⚔️ Away Sabres 7-6-2
6–5
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 8-5-2
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
⚔️ BUF 31116
🇨🇦 MTL 32005

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 6–5 in overtime at Bell Centre on November 8, 2018.

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2018-19 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Max Domi
3 A
1 shots · 19:15 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jeff Skinner
2 G
3 shots · 16:33 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Vladimir Sobotka
2 G
3 shots · 17:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Vladimir Sobotka Go-ahead 1st · 06:08
Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart · beat Carey Price
1–0
🇨🇦 Jonathan Drouin Tying 1st · 09:14
Assists: Max Domi, Jordie Benn · beat Linus Ullmark
1–1
⚔️ Vladimir Sobotka Go-ahead 1st · 14:40
Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart · beat Carey Price
2–1
🇨🇦 Matthew Peca Tying 1st · 14:50
Assists: Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly · beat Linus Ullmark
2–2
⚔️ Conor Sheary Go-ahead 1st · 15:52
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Marco Scandella · beat Carey Price
3–2
🇨🇦 Andrew Shaw Tying 1st · 16:26
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Max Domi · beat Linus Ullmark
3–3
2nd period
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 2nd · 05:34
Assists: Jack Eichel, Jason Pominville · beat Carey Price
4–3
🇨🇦 Tomas Tatar Tying 2nd · 10:17
Assists: Max Domi, Victor Mete · beat Linus Ullmark
4–4
🇨🇦 Nicolas Deslauriers SH Go-ahead 2nd · 18:03
Assists: Matthew Peca · beat Linus Ullmark
4–5
3rd period
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Tying 3rd · 02:20
Assists: Jack Eichel · beat Carey Price
5–5
Overtime
⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen Go-ahead OT · 01:38
Unassisted · beat Carey Price
6–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Eichel · Reinhart · Sobotka 18:27
L2 Rodrigues · Skinner · Pominville 16:33
L3 Larsson · Girgensons · Okposo 13:10
L4 Sheary · Mittelstadt · Berglund 12:39
D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 23:32
D2 McCabe · Scandella 19:28
D3 Dahlin · Beaulieu 15:26
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Drouin · Domi · Shaw 18:24
L2 Lehkonen · Danault · Gallagher 17:20
L3 Tatar · Agostino · Peca 13:54
L4 Deslauriers · Hudon · Kotkaniemi 11:21
D1 Petry · Reilly 23:45
D2 Alzner · Benn 18:34
D3 Ouellet · Mete 14:36

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦
31 Shots on goal 37
17 Hits 16
16 Blocked shots 15
12 Takeaways 11
12 Giveaways 16
10 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 19.4% (6/31) MTL shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 39:39 TOI
Carter Hutton Shutout
5/5
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 21:38 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
25/31
.806 SV% · 6 GA · 61:30 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Vladimir Sobotka · 1st 06:08 · 1–0 Jonathan Drouin · 1st 09:14 · 1–1 Vladimir Sobotka · 1st 14:40 · 2–1 Matthew Peca · 1st 14:50 · 2–2 Conor Sheary · 1st 15:52 · 3–2 Andrew Shaw · 1st 16:26 · 3–3 Jeff Skinner · 2nd 05:34 · 4–3 Tomas Tatar · 2nd 10:17 · 4–4 Nicolas Deslauriers · 2nd 18:03 · 4–5 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 02:20 · 5–5 Rasmus Ristolainen · OT 01:38 · 6–5
BUF MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–3
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 4–5
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 2–0
Oct 252018 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Mar 232018 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Nov 252017 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 Nov 112017 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 OT Oct 52017 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO
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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on November 8, 2018?

Sabres won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 6, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner (2), Vladimir Sobotka (2), Conor Sheary, Rasmus Ristolainen.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrew Shaw, Jonathan Drouin, Matthew Peca, Nicolas Deslauriers, Tomas Tatar.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 25 saves on 31 shots (.806 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeNov 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–3 AfterNov 10 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeNov 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 3–5 AfterNov 10 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5
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