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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 4, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 27, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Kiel Murchison
Attendance: 16435
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Montreal 1111SO4
Buffalo 12003
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Montreal   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. 0:13  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits Henri Jokiharju. 0:14  
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. 0:25  
  0:36 Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 0:39  
  1:03 Jack Quinn blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Jordan Harris shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 1:20  
Jordan Harris scores. Assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Mike Matheson. 1:22  
Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:22  
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Owen Power. 2:00  
  2:12 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  2:35 Shot by Riley Stillman misses the net
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 3:01  
  3:49 Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net
  3:49 Lukas Rousek scores. Assisted by Tyson Jost and Owen Power.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 3:49  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 4:04  
  4:05 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Mike Hoffman misses the net 4:30  
Kirby Dach hits Jeff Skinner. 4:47  
  5:23 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:00 Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
Justin Barron blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 6:22  
Brendan Gallagher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs. 6:23  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 6:23  
  6:44 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 6:46  
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 7:41  
  8:08 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 8:08  
  8:19 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  8:20 Henri Jokiharju hits Jake Evans.
Alex Belzile hits Rasmus Dahlin. 8:27  
  8:30 Kyle Okposo hits Alex Belzile.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 8:44  
  8:48 Lukas Rousek blocks shot from Denis Gurianov.
  8:57 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  9:32 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
Giveaway by Jake Evans. 10:45  
Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 10:57  
  11:18 Henri Jokiharju hits Brendan Gallagher.
Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 11:20  
Giveaway by Chris Tierney. 11:33  
  12:05 Peyton Krebs hits Chris Tierney.
Alex Belzile blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 12:10  
  12:13 Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  12:14 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Mike Matheson blocks shot Alex Tuch shoots 12:18  
  12:52 Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:55 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 12:55  
Brendan Gallagher hits Rasmus Dahlin. 13:56  
  14:24 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Michael Pezzetta hits Zemgus Girgensons. 15:09  
  15:19 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  15:19 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  15:25 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  15:27 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
David Savard hits Jeff Skinner. 15:35  
Giveaway by Denis Gurianov. 15:46  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 16:07  
  16:07 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  16:41 Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
Justin Barron hits Zemgus Girgensons. 17:20  
Joel Edmundson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo. 17:38  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 17:38  
  18:19 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Takeaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard. 18:42  
  19:19 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  19:31 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 19:31  
2
Montreal   Buffalo
  0:00 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  0:34 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
  0:56 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jonathan Drouin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo. 0:57  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:57  
  1:04 Jeff Skinner penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:04  
David Savard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 1:26  
  1:48 Owen Power blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 1:53  
  2:02 Takeaway by Dylan Cozens.
  2:36 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:46  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 2:53  
Joel Edmundson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:59  
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 3:14  
Joel Edmundson hits Kyle Okposo. 3:22  
  3:50 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Lukas Rousek. 3:50  
Alex Belzile scores. Assisted by David Savard. 4:28  
  4:28 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  4:45 Jeff Skinner hits Mike Hoffman.
Mike Hoffman penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 4:47  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:47  
  5:49 JJ Peterka scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Casey Mittelstadt.
  5:49 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Giveaway by Jake Allen. 6:02  
  6:02 Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:14 Ilya Lyubushkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:49 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
  7:01 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Jesse Ylonen.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:07  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:10  
  7:15 Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:27  
Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:28  
  7:36 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot Brendan Gallagher shoots
Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 7:59  
  8:31 Riley Stillman scores. Assisted by Victor Olofsson and Lukas Rousek.
  8:31 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
Alex Belzile hits Rasmus Dahlin. 8:44  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 9:27  
  9:35 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  9:52 Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju.
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 10:00  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 10:04  
  10:20 Owen Power blocks shot from Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
  11:01 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 11:01  
  11:30 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
Mike Matheson hits JJ Peterka. 12:38  
  12:58 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki hits Victor Olofsson. 13:23  
  13:47 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  13:49 Takeaway by Tyson Jost.
Justin Barron blocks shot from Tyson Jost. 13:55  
Michael Pezzetta hits Rasmus Dahlin. 14:23  
  14:39 Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju.
Takeaway by Chris Tierney. 14:56  
Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net 15:14  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 15:17  
  15:57 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic.
  16:27 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Takeaway by Jake Evans. 16:52  
Justin Barron hits Jack Quinn. 17:02  
  17:35 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 17:57  
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 18:07  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 18:10  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 18:27  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 18:27  
  18:32 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Takeaway by David Savard. 18:50  
  18:53 Kyle Okposo penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Savard.
  18:53 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  19:12 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Mike Hoffman.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 19:33  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 19:37  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 19:37  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 19:38  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 19:38  
  19:55 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 19:56  
3
Montreal   Buffalo
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 0:00  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 0:33  
  0:59 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  0:59 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Mike Matheson.
  1:06 Owen Power blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  1:06 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Alex Belzile shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 1:12  
Denis Gurianov shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 1:17  
Denis Gurianov shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 1:37  
  2:28 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:50  
Takeaway by Alex Belzile. 3:08  
  3:31 Takeaway by Peyton Krebs.
  4:01 Owen Power blocks shot from Justin Barron.
Justin Barron blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 4:11  
Takeaway by Mike Hoffman. 4:28  
David Savard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 4:30  
  4:35 Rasmus Dahlin hits Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
  5:06 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  5:11 Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  5:11 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Denis Gurianov hits Jacob Bryson. 5:32  
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 5:38  
  6:12 Giveaway by Owen Power.
Alex Belzile shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:06  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 7:08  
  7:20 Peyton Krebs hits Nick Suzuki.
  7:58 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  8:08 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  8:17 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  8:18 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  8:25 Takeaway by JJ Peterka.
Takeaway by Jesse Ylonen. 8:29  
Brendan Gallagher scores. Assisted by Jake Evans and Jesse Ylonen. 8:35  
  8:35 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  9:07 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:13 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 9:20  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 9:20  
Michael Pezzetta hits Owen Power. 9:33  
Michael Pezzetta hits Victor Olofsson. 9:35  
  9:40 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Alex Belzile.
  10:39 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 10:48  
  11:01 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  11:36 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 11:46  
  12:11 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 13:01  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 13:25  
  14:13 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Nick Suzuki.
  14:21 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 14:30  
  15:15 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  15:26 Takeaway by Kyle Okposo.
  15:51 Ilya Lyubushkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 15:51  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 16:15  
  16:36 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 16:37  
  16:41 Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Kirby Dach.
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 16:57  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 16:57  
  17:06 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  17:30 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
  17:35 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 17:40  
  17:40 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  18:13 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Mike Hoffman.
  18:23 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  18:24 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  18:24 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 18:39  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 18:39  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 18:46  
  19:21 Takeaway by Owen Power.
  19:54 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  19:55 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
David Savard blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 19:58  
1 OT
Montreal   Buffalo
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:00  
  1:14 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  2:08 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:18  
Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net 2:19  
  2:20 Peyton Krebs penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirby Dach.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 2:20  
Kirby Dach blocks shot from Ilya Lyubushkin. 2:33  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 3:07  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 3:09  
  3:30 Rasmus Dahlin hits Mike Matheson.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 3:54  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:27  
Kirby Dach blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 4:27  
Shootout
Round 1
BUF Shootout attempt by Victor Olofsson. Saved by Jake Allen.
MON Nick Suzuki misses the net.
Round 2
BUF Shootout attempt by JJ Peterka. Saved by Jake Allen.
MON Shootout attempt by Jonathan Drouin. Saved by Eric Comrie.
Round 3
BUF Shootout attempt by Alex Tuch. Saved by Jake Allen.
MON Shootout attempt by Mike Matheson. Saved by Eric Comrie.
Round 4
BUF Jack Quinn scores on shootout attempt.
MON Jesse Ylonen scores on shootout attempt.
Round 5
BUF Casey Mittelstadt misses the net.
MON Shootout attempt by Johnathan Kovacevic. Saved by Eric Comrie.
Round 6
BUF Shootout attempt by Dylan Cozens. Saved by Jake Allen.
MON Michael Pezzetta scores on shootout attempt.