Canadiens 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2023)

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

Nick Suzuki

1 G

3 shots · 22:26 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jayden Struble

1 G

1 shots · 14:27 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cayden Primeau

46 saves

0.958 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Jayden Struble Go-ahead 2nd · 12:59

Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic · beat Devon Levi

1–0

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki PP 2nd · 13:13

Assists: Mike Matheson, Sean Monahan · beat Devon Levi

2–0

3rd period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner 3rd · 01:06

Assists: Tage Thompson · beat Cayden Primeau

2–1

⚔️ Kyle Okposo Tying 3rd · 06:36

Assists: Connor Clifton · beat Cayden Primeau

2–2

Shootout

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Devon Levi

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Evans · Caufield 21:47

L2 Slafkovsky · Monahan · Dvorak 18:10

L3 Anderson · Armia · Gallagher 14:33

L4 Pearson · Stephens · Ylonen 7:54

D1 Matheson · Guhle 25:56

D2 Barron · Kovacevic 21:10

D3 Lindstrom · Struble 14:48

⚔️Sabres

L1 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Skinner 24:03

L2 Benson · Cozens · Peterka 18:50

L3 Olofsson · Krebs · Okposo 11:36

L4 Robinson · Jost · Rosen 6:32

D1 Dahlin · Power 26:41

D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 21:46

D3 Clifton · Johnson 12:11

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 48

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

16 Hits 25

15 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 7

17 Penalty minutes 24

MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 4.2% (2/48)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cayden Primeau

46/48

.958 SV% · 2 GA · 64:37 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

MTL BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 5-5 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Oct 232023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 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

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 9, 2023?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jayden Struble, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Kyle Okposo.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cayden Primeau made 46 saves on 48 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 7 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–0 AfterDec 10 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–1 AfterDec 11 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 2–5

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