Sabres 3–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Feb 21, 2024)

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

Joshua Roy

2 A

1 shots · 11:27 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

1 G

3 shots · 17:02 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G

2 shots · 18:14 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Arber Xhekaj Go-ahead 1st · 12:41

Assists: Joshua Roy, David Savard · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Tying 2nd · 04:20

Assists: Henri Jokiharju, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Sam Montembeault

1–1

🇨🇦 Jayden Struble Go-ahead 2nd · 06:35

Assists: Joshua Roy, Alex Newhook · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP Tying 2nd · 09:28

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson · beat Sam Montembeault

2–2

⚔️ Alex Tuch SH Go-ahead 2nd · 18:08

Unassisted · beat Sam Montembeault

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Greenway · Cozens · Tuch 18:43

L2 Benson · Thompson · Skinner 17:02

L3 Mittelstadt · Krebs · Peterka 12:45

L4 Robinson · Girgensons · Okposo 11:24

D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 25:58

D2 Bryson · Clifton 17:45

D3 Johnson · Clague 14:29

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 21:30

L2 Newhook · Evans · Anderson 15:05

L3 Pearson · Gallagher · Armia 13:37

L4 Gignac · Roy · Ylonen 10:58

D1 Matheson · Guhle 22:59

D2 Xhekaj · Savard 18:32

D3 Harris · Struble 15:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

23 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

21 Hits 16

15 Blocked shots 19

9 Takeaways 9

9 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 13.0% (3/23) MTL shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-7-2 (18% win rate, 11 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-4 (55% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-10-3 (24% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Jan 42024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–1 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

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on February 21, 2024?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Arber Xhekaj, Jayden Struble.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 19 🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterFeb 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 2–1

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 17 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 AfterFeb 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 1–4

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