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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 3, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 9, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, CJ Murray
Attendance: 17123
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Montreal 0201SO3
Buffalo 00202
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Montreal   Buffalo
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:00  
Nick Suzuki hits Casey Mittelstadt. 0:10  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 0:31  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 0:52  
  1:13 Takeaway by Peyton Krebs.
  1:38 Eric Robinson hits Jayden Struble.
  1:50 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 1:52  
  2:38 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 2:53  
Gustav Lindstrom shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 3:09  
  3:11 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Mattias Samuelsson. 3:34  
Takeaway by Sean Monahan. 4:03  
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 4:21  
  4:45 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 4:49  
  4:55 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Isak Rosen. 4:56  
  5:03 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Erik Johnson. 5:09  
  5:36 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Joel Armia.
  5:58 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
  6:33 Mattias Samuelsson hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 6:34  
  6:37 Giveaway by Eric Robinson.
  6:51 Takeaway by Owen Power.
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Eric Robinson. 7:06  
Justin Barron blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 7:10  
  7:12 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  7:15 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  7:17 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  7:35 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  7:48 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  8:10 Zach Benson hits Johnathan Kovacevic.
  8:16 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  8:42 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  8:53 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  9:06 Tage Thompson hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Isak Rosen. 9:44  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 9:44  
  10:14 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  11:23 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 11:24  
  11:52 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:05 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  12:06 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 12:38  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 12:42  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 12:53  
  13:01 Isak Rosen blocks shot from Jayden Struble.
Brendan Gallagher hits Peyton Krebs. 13:25  
Shot by Johnathan Kovacevic misses the net 13:33  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Zach Benson. 14:10  
  14:20 Rasmus Dahlin hits Brendan Gallagher.
Cayden Primeau penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. Served by Jesse Ylonen. 15:15  
  15:15 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  15:31 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  15:32 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  15:47 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 15:55  
  16:09 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  16:17 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Kaiden Guhle penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka. 16:40  
  16:40 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  17:00 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  17:24 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
  17:46 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
Shot by Joel Armia misses the net 17:54  
Tanner Pearson blocks shot from JJ Peterka. 18:02  
Jayden Struble hits Eric Robinson. 18:55  
  18:59 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  19:00 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  19:21 Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 19:28  
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. 19:37  
2
Montreal   Buffalo
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:00  
  0:31 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  0:42 Tage Thompson hits Jake Evans.
  0:51 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Erik Johnson. 1:15  
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 1:20  
  1:29 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 1:35  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 1:37  
  1:44 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 2:05  
Jayden Struble hits Casey Mittelstadt. 2:17  
  2:20 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Jayden Struble hits Jeff Skinner. 2:38  
  3:02 Mattias Samuelsson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cole Caufield.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 3:02  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 3:05  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 3:34  
  3:46 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Christian Dvorak.
  3:52 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Justin Barron.
Shot by Jesse Ylonen misses the net 3:58  
Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 4:07  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 4:19  
  4:28 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Jesse Ylonen.
  5:31 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 5:33  
  5:59 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 6:22  
  6:56 Tage Thompson hits Johnathan Kovacevic.
Shot by Joel Armia misses the net 6:59  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 7:01  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots misses the net 7:27  
  7:38 Kyle Okposo hits Kaiden Guhle.
  7:41 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 7:42  
  8:01 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  8:22 Rasmus Dahlin hits Christian Dvorak.
  8:30 Henri Jokiharju hits Brendan Gallagher.
  8:51 Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 9:15  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:19  
Jake Evans blocks shot from Sean Monahan. 9:33  
  10:08 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 10:35  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 10:36  
  10:39 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
  10:42 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:00  
Kaiden Guhle penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Eric Robinson. 11:00  
  11:00 Eric Robinson penalty for boarding - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Justin Barron. Served by Isak Rosen.
  11:00 Eric Robinson penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct).
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 11:08  
  11:15 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  11:43 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Giveaway by Gustav Lindstrom. 12:02  
  12:24 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 12:59  
Jayden Struble scores. Assisted by Johnathan Kovacevic. 12:59  
Nick Suzuki scores. and Mike Matheson and Sean Monahan. 13:13  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 13:13  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 13:40  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 14:40  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 14:42  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 14:45  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 15:01  
  15:40 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  16:14 Rasmus Dahlin hits Mitchell Stephens.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Zach Benson. 16:18  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 16:22  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 16:48  
  16:50 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  16:53 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  16:58 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
Gustav Lindstrom penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. 17:13  
  17:13 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  17:20 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  17:38 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  19:00 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  19:12 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 19:51  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 19:55  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 19:58  
3
Montreal   Buffalo
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:00  
  0:51 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
  1:02 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
  1:06 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 1:06  
  1:28 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:30  
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 2:17  
  2:19 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 2:31  
Josh Anderson hits Connor Clifton. 3:27  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 3:33  
  3:35 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Sean Monahan.
  3:42 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Jake Evans.
  4:22 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
  5:20 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  5:27 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  5:30 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  5:50 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
  6:01 Zach Benson blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  6:33 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  6:36 Takeaway by Connor Clifton.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 6:36  
  6:36 Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton.
  6:47 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  7:00 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 7:10  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 7:51  
  7:59 Giveaway by Zach Benson.
Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 8:36  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 8:46  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 8:55  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 9:25  
  9:28 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
  10:41 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:07  
  11:30 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 11:51  
  12:06 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
  12:16 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  12:29 Peyton Krebs hits Nick Suzuki.
Josh Anderson hits Erik Johnson. 12:54  
  12:59 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Jake Evans blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 13:07  
  13:13 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  13:14 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
  13:22 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  13:24 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 13:41  
  13:58 Tage Thompson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Christian Dvorak.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 13:58  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 15:20  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 15:26  
Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for fighting against Connor Clifton - 5 mins (Major). 15:44  
  15:44 Connor Clifton penalty for fighting against Juraj Slafkovsky - 5 mins (Major).
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 15:44  
  16:47 Rasmus Dahlin hits Jake Evans.
  17:01 Rasmus Dahlin hits Jesse Ylonen.
  17:05 Dylan Cozens hits Sean Monahan.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 17:39  
  17:54 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Justin Barron blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 17:57  
  18:01 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 18:07  
Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 18:26  
  18:43 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Christian Dvorak penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 18:54  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 18:54  
  19:02 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  19:03 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 19:05  
  19:53 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
1 OT
Montreal   Buffalo
  0:00 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 0:43  
  1:08 Owen Power shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 1:27  
  1:59 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 2:01  
  3:03 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 3:37  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 3:43  
Kaiden Guhle hits Owen Power. 3:48  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 4:03  
  4:26 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  4:32 Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net
  4:38 Rasmus Dahlin hits Johnathan Kovacevic.
  4:45 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  4:51 Kyle Okposo hits Johnathan Kovacevic.
Shootout
Round 1
BUF Shootout attempt by Tage Thompson. Saved by Cayden Primeau.
MON Shootout attempt by Nick Suzuki. Saved by Devon Levi.
Round 2
BUF Victor Olofsson scores on shootout attempt.
MON Cole Caufield scores on shootout attempt.
Round 3
BUF Owen Power scores on shootout attempt.