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2015-16 regular season

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat Sabres 7–2 at KeyBank Center on October 23, 2015.

MTL – BUF
26–36
Shots on goal
2/3–1/4
Power play
11–20
Hits
14–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
1 G, 4 A
3 shots · 23:16 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Tomas Plekanec
3 A
1 shots · 16:16 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mike Condon
34 saves
0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Dale Weise Go-ahead 1st · 14:35
Assists: P.K. Subban, Tomas Fleischmann · beat Chad Johnson
1–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher 2nd · 00:45
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, P.K. Subban · beat Chad Johnson
2–0
⚔️ Matt Moulson 2nd · 04:49
Assists: Sam Reinhart, Cody Franson · beat Mike Condon
2–1
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP Tying 2nd · 11:04
Assists: Cody Franson · beat Mike Condon
2–2
🇨🇦 Torrey Mitchell Go-ahead 2nd · 13:31
Assists: P.K. Subban, Andrei Markov · beat Chad Johnson
3–2
🇨🇦 Andrei Markov PP 2nd · 18:22
Assists: Tomas Plekanec · beat Chad Johnson
4–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher PP 3rd · 00:27
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Andrei Markov · beat Chad Johnson
5–2
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty 3rd · 11:11
Assists: Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec · beat Chad Johnson
6–2
🇨🇦 Dale Weise 3rd · 15:23
Assists: Andrei Markov, David Desharnais · beat Chad Johnson
7–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Fleischmann · Pacioretty · Plekanec 16:16
L2 Mitchell · Galchenyuk · Gallagher 14:09
L3 Weise · Smith-Pelly · Semin 13:38
L4 Desharnais · Eller · Flynn 12:55
D1 Subban · Markov 23:20
D2 Petry · Emelin 20:56
D3 Gilbert · Beaulieu 15:58
⚔️Sabres
L1 Eichel · Gionta · Ennis 20:36
L2 Kane · O'Reilly · Girgensons 16:15
L3 Moulson · Foligno · Reinhart 14:28
L4 McGinn · Deslauriers · Larsson 9:49
D1 Ristolainen · Franson 21:52
D2 Gorges · Pysyk 18:26
D3 Weber · McCabe 16:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
26 Shots on goal 36
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
11 Hits 20
14 Blocked shots 14
0 Takeaways 3
4 Giveaways 9
8 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 26.9% (7/26) BUF shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Mike Condon
34/36
.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:48 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
19/26
.731 SV% · 7 GA · 59:58 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Dale Weise · 1st 14:35 · 1–0 Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 00:45 · 2–0 Matt Moulson · 2nd 04:49 · 2–1 Ryan O'Reilly · 2nd 11:04 · 2–2 Torrey Mitchell · 2nd 13:31 · 3–2 Andrei Markov · 2nd 18:22 · 4–2 Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 00:27 · 5–2 Max Pacioretty · 3rd 11:11 · 6–2 Dale Weise · 3rd 15:23 · 7–2
MTL BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Feb 32015 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Nov 292014 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 SO Nov 282014 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 Nov 52014 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 SO Mar 252014 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 23, 2015?

Canadiens won 7–2. The final score was Canadiens 7, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher (2), Dale Weise (2), Andrei Markov, Max Pacioretty, Torrey Mitchell.

Who scored for Sabres?

Matt Moulson, Ryan O'Reilly.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mike Condon made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 19 saves on 26 shots (.731 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sabres season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeOct 20 🎵STL @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 AfterOct 24 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 21 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 AfterOct 24 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3
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