Canadiens 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Nov 23, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

2 G

6 shots · 20:45 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jack Eichel

2 A

3 shots · 24:32 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Carter Hutton

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt Go-ahead 1st · 12:39

Assists: Conor Sheary, Jake McCabe · beat Antti Niemi

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Tying 2nd · 18:12

Assists: Phillip Danault, Tomas Tatar · beat Carter Hutton

1–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Andrew Shaw PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:18

Assists: David Schlemko, Kenny Agostino · beat Carter Hutton

2–1

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Tying 3rd · 17:34

Assists: Zach Bogosian, Jack Eichel · beat Antti Niemi

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP Go-ahead OT · 03:06

Assists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Antti Niemi

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Drouin · Danault · Domi 17:55

L2 Lehkonen · Shaw · Gallagher 16:04

L3 Tatar · Deslauriers · Agostino 13:37

L4 Kotkaniemi · Peca · Chaput 13:08

D1 Petry · Benn 26:28

D2 Schlemko · Kulak 19:16

D3 Alzner · Mete 15:44

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · Skinner · Pominville 20:45

L2 Sheary · Reinhart · Okposo 15:00

L3 Mittelstadt · Sobotka · Rodrigues 13:55

L4 Larsson · Thompson · Girgensons 11:22

D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 25:25

D2 McCabe · Bogosian 19:08

D3 Scandella · Beaulieu 14:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 40

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Hits 17

12 Blocked shots 16

4 Takeaways 6

6 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 6.1% (2/33) BUF shooting 7.5% (3/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Antti Niemi

37/40

.925 SV% · 3 GA · 63:06 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 63:06 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

MTL BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–0

Nov 82018 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–5 OT 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

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on November 23, 2018?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrew Shaw, Brendan Gallagher.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner (2), Casey Mittelstadt.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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?

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeNov 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–5 AfterNov 24 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 21 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 AfterNov 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 3–2

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