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2023-24 regular season

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 Mon, Oct 23, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on October 23, 2023.

MTL – BUF
27–37
Shots on goal
1/3–1/5
Power play
34–26
Hits
17–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Tanner Pearson
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 13:24 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brendan Gallagher
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 11:14 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jake Allen
36 saves
0.973 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Justin Barron Go-ahead 1st · 02:56
Assists: Arber Xhekaj, Sean Monahan · beat Eric Comrie
1–0
⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP Tying 1st · 07:13
Assists: Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Jake Allen
1–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Go-ahead 3rd · 03:31
Assists: David Savard, Tanner Pearson · beat Eric Comrie
2–1
🇨🇦 Tanner Pearson PP 3rd · 16:53
Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Alex Newhook · beat Eric Comrie
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Suzuki · Monahan · Caufield 18:38
L2 Harvey-Pinard · Evans · Anderson 15:29
L3 Slafkovsky · Pearson · Newhook 14:36
L4 Pezzetta · Ylonen · Gallagher 11:14
D1 Matheson · Kovacevic 22:15
D2 Xhekaj · Harris 18:40
D3 Savard · Barron 16:22
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Cozens 20:09
L2 Greenway · Mittelstadt · Tuch 15:28
L3 Krebs · Girgensons · Peterka 13:28
L4 Olofsson · Jost · Okposo 11:21
D1 Dahlin · Power 23:30
D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 17:08
D3 Clifton · Johnson 14:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
27 Shots on goal 37
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
34 Hits 26
17 Blocked shots 10
5 Takeaways 5
2 Giveaways 4
10 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 11.1% (3/27) BUF shooting 2.7% (1/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jake Allen
36/37
.973 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Eric Comrie
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 56:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Justin Barron · 1st 02:56 · 1–0 Jeff Skinner · 1st 07:13 · 1–1 Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 03:31 · 2–1 Tanner Pearson · 3rd 16:53 · 3–1
MTL BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Mar 272023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO Nov 222022 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–2 Oct 272022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Feb 232022 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 Feb 132022 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 23, 2023?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Justin Barron, Tanner Pearson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Eric Comrie made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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 21 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 AfterOct 24 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 21 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterOct 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 6–4
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