Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Monday, March 27, 2023 · KeyBank Center
SN · RDS · MSG-B
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout on Monday, March 27, 2023 at KeyBank Center. The Canadiens outshot the Sabres 41-33.
Goals came from Jordan Harris, Lukas Rousek, Alex Belzile, JJ Peterka, Riley Stillman and Brendan Gallagher.
Jake Allen made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Eric Comrie stopped 38 of 41.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jordan Harris (4)Jonathan Drouin (26), Mike Matheson (21)1–001:22 MTL
Lukas Rousek (1)Tyson Jost (16), Owen Power (25)1–103:49 BUF
2nd period
Alex Belzile (6)David Savard (17)2–104:28 MTL
JJ Peterka (10)Alex Tuch (37), Casey Mittelstadt (34)2–205:49 BUF · PPG
Riley Stillman (1)Victor Olofsson (12), Lukas Rousek (1)2–308:31 BUF
3rd period
Brendan Gallagher (6)Jake Evans (11), Jesse Ylonen (9)3–308:35 MTL
SO period
Michael PezzettaUnassisted4–300:00 MTL
Team stats
MTLBUF
41Shots on goal33
49%Faceoff %51%
0/3Power play1/4
8Penalty minutes6
16Hits10
13Blocked shots15
8Giveaways8
10Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 06:23
Brendan Gallagher · tripping2 min - 1st 17:38Joel Edmundson · holding2 min
- 2nd 00:57Jonathan Drouin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 01:04
Jeff Skinner · high sticking2 min - 2nd 04:47Mike Hoffman · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 18:53Kyle Okposo · high sticking2 min
- OT 02:20Peyton Krebs · cross checking2 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 11Brendan GallagherR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:19 |
| 27Jonathan DrouinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:24 |
| 56Jesse YlonenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:06 |
| 60Alex BelzileR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 10:40 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:44 |
| 8Mike MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 29:05 |
| 54Jordan HarrisD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:53 |
| 58David SavardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:48 |
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:09 |
| 25Denis GurianovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:05 |
| 49Rafael Harvey-PinardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:22 |
| 55Michael PezzettaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:25 |
| 67Chris TierneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:49 |
| 68Mike HoffmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:16 |
| 77Kirby DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 22:29 |
| 26Johnathan KovacevicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 19:41 |
| 44Joel EdmundsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:00 |
| 52Justin BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:50 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Jake AllenG | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 65:00 |
| 35Samuel MontembeaultG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 13Lukas RousekR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 09:03 |
| 17Tyson JostC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:01 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 19:37 |
| 71Victor OlofssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:00 |
| 77JJ PeterkaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 14:32 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21:43 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27:39 |
| 61Riley StillmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 08:59 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:53 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:09 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:04 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:58 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:34 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:28 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:22 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 29:58 |
| 46Ilya LyubushkinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 23:50 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 31Eric ComrieG | O | 41 | 38 | 3 | .927 | 64:42 |