Sabres 1–6 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 17, 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 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrik Laine

3 G

5 shots · 13:12 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Juraj Slafkovsky

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:35 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cole Caufield

2 A

2 shots · 14:13 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Joel Armia Go-ahead 1st · 00:19

Assists: Jake Evans, Emil Heineman · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

🇨🇦 Patrik Laine PP 1st · 06:26

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens 2nd · 03:43

Assists: JJ Peterka, Owen Power · beat Sam Montembeault

1–2

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky 2nd · 05:54

Assists: Cole Caufield, David Savard · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–3

🇨🇦 Patrik Laine PP 2nd · 09:45

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–4

🇨🇦 Patrik Laine PP 2nd · 10:55

Assists: Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–5

🇨🇦 Josh Anderson 2nd · 19:15

Assists: Christian Dvorak, Brendan Gallagher · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Benson · Peterka · Quinn 17:19

L2 Thompson · Cozens · Tuch 16:48

L3 Krebs · Kulich · McLeod 13:54

L4 Zucker · Malenstyn · Aube-Kubel 12:00

D1 Byram · Power 23:55

D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 19:29

D3 Clifton · Gilbert 13:06

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Dvorak · Evans · Anderson 16:17

L2 Slafkovsky · Newhook · Gallagher 15:13

L3 Heineman · Suzuki · Caufield 14:28

L4 Laine · Dach · Armia 13:12

D1 Matheson · Xhekaj 22:29

D2 Guhle · Hutson 19:22

D3 Savard · Barron 14:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

21 Shots on goal 27

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

26 Hits 7

13 Blocked shots 23

8 Takeaways 8

11 Giveaways 10

12 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 4.8% (1/21) MTL shooting 22.2% (6/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

15/21

.714 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

James Reimer Shutout

6/6

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF MTL

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Nov 112024 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 7–5 Feb 212024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Jan 42024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–1 Dec 92023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO Oct 232023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on December 17, 2024?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Patrik Laine (3), Joel Armia, Josh Anderson, Juraj Slafkovsky.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 15 saves on 21 shots (.714 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–5 AfterDec 20 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 6–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 14 🇨🇦MTL @ ✈️WPG 2–4 AfterDec 20 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 4–3

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