Montreal Canadiens 4, Buffalo Sabres 2: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens 4 to Buffalo Sabres 2, on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens.
NHLSaturday, March 1, 2025
DateMar 1, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance18,361
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Montreal CanadiensBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
29-26-5Record24-29-5
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
7-2Road record / home record4-6
WLWWLLast 5LLLWL
W1StreakL3
Team stats
Montreal CanadiensBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Montreal Canadiens
Chris Kreider LW · Lower Body
OutIvan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 13:20 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Armia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:48 | 0:45 | 11:45 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Beck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | 2:56 | 0:00 | 15:02 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Dvorak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 15:03 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16:14 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 15:28 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 13:10 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:29 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 9:41 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik Laine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:25 | 2:03 | 0:00 | 9:22 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:41 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 | 2:44 | 0:00 | 13:03 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:29 | 3:01 | 0:18 | 17:10 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:21 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 20:11 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:58 | 2:44 | 0:00 | 19:14 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26:34 | 1:53 | 2:17 | 22:24 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Savard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 13:51 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 17:17 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 17:05 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:10 | 0:33 | 15:22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:32 | 0:33 | 1:16 | 8:43 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17:44 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 17:11 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 15:02 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 10:54 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:39 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 15:06 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 7:33 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:35 | 0:08 | 1:45 | 14:42 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:01 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 18:17 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 13:07 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:17 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 18:41 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 20:22 | 1:37 | 0:48 | 17:57 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 14:30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:07 | 0:40 | 0:47 | 20:40 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Clifton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 9:33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 24:44 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 23:00 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | 0:33 | 0:17 | 18:40 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 14:10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .893 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 58:41 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres?
Montreal Canadiens won, 4-2, on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
What was the final score of Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres?
Montreal Canadiens 4, Buffalo Sabres 2.
Who were the top performers?
Montreal Canadiens: Jake Evans (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (1 goals).
Where is Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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