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2022-23 regular season

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 Mon, Mar 27, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Canadiens beat Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on March 27, 2023.

MTL – BUF
41–33
Shots on goal
0/3–1/4
Power play
16–10
Hits
13–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Lukas Rousek
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 09:03 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brendan Gallagher
1 G
4 shots · 13:19 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jake Allen
30 saves
0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Jordan Harris Go-ahead 1st · 01:22
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Mike Matheson · beat Eric Comrie
1–0
⚔️ Lukas Rousek Tying 1st · 03:49
Assists: Tyson Jost, Owen Power · beat Jake Allen
1–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Alex Belzile Go-ahead 2nd · 04:28
Assists: David Savard · beat Eric Comrie
2–1
⚔️ JJ Peterka PP Tying 2nd · 05:49
Assists: Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Jake Allen
2–2
⚔️ Riley Stillman Go-ahead 2nd · 08:31
Assists: Victor Olofsson, Lukas Rousek · beat Jake Allen
2–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Tying 3rd · 08:35
Assists: Jake Evans, Jesse Ylonen · beat Eric Comrie
3–3
Shootout
🇨🇦 Michael Pezzetta Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Harvey-Pinard · Dach · Suzuki 22:09
L2 Drouin · Hoffman · Evans 17:24
L3 Gurianov · Ylonen · Gallagher 15:06
L4 Pezzetta · Tierney · Belzile 8:49
D1 Matheson · Savard 26:56
D2 Kovacevic · Harris 19:17
D3 Edmundson · Barron 15:25
⚔️Sabres
L1 Mittelstadt · Skinner · Tuch 19:37
L2 Cozens · Krebs · Quinn 16:58
L3 Girgensons · Peterka · Okposo 14:32
L4 Olofsson · Jost · Rousek 10:01
D1 Dahlin · Power 28:48
D2 Lyubushkin · Jokiharju 23:06
D3 Bryson · Stillman 9:17

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
41 Shots on goal 33
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
16 Hits 10
13 Blocked shots 15
10 Takeaways 11
8 Giveaways 8
8 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 9.8% (4/41) BUF shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jake Allen
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Eric Comrie
38/41
.927 SV% · 3 GA · 64:42 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Jordan Harris · 1st 01:22 · 1–0 Lukas Rousek · 1st 03:49 · 1–1 Alex Belzile · 2nd 04:28 · 2–1 JJ Peterka · 2nd 05:49 · 2–2 Riley Stillman · 2nd 08:31 · 2–3 Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 08:35 · 3–3
MTL BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-14-2 (43% win rate, 28 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 16-10-4 (53% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-7 (36% win rate, 11 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1
Nov 222022 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–2 Oct 272022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Feb 232022 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 Feb 132022 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Nov 262021 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 27, 2023?

Canadiens won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Canadiens 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Belzile, Brendan Gallagher, Jordan Harris.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka, Lukas Rousek, Riley Stillman.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Eric Comrie made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 25 🧥CBJ @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–8 AfterMar 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 2–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–0 AfterMar 31 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
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