Canadiens 3–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 30, 2020)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Tatar

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:23 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Nick Suzuki

2 A

3 shots · 17:50 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Joel Armia

2 A

3 shots · 18:01 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jack Eichel PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:11

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Marcus Johansson · beat Carey Price

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Ilya Kovalchuk Tying 2nd · 00:44

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Joel Armia · beat Carter Hutton

1–1

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Go-ahead 2nd · 03:05

Assists: Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault · beat Carter Hutton

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Tomas Tatar Empty net 3rd · 18:13

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Joel Armia

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Armia · Gallagher 17:50

L2 Kovalchuk · Tatar · Danault 16:54

L3 Lehkonen · Domi · Cousins 13:44

L4 Thompson · Poehling · Weise 9:36

D1 Petry · Weber 23:50

D2 Chiarot · Kulak 21:54

D3 Scandella · Mete 13:24

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · Reinhart · Skinner 22:34

L2 Johansson · Larsson · Rodrigues 16:08

L3 Vesey · Girgensons · Frolik 12:57

L4 Sheary · Lazar · Okposo 10:58

D1 Montour · Dahlin 22:00

D2 Ristolainen · Miller 20:00

D3 Jokiharju · McCabe 17:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 21

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

20 Hits 19

10 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 8

6 Penalty minutes 2

MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) BUF shooting 4.8% (1/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:55 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 58:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

MTL BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-8-2 (33% win rate, 15 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-4-3 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4-2 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 92019 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 OT Mar 232019 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–7 Nov 232018 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Nov 82018 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–5 OT Oct 252018 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on January 30, 2020?

Canadiens won 3–1. The final score was Canadiens 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Ilya Kovalchuk, Tomas Tatar.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 27 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 AfterFeb 1 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 28 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterFeb 1 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 1–2

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