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Montreal Canadiens
6:1 (2:0, 4:1, 0:0)
Buffalo Sabres
Wednesday 18.12.2024, 01:00 • Bell Centre, Montreal • NHL
     
    Game over. (03:38:32)
     
    59:20
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Joel Armia – 2 min., high-sticking.
     
    56:34
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Mattias Samuelsson – 2 min., tripping.
     
    44:34
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Joel Armia – 2 min., hooking.
     
    43:26
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Lane Hutson – 2 min., cross-checking.
     
    40:01
    Buffalo Sabres substitution:
    Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is replaced by James Reimer.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:16
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JOSH ANDERSON. Assisted by Christian Dvorak, Brendan Gallagher.
     
    31:47
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Alex Newhook – 2 min., roughing.
    30:55 Patrik Laine (MTL) - 5:1
     
    30:55
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is PATRIK LAINE. Assisted by Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson.
     
    30:11
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Dylan Cozens – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out.
    29:45 Patrik Laine (MTL) - 4:1
     
    29:45
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is PATRIK LAINE. Assisted by Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson.
     
    29:30
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Alex Tuch – 2 min., high-sticking.
     
    28:02
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Bowen Byram – 2 min., slashing.
    25:54 Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) - 3:1
     
    25:54
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JURAJ SLAFKOVSKÝ. Assisted by Cole Caufield, David Savard.
    23:43 Dylan Cozens (BUF) - 2:1
     
    23:43
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is DYLAN COZENS. Assisted by John Peterka, Owen Power.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    12:16
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    David Savard – 2 min., tripping.
     
    09:35
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Mattias Samuelsson – 2 min., interference.
    06:26 Patrik Laine (MTL) - 2:0
     
    06:26
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is PATRIK LAINE. Assisted by Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský.
     
    06:06
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Zach Benson – 2 min., holding.
    00:19 Joel Armia (MTL) - 1:0
     
    00:19
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JOEL ARMIA. Assisted by Jake Evans, Emil Heineman.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Armia (J. Evans, Heineman), 7. Laine (Suzuki, Slafkovský), 26. Slafkovský (Caufield, Savard), 30. Laine (Suzuki, Hutson), 31. Laine (Caufield, Hutson), 40. Josh Anderson (Dvorak, Gallagher) – 24. Cozens (Peterka, Power)

    Montreal Canadiens: Montembeault (Primeau) – Hutson, Matheson (A), Guhle, J. Barron, Xhekaj, Savard – Caufield, Suzuki (C), Slafkovský – Newhook, Dach, Laine – Josh Anderson, Dvorak, Gallagher (A) – Heineman, J. Evans, Armia.
    Coach: Martin St. Louis
    Buffalo Sabres: Luukkonen (41. Reimer) – Samuelsson, Power, Byram, Jokiharju, Gilbert, Clifton – Benson, T. Thompson, Tuch – Quinn, Cozens, Peterka – McLeod, Kulich, Zucker – Malenstyn, Krebs, Aube-Kubel.
    Coach: Lindy Ruff
    Referees: Schlenker, Lambert – Mills, Cormier
    Attendance: 21 105