Sabres 3–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 3, 2025)

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

Nick Suzuki

1 G, 3 A

4 shots · 20:11 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Juraj Slafkovsky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:29 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sam Montembeault

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:42

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · beat James Reimer

0–1

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki SH 1st · 11:41

Assists: Mike Matheson · beat James Reimer

0–2

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky PP 1st · 13:42

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · beat James Reimer

0–3

2nd period

⚔️ Alex Tuch 2nd · 18:07

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert · beat Sam Montembeault

1–3

3rd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 03:24

Assists: JJ Peterka, Jacob Bryson · beat Sam Montembeault

2–3

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Tying 3rd · 18:59

Assists: JJ Peterka, Jiri Kulich · beat Sam Montembeault

3–3

Overtime

🇨🇦 Mike Matheson Go-ahead OT · 01:21

Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki · beat James Reimer

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Tuch · Peterka 20:22

L2 Greenway · Cozens · Kulich 17:05

L3 Malenstyn · McLeod · Quinn 13:08

L4 Benson · Krebs · Lafferty 11:14

D1 Dahlin · Byram 25:16

D2 Power · Bryson 18:40

D3 Clifton · Gilbert 13:12

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Armia · Caufield 18:51

L2 Slafkovsky · Evans · Dvorak 16:33

L3 Heineman · Newhook · Anderson 13:20

L4 Laine · Beck · Gallagher 12:56

D1 Matheson · Carrier 24:36

D2 Hutson · Savard 18:08

D3 Struble · Xhekaj 14:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

36 Shots on goal 20

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

37 Hits 20

10 Blocked shots 24

4 Takeaways 5

12 Giveaways 14

12 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 8.3% (3/36) MTL shooting 20.0% (4/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

16/20

.800 SV% · 4 GA · 60:24 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 61:03 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 — 0–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 4–0

Mar 12025 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Dec 172024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–6 Nov 112024 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 7–5 Feb 212024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Jan 42024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–1

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Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on March 3, 2025?

Canadiens won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 1 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 AfterMar 4 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 6–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 1 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 AfterMar 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 2–3

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