Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–0 on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 |
14 |
14 |
32 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
6 |
12 |
29 |
Three stars
- N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
- S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:52 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (10) |
Cole Caufield (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (11) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Penalty shot |
BUF 0, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
01:18 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (7) |
Nick Suzuki (22) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
18:27 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans (7) |
Ben Chiarot (6), Rem Pitlick (10) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 0, MTL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
29 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
9 |
11 |
| Hits |
14 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
7 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
31 |
34 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/52 (44.2%) |
29/52 (55.8%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 15 J. Hayden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:49 |
| Number 17 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
28.6% |
12:58 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 20 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
12:07 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:55 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
18:07 |
| Number 46 B. Biro |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:30 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:48 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
16:20 |
| Number 74 R. Asplund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:49 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 96 A. Bjork |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:02 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:19 |
| Number 13 M. Pysyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
26:34 |
| Number 45 C. Fitzgerald |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:49 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 C. Anderson |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
59:49 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
64.7% |
20:48 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
10:13 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 25 R. Poehling |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:18 |
| Number 32 R. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
01:11 |
| Number 45 L. Dauphin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
40% |
18:21 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
07:57 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:20 |
| Number 68 M. Hoffman |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
16:14 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
24:21 |
| Number 20 C. Wideman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:19 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 27 A. Romanov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 43 K. Clague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
20:41 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
32 |
32 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dylan Cozens |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:43 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dylan Cozens |
Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 2nd |
12:01 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Fitzgerald |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
14:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
14:17 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexander Romanov |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Tom Chmielewski, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Ryan Daisy, Devin Berg
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Kyle Okposo, Robert Hagg, Victor Olofsson
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Joel Armia, Cedric Paquette, Corey Schueneman
2021-2022 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2021-2022 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 14, 2021
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
1
at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 26, 2021
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
5
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Feb 13, 2022
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
0
at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Feb 23, 2022
|
Other NHL games on Feb 23
Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 23, 2022
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Colorado Avalanche
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Feb 23, 2022
|
 Edmonton Oilers
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Feb 23, 2022
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars, Wed, Feb 23, 2022
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Arizona Coyotes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Wed, Feb 23, 2022
|
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