Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueCole Caufield scores twice to lead Canadiens over Sabres 7-5
The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres.
Caufield’s two goals put him at a league-leading 12 for the season. His second was a power-play goal with 7:02 left in the third period that put the Canadiens ahead to stay.
Buffalo leading-scorer Tage Thompson and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson exited the game with lower-body injuries and did not return.
Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens each had a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Thompson, Peyton Krebs and JJ Peterka also scored for the Sabres.
Nick Suzuki scored twice and had an assist and Juraj Slafkovsky had three assists for Montreal. Josh Anderson, Christian Dvorak and Emil Heineman also scored.
Canadiens: Suzuki’s assist on Caufield’s goal gave him 300 career points in 389 games played, the fourth fewest games in Canadiens' history in the past 35 years following Stephane Richer (336), Saku Koivu (381), and Chris Chelios (385).
MTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 4:14 | Josh Anderson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (5), Brendan Gallagher (2) | |
Goal | 1st Period 4:42 | Tage Thompson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (9), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 5:26 | Cole Caufield Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Lane Hutson (9), Nick Suzuki (10) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 5:45 | Dylan Cozens Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (10), Alex Tuch (10) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 6:44 | Peyton Krebs Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (7), Owen Power (8) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 19:13 | Nick Suzuki Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (8), Kirby Dach (5) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 19:35 | Nick Suzuki Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (9), Kirby Dach (6) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 1:58 | Rasmus Dahlin Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 3:51 | JJ Peterka Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Owen Power (9) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 10:50 | Emil Heineman Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (10) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 12:58 | Cole Caufield Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (10), Mike Matheson (10) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:11 | Christian Dvorak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (5), Nick Suzuki (11) |
Statistics
MTL | BUF | |
---|---|---|
14 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
16 | Hits | 23 |
6 | Takeaways | 3 |
23 | Shots | 18 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
6 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
26 | Faceoffs Won | 40 |
39.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 60.6 |
13 | Giveaways | 12 |
5 | Total Penalties | 7 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 15,687 | Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 15,687 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |