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Montreal 3,
Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 9, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, CJ Murray
Attendance: 17123
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, CJ Murray
Attendance: 17123
Final Scoring Summary
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
- SO
1
| Montreal | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 0:00 | |
| Nick Suzuki hits Casey Mittelstadt. | 0:10 | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 0:31 | |
| Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net | 0:52 | |
| 1:13 | Takeaway by Peyton Krebs. | |
| 1:38 | Eric Robinson hits Jayden Struble. | |
| 1:50 | Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | 1:52 | |
| 2:38 | Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. | |
| Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net | 2:53 | |
| Gustav Lindstrom shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 3:09 | |
| 3:11 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky hits Mattias Samuelsson. | 3:34 | |
| Takeaway by Sean Monahan. | 4:03 | |
| Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 4:21 | |
| 4:45 | Shot by Zach Benson misses the net | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 4:49 | |
| 4:55 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Isak Rosen. | 4:56 | |
| 5:03 | Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Mike Matheson blocks shot from Erik Johnson. | 5:09 | |
| 5:36 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Joel Armia. | |
| 5:58 | Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net | |
| 6:33 | Mattias Samuelsson hits Juraj Slafkovsky. | |
| Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 6:34 | |
| 6:37 | Giveaway by Eric Robinson. | |
| 6:51 | Takeaway by Owen Power. | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Eric Robinson. | 7:06 | |
| Justin Barron blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | 7:10 | |
| 7:12 | Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 7:15 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| 7:17 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 7:35 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 7:48 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 8:10 | Zach Benson hits Johnathan Kovacevic. | |
| 8:16 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| 8:42 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 8:53 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 9:06 | Tage Thompson hits Juraj Slafkovsky. | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Isak Rosen. | 9:44 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 9:44 | |
| 10:14 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 11:23 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 11:24 | |
| 11:52 | Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 12:05 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 12:06 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 12:38 | |
| Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net | 12:42 | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 12:53 | |
| 13:01 | Isak Rosen blocks shot from Jayden Struble. | |
| Brendan Gallagher hits Peyton Krebs. | 13:25 | |
| Shot by Johnathan Kovacevic misses the net | 13:33 | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic hits Zach Benson. | 14:10 | |
| 14:20 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| Cayden Primeau penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. Served by Jesse Ylonen. | 15:15 | |
| 15:15 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| 15:31 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 15:32 | Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | |
| 15:47 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 15:55 | |
| 16:09 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| 16:17 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Kaiden Guhle penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka. | 16:40 | |
| 16:40 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| 17:00 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 17:24 | Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | |
| 17:46 | Shot by Zach Benson misses the net | |
| Shot by Joel Armia misses the net | 17:54 | |
| Tanner Pearson blocks shot from JJ Peterka. | 18:02 | |
| Jayden Struble hits Eric Robinson. | 18:55 | |
| 18:59 | Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 19:00 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| 19:21 | Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net | |
| Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net | 19:28 | |
| Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. | 19:37 |
2
| Montreal | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 0:00 | |
| 0:31 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 0:42 | Tage Thompson hits Jake Evans. | |
| 0:51 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Erik Johnson. | 1:15 | |
| Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Connor Clifton. | 1:20 | |
| 1:29 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 1:35 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 1:37 | |
| 1:44 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 2:05 | |
| Jayden Struble hits Casey Mittelstadt. | 2:17 | |
| 2:20 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| Jayden Struble hits Jeff Skinner. | 2:38 | |
| 3:02 | Mattias Samuelsson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cole Caufield. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 3:02 | |
| Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net | 3:05 | |
| Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 3:34 | |
| 3:46 | Connor Clifton blocks shot from Christian Dvorak. | |
| 3:52 | Connor Clifton blocks shot from Justin Barron. | |
| Shot by Jesse Ylonen misses the net | 3:58 | |
| Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 4:07 | |
| Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 4:19 | |
| 4:28 | Connor Clifton blocks shot from Jesse Ylonen. | |
| 5:31 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mike Matheson. | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 5:33 | |
| 5:59 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Joel Armia shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 6:22 | |
| 6:56 | Tage Thompson hits Johnathan Kovacevic. | |
| Shot by Joel Armia misses the net | 6:59 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 7:01 | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky shoots misses the net | 7:27 | |
| 7:38 | Kyle Okposo hits Kaiden Guhle. | |
| 7:41 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 7:42 | |
| 8:01 | Zach Benson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 8:22 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Christian Dvorak. | |
| 8:30 | Henri Jokiharju hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 8:51 | Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 9:15 | |
| Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 9:19 | |
| Jake Evans blocks shot from Sean Monahan. | 9:33 | |
| 10:08 | Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 10:35 | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 10:36 | |
| 10:39 | Giveaway by Kyle Okposo. | |
| 10:42 | Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 11:00 | |
| Kaiden Guhle penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Eric Robinson. | 11:00 | |
| 11:00 | Eric Robinson penalty for boarding - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Justin Barron. Served by Isak Rosen. | |
| 11:00 | Eric Robinson penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 11:08 | |
| 11:15 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 11:43 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Giveaway by Gustav Lindstrom. | 12:02 | |
| 12:24 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 12:59 | |
| Jayden Struble scores. Assisted by Johnathan Kovacevic. | 12:59 | |
| Nick Suzuki scores. and Mike Matheson and Sean Monahan. | 13:13 | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | 13:13 | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 13:40 | |
| Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 14:40 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 14:42 | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 14:45 | |
| Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net | 15:01 | |
| 15:40 | Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Mike Matheson. | |
| 16:14 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Mitchell Stephens. | |
| Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Zach Benson. | 16:18 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 16:22 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | 16:48 | |
| 16:50 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 16:53 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| 16:58 | Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net | |
| Gustav Lindstrom penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. | 17:13 | |
| 17:13 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| 17:20 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 17:38 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 19:00 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| 19:12 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. | 19:51 | |
| Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 19:55 | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 19:58 |
3
| Montreal | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 0:00 | |
| 0:51 | Shot by Owen Power misses the net | |
| 1:02 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| 1:06 | Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 1:06 | |
| 1:28 | Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 1:30 | |
| Justin Barron shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 2:17 | |
| 2:19 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net | 2:31 | |
| Josh Anderson hits Connor Clifton. | 3:27 | |
| Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 3:33 | |
| 3:35 | Connor Clifton blocks shot from Sean Monahan. | |
| 3:42 | Connor Clifton blocks shot from Jake Evans. | |
| 4:22 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. | |
| 5:20 | Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | |
| 5:27 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 5:30 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 5:50 | Shot by Zach Benson misses the net | |
| 6:01 | Zach Benson blocks shot from JJ Peterka. | |
| 6:33 | Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 6:36 | Takeaway by Connor Clifton. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 6:36 | |
| 6:36 | Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton. | |
| 6:47 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| 7:00 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. | 7:10 | |
| Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net | 7:51 | |
| 7:59 | Giveaway by Zach Benson. | |
| Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 8:36 | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 8:46 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 8:55 | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 9:25 | |
| 9:28 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. | |
| 10:41 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 11:07 | |
| 11:30 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 11:51 | |
| 12:06 | Giveaway by Kyle Okposo. | |
| 12:16 | Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 12:29 | Peyton Krebs hits Nick Suzuki. | |
| Josh Anderson hits Erik Johnson. | 12:54 | |
| 12:59 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Jake Evans blocks shot from Connor Clifton. | 13:07 | |
| 13:13 | Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 13:14 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. | |
| 13:22 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 13:24 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net | 13:41 | |
| 13:58 | Tage Thompson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Christian Dvorak. | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 13:58 | |
| Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net | 15:20 | |
| Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net | 15:26 | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for fighting against Connor Clifton - 5 mins (Major). | 15:44 | |
| 15:44 | Connor Clifton penalty for fighting against Juraj Slafkovsky - 5 mins (Major). | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 15:44 | |
| 16:47 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Jake Evans. | |
| 17:01 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Jesse Ylonen. | |
| 17:05 | Dylan Cozens hits Sean Monahan. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 17:39 | |
| 17:54 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| Justin Barron blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | 17:57 | |
| 18:01 | Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 18:07 | |
| Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 18:26 | |
| 18:43 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Christian Dvorak penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. | 18:54 | |
| Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 18:54 | |
| 19:02 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 19:03 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 19:05 | |
| 19:53 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. |
1 OT
| Montreal | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| Takeaway by Mike Matheson. | 0:43 | |
| 1:08 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| Takeaway by Mike Matheson. | 1:27 | |
| 1:59 | Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | |
| Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Devon Levi. | 2:01 | |
| 3:03 | Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | |
| Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. | 3:37 | |
| Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | 3:43 | |
| Kaiden Guhle hits Owen Power. | 3:48 | |
| Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 4:03 | |
| 4:26 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 4:32 | Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net | |
| 4:38 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Johnathan Kovacevic. | |
| 4:45 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. | |
| 4:51 | Kyle Okposo hits Johnathan Kovacevic. |
Shootout
Round 1
| BUF | Shootout attempt by Tage Thompson. Saved by Cayden Primeau. |
| MON | Shootout attempt by Nick Suzuki. Saved by Devon Levi. |
Round 2
| BUF | Victor Olofsson scores on shootout attempt. |
| MON | Cole Caufield scores on shootout attempt. |
Round 3
| BUF | Owen Power scores on shootout attempt. |