichel (3), Rasmus Dahlin (5) |
Power play |
MTL 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
14:06 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Joel Armia (1) |
Nate Thompson (2) |
Shorthanded |
MTL 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
19:39 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Joel Armia (2) |
Nick Suzuki (1) |
Power play |
MTL 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
04:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (2) |
Rasmus Dahlin (6), Sam Reinhart (3) |
Power play |
MTL 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
14:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (3) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MTL 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
00:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (3) |
Marcus Johansson (2) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
01:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2) |
Joel Armia (1), Jonathan Drouin (2) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
12:54 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ben Chiarot (1) |
Artturi Lehkonen (3), Mike Reilly (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, BUF 4 |
| OT |
01:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Johansson (2) |
Colin Miller (3), Jack Eichel (4) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, BUF 5 |
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 |
27 |
39 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
16 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/62 (53.2%) |
29/62 (46.8%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:14 |
| Number 13 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
84.6% |
15:12 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:29 |
| Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
14:38 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:37 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 43 J. Weal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:05 |
| Number 44 N. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:07 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 90 T. Tatar |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 92 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
| Number 6 S. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:27 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:11 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:01 |
| Number 28 M. Reilly |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:09 |
| Number 32 C. Folin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 53 V. Mete |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:48 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 K. Kinkaid |
39 |
34 |
5 |
.872 |
60:51 |
OT loss |
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 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
57.1% |
21:19 |
| Number 13 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:29 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
15:25 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:49 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16.7% |
15:16 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:56 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
09:26 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:01 |
| Number 68 V. Olofsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:40 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:07 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:32 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:53 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:36 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:54 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:17 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:00 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
27 |
23 |
4 |
.852 |
61:16 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:59 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Tatar |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
13:26 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
18:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:58 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Tatar |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vladimir Sobotka |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:49 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jordan Weal |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Johansson |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Claude Julien
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ralph Krueger
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Tony Sericolo
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Nick Cousins, Brett Kulak, Cale Fleury
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- John Gilmour, Conor Sheary
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