Montreal Canadiens
3
Final
Buffalo Sabres
5
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Series tied 1-1best of 4
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Scoring plays
- 18:20 - 3rd
Tage Thompson Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (17)
MTL 3 · BUF 5 - 5:12 - 3rd
Tage Thompson Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (19)
MTL 3 · BUF 4 - 8:55 - 2nd
Alex Tuch Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (24), Rasmus Dahlin (27)
MTL 3 · BUF 3 - 3:05 - 2nd
Nick Suzuki Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (39), Cole Caufield (23)
MTL 3 · BUF 2 - 14:20 - 1st
Ivan Demidov Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (38), Nick Suzuki (37)
MTL 2 · BUF 2 - 10:30 - 1st
Josh Doan Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (23), Noah Ostlund (8)
MTL 1 · BUF 2 - 4:05 - 1st
Tage Thompson Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (7), Jason Zucker (11)
MTL 1 · BUF 1 - 3:11 - 1st
Cole Caufield Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (21)
MTL 1 · BUF 0
Box score
Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 10:33 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy BlaisLW | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:29 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack BolducRW | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:04 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 11:03 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:17 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 16:49 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14:58 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 12:45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:10 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 13:49 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 1:01 | 0:06 | 9:51 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:49 | 1:36 | 13:37 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:14 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 15:46 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 2:28 | 1:40 | 18:09 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 12:44 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe VelenoC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 9:13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre CarrierD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:00 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 16:56 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:39 | 1:08 | 0:43 | 19:48 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 14:16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lane HutsonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:55 | 2:21 | 0:10 | 23:24 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 0:19 | 5:18 | 16:55 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:29 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob FowlerG | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .846 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 58:08 | 0 | 0 |
Team stats
| MTL | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 26 | Hits | 21 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 23 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 58.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 41.1 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Injuries
BUF- Justin DanforthRWInjured ReserveKneecap
- Jiri KulichCInjured ReserveEar
- Noah OstlundCOutLower Body
Odds
| Book | Spread | O/U | MTL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | MTL -125 | 6.5 | -125 | +105 |
Game info
- Attendance
- 19,070
- Officials
- Alex Lepkowski, Matt MacPherson, Jon McIsaac, Jesse Marquis