Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, March 16, 2016 · First Niagara Center
SN · RDS · MSG-B
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at First Niagara Center. The Sabres outshot the Canadiens 43-22.
Goals came from Zach Bogosian, Greg Pateryn, Andrei Markov, Marcus Foligno and Paul Byron.
Ben Scrivens made 41 saves on 43 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 19 of 22.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Zach Bogosian (5)Ryan O'Reilly (33), Rasmus Ristolainen (29)0–115:17 BUF · PPG
2nd period
Greg Pateryn (1)Alex Galchenyuk (22)1–100:47 MTL
Andrei Markov (5)Tomas Plekanec (35), Max Pacioretty (29)2–119:57 MTL · PPG
3rd period
Marcus Foligno (10)David Legwand (8), Mark Pysyk (6)2–211:56 BUF · SHG
OT period
Paul Byron (9)Unassisted3–203:15 MTL
Team stats
MTLBUF
22Shots on goal43
50%Faceoff %50%
1/6Power play1/4
48Penalty minutes52
19Hits17
12Blocked shots9
7Giveaways8
1Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 14:16
Victor Bartley · holding2 min - 1st 18:58
Josh Gorges · cross checking2 min - 1st 18:58Nathan Beaulieu · elbowing2 min
- 1st 19:28Evander Kane · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 1st 19:28Tomas Plekanec · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 01:09Greg Pateryn · tripping2 min
- 2nd 06:48Carlo Colaiacovo · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 15:20Mark Pysyk · roughing2 min
- 2nd 15:20Mike Brown · roughing2 min
- 2nd 15:20Mike Brown · roughing2 min
- 2nd 17:31Nathan Beaulieu · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 17:31Jake McCabe · hooking2 min
- 2nd 17:31Matt Moulson · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 19:30Michael McCarron · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 19:30Zach Bogosian · roughing2 min
- 2nd 19:30Zach Bogosian · roughing2 min
- 2nd 19:30Michael McCarron · roughing2 min
- 2nd 19:30Zach Bogosian · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 19:30Michael McCarron · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 19:30Robin Lehner · roughing2 min
- 3rd 01:24Marcus Foligno · interference2 min
- 3rd 01:24Nicolas Deslauriers · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 09:03Evander Kane · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 09:03Evander Kane · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 18:03Andrei Markov · illegal check to head2 min
- OT 02:58Andrei Markov · misconduct10 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 14Tomas PlekanecC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:06 |
| 27Alex GalchenyukC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:36 |
| 41Paul ByronL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:53 |
| 67Max PaciorettyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:58 |
| 6Greg PaterynD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:00 |
| 79Andrei MarkovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30:55 |
| 13Mike BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:09 |
| 17Torrey MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:44 |
| 24Phillip DanaultL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:37 |
| 25Jacob de la RoseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:24 |
| 34Michael McCarronR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:58 |
| 42Sven AndrighettoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:29 |
| 53Lucas LessioL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 |
| 81Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:41 |
| 20Victor BartleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 |
| 28Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:59 |
| 45Mark BarberioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:01 |
| 74Alexei EmelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 27:15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Mike CondonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Ben ScrivensG | W | 43 | 41 | 2 | .954 | 63:11 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 17David LegwandC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:21 |
| 82Marcus FolignoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:01 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 22:02 |
| 3Mark PysykD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 |
| 47Zach BogosianD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 21:20 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 27:26 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 20:14 |
| 12Brian GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17:56 |
| 15Jack EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22:09 |
| 19Cal O'ReillyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:37 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:05 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:49 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:23 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 |
| 44Nicolas DeslauriersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:07 |
| 25Carlo ColaiacovoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:24 |
| 29Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 24:49 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | O | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 63:14 |