Columbus – Detroit 5:3 (end) | Buffalo – Montreal 2:4 (end) | Ottawa – San Jose 5:3 (end)
Carolina – Edmonton 1:3 (end) | Winnipeg – Philadelphia 1:2 (0:1 after SO) | St. Louis – Los Angeles 4:1 (end)
Utah – New Jersey 1:3 (end) | Anaheim – Chicago 3:6 (end) | Seattle – Vancouver 6:3 (end)
Pittsburgh – Toronto 5:6 (after OT) | Minnesota – Boston 1:0 (end) | Carolina – Calgary 2:1 (after OT)
final
Buffalo Sabres
2:4 (0:0, 2:3, 0:1)
Montreal Canadiens
Sunday 02.03.2025, 01:00 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    Game over. (03:52:13)
     
    59:03
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Jordan Greenway – 2 min., cross-checking,
    Dylan Cozens – 2 min., roughing,
    John Peterka – 10 min. misconduct penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct.

    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Jayden Struble – 2 min., roughing.
    58:22 Jake Evans (MTL) - 2:4
     
    58:22
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JAKE EVANS. Assisted by Christian Dvorak.
     
    52:08
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Jordan Greenway – 2 min., roughing.

    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Arber Xhekaj – 2 min., roughing.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    39:57 Alex Newhook (MTL) - 2:3
     
    39:57
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ALEX NEWHOOK. Assisted by Michael Matheson, Lane Hutson.
     
    39:25
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Beck Malenstyn – 2 min., interference on a goaltender.

    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Jayden Struble – 2 min., roughing.
     
    34:52
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    John Peterka – 2 min., interference.
     
    34:35
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Alexandre Carrier – 2 min., high-sticking.
    33:33 Josh Anderson (MTL) - 2:2
     
    33:33
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JOSH ANDERSON. Assisted by Christian Dvorak, Lane Hutson.
    27:33 Jiří Kulich (BUF) - 2:1
     
    27:33
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JIŘÍ KULICH. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin, John Peterka.
    26:04 Alex Tuch (BUF) - 1:1
     
    26:04
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ALEX TUCH. Assisted by Jacob Bryson.
    21:13 Cole Caufield (MTL) - 0:1
     
    21:13
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is COLE CAUFIELD. Assisted by Patrik Laine, Nick Suzuki.
    Goals and assists: 27. Tuch (Bryson), 28. Kulich (Dahlin, Peterka) – 22. Caufield (Laine, N. Suzuki), 34. Josh Anderson (Dvorak, Hutson), 40. Newhook (Matheson, Hutson), 59. J. Evans (Dvorak)


    Buffalo Sabres: Luukkonen (Reimer) – Byram, Dahlin (C), Samuelsson (A), Power, Clifton, Bryson, GilbertT. Thompson (A), McLeod, PeterkaTuch, Cozens, GreenwayBenson, Kulich, QuinnKrebs, Malenstyn.
    Coach: Lindy Ruff

    Montreal Canadiens: Dobeš (Montembeault) – A. Carrier, Matheson (A), Hutson, Struble, Savard, XhekajSlafkovský, N. Suzuki (C), CaufieldLaine, Beck, NewhookGallagher (A), Dvorak, Josh AndersonArmia, J. Evans, Heineman.
    Coach: Martin St. Louis

    Referees: Lee, Schrader – Flemington, Grillo

    Attendance: 18 361