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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 6, Montreal 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 4, 2024
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0246
Montreal 0101
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 0:45  
  0:48 Jesse Ylonen hits Dylan Cozens.
  1:06 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 1:07  
Giveaway by Owen Power. 1:11  
Erik Johnson hits Josh Anderson. 1:15  
Jordan Greenway hits Josh Anderson. 1:24  
  2:02 Michael Pezzetta hits Connor Clifton.
  2:16 Shot by Michael Pezzetta misses the net
  2:23 Jayden Struble hits Peyton Krebs.
  2:51 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  2:59 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 3:01  
  3:03 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  3:47 Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky.
  3:48 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  3:48 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 4:05  
  4:11 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Jake Evans. 4:23  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 4:31  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 4:32  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 4:36  
  4:53 Jayden Struble hits Zach Benson.
  5:37 Mitchell Stephens hits Peyton Krebs.
  5:46 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 5:59  
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 6:01  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 6:02  
  6:04 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 6:21  
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 6:21  
  6:55 Giveaway by Jesse Ylonen.
  6:57 David Savard blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 7:06  
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 7:07  
Connor Clifton hits Jake Evans. 7:15  
  7:31 Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  7:32 Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  7:33 Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  7:34 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 7:35  
  7:52 Justin Barron shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  8:23 Shot by Jayden Struble misses the net
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 8:25  
  8:36 Michael Pezzetta hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  8:38 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Jordan Harris. 8:44  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 8:58  
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 9:09  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 9:34  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 10:07  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 10:09  
  10:36 Giveaway by Jake Allen.
Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Joel Armia. 10:47  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 11:11  
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 11:23  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 11:45  
  11:49 Jake Evans hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  11:49 Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher.
Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net 12:07  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 12:52  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 13:04  
  13:16 Joel Armia penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Victor Olofsson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 13:16  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 13:24  
  13:26 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 13:52  
  13:54 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jack Quinn.
  15:04 Takeaway by David Savard.
Team penalty for Buffalo too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Victor Olofsson. 15:19  
  15:19 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
  15:28 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Juraj Slafkovsky. 16:00  
  16:03 Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  16:11 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  16:13 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  16:17 Shot by Jesse Ylonen misses the net
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 16:25  
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 16:40  
Alex Tuch hits Brendan Gallagher. 16:43  
  16:49 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  16:51 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  16:55 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  17:04 Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Giveaway by Erik Johnson. 17:07  
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 17:34  
  17:58 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  17:59 Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  18:07 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Jayden Struble. 18:10  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 18:23  
  18:38 Shot by Jordan Harris misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 18:59  
  19:00 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  19:20 Josh Anderson blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  19:26 Jake Evans blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 19:40  
  19:42 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:55 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
2
Buffalo   Montreal
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:00  
  1:37 Giveaway by Justin Barron.
  1:50 Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 1:55  
  1:57 Shot by Jordan Harris misses the net
  2:06 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 2:06  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 2:12  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 2:21  
  2:37 Giveaway by Jake Allen.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 2:39  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 2:51  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 3:01  
  3:14 Jordan Harris blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  4:04 Kaiden Guhle hits Jeff Skinner.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 4:17  
  4:23 Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 4:35  
  4:37 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 4:58  
  5:00 David Savard penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 5:00  
Casey Mittelstadt scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Dahlin. 5:33  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 5:33  
  6:07 Michael Pezzetta hits Erik Johnson.
  6:14 Mitchell Stephens penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs.
  6:14 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 6:18  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 6:26  
  6:49 David Savard blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Jeff Skinner scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson. 6:59  
  6:59 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 7:12  
  7:13 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against JJ Peterka.
  7:16 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  7:26 Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 7:32  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 7:34  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 8:16  
  8:35 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  8:39 Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
  9:02 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
Erik Johnson hits Josh Anderson. 9:12  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 9:33  
  9:34 David Savard blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  10:10 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  10:17 Giveaway by Sean Monahan.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 10:18  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 10:20  
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 10:33  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 10:45  
  10:46 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Takeaway by Zach Benson. 11:23  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 11:41  
  11:49 Giveaway by Jayden Struble.
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 11:58  
  12:14 Michael Pezzetta penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson. Served by Brendan Gallagher.
  12:14 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:44 David Savard blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 13:03  
  13:16 Takeaway by Joel Armia.
  13:19 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  13:19 Joel Armia scores a short handed goal.
  14:30 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 14:31  
Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net 14:54  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 14:59  
Giveaway by Devon Levi. 15:28  
Connor Clifton hits Cole Caufield. 15:54  
  16:15 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 16:16  
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 16:22  
Jack Quinn blocks shot from David Savard. 17:03  
Peyton Krebs hits Juraj Slafkovsky. 17:46  
Dylan Cozens penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson. 17:59  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 17:59  
  18:04 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  18:06 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  18:30 Giveaway by Cole Caufield.
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 19:01  
Zach Benson wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 19:03  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 19:06  
  19:08 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Zach Benson.
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 19:39  
  19:57 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  19:58 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
3
Buffalo   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 0:12  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 0:33  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 0:37  
  0:59 Jesse Ylonen hits Erik Johnson.
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 2:44  
  3:21 Michael Pezzetta hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 3:56  
  3:57 Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky.
  4:37 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  4:42 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:52 Takeaway by Jake Evans.
Zach Benson blocks shot from Jordan Harris. 5:01  
Giveaway by Zach Benson. 5:10  
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Jordan Harris. 5:13  
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Sean Monahan. 6:00  
  6:13 Takeaway by Sean Monahan.
  6:45 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by JJ Peterka and Connor Clifton. 6:45  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 7:11  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 7:15  
  7:26 Cole Caufield hits Henri Jokiharju.
  8:08 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  8:13 Jordan Harris shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  8:20 Jayden Struble hits Alex Tuch.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Owen Power. 8:28  
Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch. 8:35  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 8:35  
  9:01 Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 9:02  
  9:34 Shot by Justin Barron misses the net
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 9:45  
  9:50 Justin Barron shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 9:52  
  10:05 David Savard blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 10:10  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Josh Anderson. 10:34  
  10:39 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  10:41 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 10:48  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 11:00  
  11:01 Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle.
  12:44 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  12:46 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  12:49 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  12:52 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
  13:01 Shot by Joel Armia misses the net
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 13:18  
Dylan Cozens penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Savard. 13:19  
  13:19 David Savard penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens.
  13:19 Mike Matheson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mike Matheson. 13:19  
  13:19 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  13:27 Takeaway by Justin Barron.
Owen Power blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 13:56  
  14:22 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 14:22  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 14:25  
Rasmus Dahlin scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt. 14:31  
  14:31 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Zach Benson penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 14:43  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 14:43  
  14:56 Justin Barron shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  15:30 Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  15:36 Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 15:38  
Erik Johnson hits Nick Suzuki. 16:12  
  16:49 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  16:50 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:01 Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Devon Levi.
  17:03 Shot by Jordan Harris misses the net
  17:06 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:10 Shot by Michael Pezzetta misses the net
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Michael Pezzetta. 17:17  
Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Jack Quinn. 18:32  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 18:32  
  18:47 Giveaway by Jayden Struble.