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Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, March 1, 2025 · KeyBank Center

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4–2

Final

SOG 29–25

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The Canadiens outshot the Sabres 29-25.

Goals came from Cole Caufield, Alex Tuch, Jiri Kulich, Josh Anderson, Alex Newhook and Jake Evans.

Jakub Dobes made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 25 of 28.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Montréal CanadiensMTL031429
Buffalo SabresBUF020225

Three stars

  1. ★1st starAlex NewhookMTL · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starLane HutsonMTL · 0G 2A
  3. ★3rd starAlex TuchBUF · 1G 0A

Scoring

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:17

3–2 · 2nd 19:57 · Newhook. Byram was 1:17 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceBUF on ice

1–0 MTL

2nd 1:13 · PP · Caufield

McLeod 0:53

1–1 BUF

2nd 6:04 · Tuch

Long shift: Armia 1:06

1–2 BUF

2nd 7:33 · Kulich

Hutson 0:56

2–2 MTL

2nd 13:33 · Anderson

McLeod 0:47

3–2 MTL

2nd 19:57 · Newhook

Long shift: Byram 1:17

4–2 MTL

3rd 18:22 · EN · Evans

Kulich 1:07

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).
4.2%
5.7%
5.9%
6.9%
6.6%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MTLBUF
29Shots on goal25
58%Faceoff %42%
1/4Power play0/2
10Penalty minutes24
27Hits28
28Blocked shots17
20Giveaways27
6Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 06:32Tage Thompson · interference2 min
  • 1st 18:28Alexandre Carrier · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 00:39Bowen Byram · slashing2 min
  • 2nd 14:35Alexandre Carrier · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 14:52JJ Peterka · interference2 min
  • 2nd 19:24Jayden Struble · roughing2 min
  • 2nd 19:24Beck Malenstyn · interference goalkeeper2 min
  • 3rd 12:08Jordan Greenway · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 12:08Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 19:02Jayden Struble · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 19:02Jordan Greenway · cross checking2 min
  • 3rd 19:02Dylan Cozens · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 19:02JJ Peterka · misconduct10 min

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