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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 3, Buffalo 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 23, 2018
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Shandor Alphonso
Attendance: 18594
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Periods:
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1
Montreal   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:19  
  0:27 Scott Wilson hits Noah Juulsen.
Artturi Lehkonen blocks shot from Brendan Guhle. 1:15  
  1:28 Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  1:44 Jordan Nolan hits Logan Shaw.
Shot by Logan Shaw misses the net 2:02  
Charles Hudon hits Evan Rodrigues. 2:07  
Noah Juulsen hits Johan Larsson. 2:31  
  2:43 Marco Scandella hits Daniel Carr.
  3:00 Giveaway by Benoit Pouliot.
  3:05 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  3:13 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  3:19 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Byron Froese hits Brendan Guhle. 3:29  
  3:38 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nicolas Deslauriers.
Shot by Brett Lernout misses the net 4:06  
  4:09 Jason Pominville blocks shot from Jordie Benn.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 4:10  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 4:17  
  4:27 Giveaway by Linus Ullmark.
Brett Lernout hits Zemgus Girgensons. 4:38  
  4:42 Jason Pominville hits Jordie Benn.
  4:48 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  4:49 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Giveaway by Alex Galchenyuk. 5:18  
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:34  
  5:43 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
  6:22 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  6:42 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 7:25  
  7:33 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk.
  7:40 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  7:51 Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Giveaway by Karl Alzner. 8:05  
Takeaway by Noah Juulsen. 8:22  
  8:31 Victor Antipin hits Nikita Scherbak.
  8:47 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
Logan Shaw hits Nicholas Baptiste. 8:59  
  9:07 Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Nicolas Deslauriers hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:24  
  9:54 Johan Larsson hits Brett Lernout.
  10:07 Scott Wilson hits Noah Juulsen.
Paul Byron hits Scott Wilson. 10:16  
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Ryan O'Reilly. 10:21  
  10:23 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  10:35 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 10:37  
  10:51 Zemgus Girgensons hits Mike Reilly.
  11:12 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Brendan Gallagher.
Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:14  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 11:15  
  12:28 Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  12:29 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  12:46 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
  12:50 Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net
  13:01 Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net
  13:19 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicholas Baptiste. 14:20  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 14:29  
  14:50 Nicholas Baptiste wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  14:56 Shot by Victor Antipin misses the net
Nikita Scherbak shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:16  
  15:51 Benoit Pouliot hits Nikita Scherbak.
  15:55 Kyle Okposo penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Logan Shaw.
  15:55 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 16:29  
  16:41 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin.
Charles Hudon wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 16:42  
Shot by Charles Hudon misses the net 16:48  
  17:03 Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  17:23 Scott Wilson hits Artturi Lehkonen.
  17:41 Takeaway by Jack Eichel.
  18:15 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Artturi Lehkonen hits Casey Nelson. 18:59  
  19:11 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
  19:29 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
Charles Hudon hits Jason Pominville. 19:41  
Brett Lernout blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 19:42  
  19:43 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:53  
Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:56  
  19:57 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
2
Montreal   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  0:08 Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  0:31 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:40  
Jeff Petry hits Brendan Guhle. 1:12  
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 1:38  
Giveaway by Brett Lernout. 1:46  
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:00  
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 2:01  
  3:22 Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  3:36 Kyle Okposo hits Byron Froese.
  3:38 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  3:39 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  3:47 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Paul Byron hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 3:51  
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin. 4:17  
  4:41 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jonathan Drouin.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 4:46  
Shot by Jacob De La Rose misses the net 4:54  
Artturi Lehkonen scores. Assisted by Jacob De La Rose and Alex Galchenyuk. 4:56  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 4:56  
Artturi Lehkonen hits Josh Gorges. 5:14  
  6:15 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Nikita Scherbak.
  6:38 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
Brett Lernout hits Johan Larsson. 7:06  
Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 7:06  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:10  
Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 7:11  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:23  
  7:26 Marco Scandella hits Brendan Gallagher.
Giveaway by Jeff Petry. 7:48  
Alex Galchenyuk blocks shot from Casey Nelson. 8:25  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 8:26  
  8:40 Zemgus Girgensons hits Karl Alzner.
  9:18 Zemgus Girgensons hits Karl Alzner.
  9:22 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  9:35 Giveaway by Nicholas Baptiste.
Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:45  
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 9:46  
  10:23 Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:25  
  10:45 Scott Wilson hits Brendan Gallagher.
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 10:54  
  11:02 Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net
  11:24 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Daniel Carr shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:58  
  12:00 Johan Larsson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Daniel Carr.
  12:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Mike Reilly misses the net 13:26  
Giveaway by Daniel Carr. 13:37  
  13:51 Scott Wilson hits Nikita Scherbak.
Nikita Scherbak shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:00  
Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net 14:09  
  14:39 Zemgus Girgensons hits Karl Alzner.
Brendan Gallagher hits Josh Gorges. 15:28  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:41  
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:44  
  16:05 Shot by Jordan Nolan misses the net
  16:27 Scott Wilson hits Jeff Petry.
  16:35 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  16:37 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  16:51 Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 17:06  
  17:52 Victor Antipin shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 17:53  
  18:04 Takeaway by Jack Eichel.
  18:18 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  18:27 Zemgus Girgensons hits Brett Lernout.
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin. 18:34  
  19:28 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Nicolas Deslauriers.
Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:34  
  19:35 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  19:43 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
3
Montreal   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Noah Juulsen hits Scott Wilson. 0:14  
  0:18 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
Karl Alzner hits Sam Reinhart. 0:21  
  1:48 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
  2:08 Takeaway by Kyle Okposo.
  2:21 Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net
  2:30 Josh Gorges shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  2:31 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:50  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 2:51  
Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:56  
Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 2:57  
  3:07 Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 3:21  
Nicolas Deslauriers hits Brendan Guhle. 3:45  
Shot by Byron Froese misses the net 4:01  
Shot by Charles Hudon misses the net 5:23  
Nikita Scherbak penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johan Larsson. 5:58  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 5:58  
  6:36 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  6:39 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
Artturi Lehkonen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Ristolainen. 6:53  
  6:53 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  7:10 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  7:24 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
  7:35 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 7:36  
  7:55 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
  8:26 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Giveaway by Karl Alzner. 8:39  
  8:42 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Takeaway by Karl Alzner. 8:54  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 9:18  
Artturi Lehkonen hits Casey Nelson. 9:38  
  9:51 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Noah Juulsen blocks shot from Casey Nelson. 10:06  
  10:12 Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  10:18 Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  10:30 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
  10:46 Josh Gorges hits Logan Shaw.
  10:51 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
  10:59 Victor Antipin blocks shot from Logan Shaw.
  11:04 Josh Gorges hits Charles Hudon.
  11:13 Jordan Nolan hits Jordie Benn.
Brett Lernout hits Johan Larsson. 11:20  
  12:04 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
  12:10 Scott Wilson hits Jeff Petry.
  12:38 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
  12:41 Casey Nelson hits Jacob De La Rose.
  13:24 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Brendan Guhle. 13:43  
  14:23 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Paul Byron.
  14:57 Jordan Nolan hits Noah Juulsen.
  14:57 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:08  
Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:19  
Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:28  
  15:57 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  16:02 Giveaway by Victor Antipin.
  16:27 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Noah Juulsen blocks shot from Brendan Guhle. 17:09  
  17:09 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 17:10  
  18:10 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
Shot by Paul Byron misses the net 18:43  
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 18:45  
Paul Byron scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Charles Hudon. 18:45  
  19:13 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
Brendan Gallagher scores on an empty net. Assisted by Logan Shaw. 19:16  
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:16  
  19:59 Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Antti Niemi.
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