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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0303
Montreal 1102
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Montreal
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:00  
  0:37 Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:11  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 1:13  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:21  
  1:22 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  1:35 Jake Evans hits Jacob Bryson.
  1:45 Brendan Gallagher hits Jordan Greenway.
  1:47 Arber Xhekaj hits Dylan Cozens.
  1:50 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  2:56 Brandon Gignac wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  2:58 David Savard shoots misses the net
  3:18 Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  3:20 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  3:34 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  3:41 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:50 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher. 4:10  
  4:10 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  4:14 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:16 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  4:29 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Erik Johnson hits Mike Matheson. 4:48  
  4:50 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
  5:26 Mike Matheson penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson.
Jordan Greenway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson. 5:26  
  5:26 Josh Anderson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Greenway.
  5:26 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Takeaway by JJ Peterka. 5:40  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:43  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 6:12  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 6:23  
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 6:56  
  7:22 Giveaway by David Savard.
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 7:26  
  7:41 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Brandon Gignac. 7:43  
  7:44 Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:50  
  7:54 Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
  8:15 Takeaway by Tanner Pearson.
  8:36 Shot by David Savard misses the net
  8:55 Shot by Joshua Roy misses the net
Erik Johnson hits Alex Newhook. 8:55  
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Joshua Roy. 9:06  
  9:30 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  10:23 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Jacob Bryson.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:28  
Alex Tuch hits Mike Matheson. 10:32  
Kyle Okposo hits Jesse Ylonen. 11:19  
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Jayden Struble. 11:22  
Jordan Greenway hits David Savard. 12:04  
  12:06 Giveaway by David Savard.
  12:24 Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net
Giveaway by Erik Johnson. 12:24  
  12:41 Arber Xhekaj scores. Assisted by Joshua Roy and David Savard.
  12:41 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  13:33 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  13:44 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:07 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
  15:11 Giveaway by Brandon Gignac.
  15:12 Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  15:15 Brandon Gignac blocks shot from Kale Clague.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 15:20  
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 15:29  
Eric Robinson hits Jayden Struble. 15:42  
  15:44 Jayden Struble hits Eric Robinson.
  15:58 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
  16:21 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:45 Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:59  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 17:00  
  17:05 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 17:08  
Henri Jokiharju penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joel Armia. 17:10  
  17:10 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 17:32  
  17:59 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:31 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:35 Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
2
Buffalo   Montreal
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:00  
  0:11 Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 0:58  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:08  
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 1:30  
Dylan Cozens hits Jake Evans. 1:34  
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 1:44  
Connor Clifton blocks shot from David Savard. 2:02  
Casey Mittelstadt hits Jake Evans. 2:11  
  2:21 Arber Xhekaj hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  2:30 Arber Xhekaj hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 2:32  
  3:25 Brandon Gignac wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  3:37 Brandon Gignac wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  3:39 Shot by Jayden Struble misses the net
  3:53 Jayden Struble hits Kyle Okposo.
Shot by Eric Robinson misses the net 3:54  
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 4:03  
Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Henri Jokiharju and Rasmus Dahlin. 4:20  
  4:20 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 4:31  
  5:41 David Savard blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
  5:50 Jake Evans shoots misses the net
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 5:52  
  6:22 Takeaway by Joel Armia.
  6:28 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:30 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  6:35 Jayden Struble scores. Assisted by Joshua Roy and Alex Newhook.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 6:35  
  6:50 Shot by Joshua Roy misses the net
Erik Johnson hits Jesse Ylonen. 7:47  
  8:03 Jesse Ylonen hits Erik Johnson.
  8:13 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  8:14 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots misses the net
  8:24 David Savard shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 8:28  
  8:29 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:40 Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons.
  8:40 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens hits Joel Armia. 9:08  
  9:16 Takeaway by Joel Armia.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 9:26  
Jeff Skinner scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson. 9:28  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 9:28  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 9:47  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Jordan Harris. 10:19  
Jordan Greenway hits Alex Newhook. 10:19  
  10:37 Giveaway by Josh Anderson.
Jacob Bryson hits Jesse Ylonen. 10:45  
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 11:01  
Connor Clifton hits Jesse Ylonen. 11:16  
  11:55 Takeaway by Nick Suzuki.
  12:11 Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Joel Armia. 12:11  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 12:26  
  12:37 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:02 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
  13:07 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  13:59 Takeaway by Joel Armia.
  14:01 Giveaway by Joel Armia.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 14:10  
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj. 14:40  
  14:46 Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:16 Shot by Joshua Roy misses the net
  15:38 Arber Xhekaj hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Zach Benson hits Alex Newhook. 15:42  
  16:19 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:24 Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovsky.
  16:27 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:31  
Tage Thompson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Suzuki. 16:56  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:56  
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 17:08  
  17:23 Giveaway by Cole Caufield.
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 17:25  
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway. 17:41  
Alex Tuch scores a short handed goal. 18:08  
  18:08 Tanner Pearson wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Erik Johnson hits Joshua Roy. 18:18  
  18:30 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:31 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:34 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson. 18:35  
  19:06 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Arber Xhekaj. 19:08  
  19:17 Jake Evans blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  19:29 Giveaway by Jake Evans.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 19:41  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:43  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 19:45  
  19:48 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
3
Buffalo   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:16 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:18 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle. 0:22  
  1:25 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 2:16  
  2:42 Jayden Struble blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Connor Clifton. 3:01  
  4:09 Giveaway by Brandon Gignac.
  4:24 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 4:35  
  5:20 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 5:23  
  5:25 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:27 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 5:51  
  6:04 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:06 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  6:23 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  6:47 Nick Suzuki shoots misses the net
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway. 6:56  
  7:10 Jayden Struble hits Eric Robinson.
  7:21 Alex Newhook blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  7:30 Joshua Roy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:33 Shot by Joshua Roy misses the net
  7:55 Jayden Struble hits Kyle Okposo.
Erik Johnson hits Jake Evans. 8:17  
Peyton Krebs hits Brendan Gallagher. 8:44  
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 8:56  
  9:18 Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net
  9:25 Shot by Kaiden Guhle misses the net
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Tanner Pearson. 10:12  
  10:33 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  10:35 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:00 Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net
  11:10 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:12 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 11:18  
Peyton Krebs hits Juraj Slafkovsky. 12:04  
  12:10 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 12:12  
  12:19 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  12:24 Shot by Joel Armia misses the net
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:51  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:56  
  12:59 Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 13:09  
  13:21 Takeaway by Alex Newhook.
  13:22 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
Giveaway by Jordan Greenway. 13:53  
  13:56 Josh Anderson hits Connor Clifton.
  14:28 Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brandon Gignac. 14:39  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 14:57  
  15:03 Takeaway by David Savard.
  15:13 David Savard hits Zach Benson.
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 16:03  
  16:14 Giveaway by Cole Caufield.
  16:18 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 16:47  
  16:49 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
  17:01 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Jake Evans. 17:25  
  17:58 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from David Savard. 18:07  
Tage Thompson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Newhook. 18:26  
  18:26 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:40 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:09 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:34 Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens.
  19:34 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 19:45  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 19:46  
  19:56 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.