Sabres 6–1 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

1 G, 3 A

4 shots · 15:57 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:28 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Devon Levi

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:33

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Jake Allen

1–0

⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP 2nd · 06:59

Assists: Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson · beat Jake Allen

2–0

🇨🇦 Joel Armia SH 2nd · 13:19

Unassisted · beat Devon Levi

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Jack Quinn 3rd · 06:45

Assists: JJ Peterka, Connor Clifton · beat Jake Allen

3–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 08:35

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Alex Tuch · beat Jake Allen

4–1

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Empty net 3rd · 14:31

Assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Casey Mittelstadt

5–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 18:32

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Jack Quinn · beat Jake Allen

6–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Greenway · Mittelstadt · Thompson 17:46

L2 Benson · Skinner · Tuch 16:23

L3 Olofsson · Cozens · Quinn 13:26

L4 Girgensons · Krebs · Peterka 11:52

D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 21:24

D2 Clifton · Johnson 18:43

D3 Power · Jokiharju 17:22

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 20:28

L2 Monahan · Evans · Anderson 17:05

L3 Gallagher · Armia · Ylonen 15:12

L4 Pezzetta · Stephens 10:34

D1 Matheson · Guhle 19:26

D2 Struble · Barron 17:16

D3 Savard · Harris 16:10

D4 Kovacevic 8:07

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

38 Shots on goal 33

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

31 Hits 26

17 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 14

10 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 15.8% (6/38) MTL shooting 3.0% (1/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jake Allen

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 59:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-5-1 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 8-8 (50% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-7-3 (29% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Dec 92023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO 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

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on January 4, 2024?

Sabres won 6–1. The final score was Sabres 6, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tage Thompson (2), Casey Mittelstadt, Jack Quinn, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Joel Armia.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens 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

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–5 AfterJan 6 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–1

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 2 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 4–3 AfterJan 6 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4

Also on January 4

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