Canadiens 4–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 1, 2025)

The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Christian Dvorak

2 A

4 shots · 16:27 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Lane Hutson

2 A

2 shots · 21:58 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Josh Anderson

1 G

2 shots · 14:41 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:13

Assists: Patrik Laine, Nick Suzuki · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

⚔️ Alex Tuch Tying 2nd · 06:04

Assists: Jacob Bryson · beat Jakub Dobes

1–1

⚔️ Jiri Kulich Go-ahead 2nd · 07:33

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka · beat Jakub Dobes

1–2

🇨🇦 Josh Anderson Tying 2nd · 13:33

Assists: Christian Dvorak, Lane Hutson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–2

🇨🇦 Alex Newhook Go-ahead 2nd · 19:57

Assists: Mike Matheson, Lane Hutson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Jake Evans Empty net 3rd · 18:22

Assists: Christian Dvorak

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Dvorak · Caufield 17:58

L2 Slafkovsky · Evans · Anderson 15:47

L3 Newhook · Gallagher · Armia 13:41

L4 Laine · Heineman · Beck 10:29

D1 Matheson · Hutson 24:16

D2 Carrier · Struble 18:49

D3 Xhekaj · Savard 15:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Tuch · Peterka 20:17

L2 Greenway · Cozens · McLeod 16:35

L3 Kulich · Krebs · Quinn 14:51

L4 Benson · Malenstyn 9:42

D1 Dahlin · Byram 23:26

D2 Power · Samuelsson 18:12

D3 Bryson · Clifton 13:56

D4 Gilbert 7:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

27 Hits 28

28 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 5

20 Giveaways 27

10 Penalty minutes 24

MTL shooting 13.8% (4/29) BUF shooting 8.0% (2/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jakub Dobes

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:41 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

MTL BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 11-8-3 (50% win rate, 22 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-9 (40% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-2 (82% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-9 (25% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 3–0

Dec 172024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–6 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

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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 1, 2025?

Canadiens won 4–2. The final score was Canadiens 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield, Jake Evans, Josh Anderson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Jiri Kulich.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jakub Dobes made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 27 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 AfterMar 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–5 AfterMar 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4

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