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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 3, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, October 23, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Furman South
Linesmen: Mitch Hunt, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 13507
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1023
Buffalo 1001
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Buffalo
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 0:00  
  0:41 Erik Johnson blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:49  
Michael Pezzetta hits Mattias Samuelsson. 1:24  
  1:30 Rasmus Dahlin hits Michael Pezzetta.
  1:32 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
David Savard blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 2:00  
  2:08 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 2:18  
  2:18 Mattias Samuelsson hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 2:24  
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:48  
  2:54 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj.
Justin Barron scores. Assisted by Arber Xhekaj and Sean Monahan. 2:56  
  2:56 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  3:22 Connor Clifton hits Brendan Gallagher.
Giveaway by Cole Caufield. 3:35  
  4:07 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Michael Pezzetta hits Henri Jokiharju. 4:33  
  4:49 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 5:56  
  6:02 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  6:41 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  7:03 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Brendan Gallagher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Johnson. 7:05  
  7:05 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  7:13 Jeff Skinner scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Dahlin.
  7:13 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  7:29 Erik Johnson shoots misses the net
  7:38 Peyton Krebs hits Jesse Ylonen.
  7:45 Connor Clifton hits Jake Evans.
Michael Pezzetta hits Erik Johnson. 7:53  
  7:53 Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj.
  7:55 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 8:28  
  8:31 Tage Thompson hits Jordan Harris.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:27  
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 9:38  
  10:36 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  10:38 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  10:55 Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net
  10:55 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Justin Barron blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 11:15  
Alex Newhook blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. 11:42  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Owen Power. 12:02  
  12:16 Dylan Cozens hits Josh Anderson.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 12:17  
Nick Suzuki hits Connor Clifton. 13:01  
Shot by Rafael Harvey-Pinard misses the net 13:04  
  13:10 Takeaway by Tyson Jost.
  13:15 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Brendan Gallagher hits Casey Mittelstadt. 13:50  
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 14:07  
  14:12 Rasmus Dahlin hits Brendan Gallagher.
  14:51 Peyton Krebs penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Pezzetta.
  14:51 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 15:12  
  15:27 Mattias Samuelsson hits Nick Suzuki.
  15:58 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Alex Newhook.
  16:23 Takeaway by Jordan Greenway.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 17:06  
Team penalty for Montreal too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Michael Pezzetta. 17:06  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 17:27  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits Owen Power. 19:18  
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 19:30  
  19:32 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 19:59  
2
Montreal   Buffalo
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 0:00  
  0:28 Kyle Okposo hits Jordan Harris.
  0:38 Tyson Jost hits Tanner Pearson.
  0:42 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic.
Shot by Johnathan Kovacevic misses the net 0:43  
David Savard blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 0:50  
  0:52 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
David Savard blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 1:24  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 1:27  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:29  
Josh Anderson hits Owen Power. 1:47  
Josh Anderson hits Owen Power. 2:02  
Cole Caufield wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 2:06  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:11  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against JJ Peterka. 2:51  
Jake Evans hits Mattias Samuelsson. 3:14  
  3:22 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 3:24  
Tanner Pearson hits Connor Clifton. 3:52  
Brendan Gallagher hits Zemgus Girgensons. 4:03  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Kyle Okposo. 4:14  
  4:15 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  4:39 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  4:41 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Josh Anderson hits Mattias Samuelsson. 5:06  
  5:13 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 5:21  
  5:38 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  5:40 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Arber Xhekaj penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo. 5:42  
  5:42 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  5:44 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 6:06  
  6:07 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 6:20  
  6:37 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:38 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:42 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 6:47  
  7:04 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  7:13 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  7:33 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Arber Xhekaj hits Kyle Okposo. 8:19  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 8:36  
  8:45 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  9:05 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  9:21 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:39 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  9:57 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  10:07 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Nick Suzuki hits Peyton Krebs. 10:08  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 10:16  
Brendan Gallagher hits Rasmus Dahlin. 10:31  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 10:43  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 10:54  
  11:10 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
Arber Xhekaj hits Peyton Krebs. 11:15  
Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 11:26  
Michael Pezzetta hits Peyton Krebs. 11:34  
  11:58 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  12:04 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  12:22 Tage Thompson hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
  12:26 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  12:43 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Mattias Samuelsson. 12:47  
  12:57 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 13:10  
  13:35 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 13:35  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 14:12  
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 14:17  
  14:47 Kyle Okposo penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mike Matheson.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 14:47  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 14:51  
  14:52 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 15:02  
Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net 15:09  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 15:10  
  15:30 Erik Johnson hits Cole Caufield.
Josh Anderson hits Mattias Samuelsson. 15:53  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 16:29  
  17:01 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 17:03  
Takeaway by Jake Evans. 17:11  
  17:17 Rasmus Dahlin hits Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Jake Evans. 17:57  
  18:01 Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 18:03  
  19:00 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Victor Olofsson. 19:02  
Justin Barron penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka. 19:04  
  19:04 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Takeaway by Sean Monahan. 19:20  
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 19:23  
  19:51 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
3
Montreal   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  0:20 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  0:55 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  1:47 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Victor Olofsson. 1:49  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 1:56  
  2:15 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
  2:39 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Josh Anderson blocks shot from Owen Power. 2:42  
David Savard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 3:30  
Brendan Gallagher scores. Assisted by David Savard and Tanner Pearson. 3:31  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 3:31  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits Connor Clifton. 3:40  
Arber Xhekaj hits Tyson Jost. 4:03  
  4:33 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  4:51 Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
  4:53 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Jordan Harris.
  5:09 Jordan Greenway hits Jesse Ylonen.
  5:26 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:01 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:31 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Sean Monahan.
  6:40 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 6:57  
Tanner Pearson hits JJ Peterka. 7:19  
Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 7:19  
  7:37 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  7:50 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  7:52 Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  7:57 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  8:23 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jesse Ylonen wins the faceoff against JJ Peterka. 8:26  
  8:29 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  8:59 Mattias Samuelsson hits Michael Pezzetta.
  9:22 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  9:44 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 9:54  
  10:11 Giveaway by Eric Comrie.
Sean Monahan penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Clifton. 10:16  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:16  
David Savard blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 10:41  
David Savard blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 10:50  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 10:59  
  11:22 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  11:26 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  11:29 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 11:42  
  12:03 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 12:30  
Tanner Pearson hits Zemgus Girgensons. 12:46  
  12:57 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  13:08 Jordan Greenway hits Mike Matheson.
  13:17 Connor Clifton hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 13:41  
  13:43 Rasmus Dahlin hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Justin Barron blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 14:21  
  14:31 Takeaway by Owen Power.
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 14:50  
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 14:51  
Shot by Michael Pezzetta misses the net 14:53  
  14:57 Alex Tuch penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Pezzetta.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 14:57  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 15:23  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 15:31  
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 15:39  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 15:50  
Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 16:16  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 16:18  
Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 16:28  
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 16:43  
Tanner Pearson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook. 16:53  
  16:53 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  17:23 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  17:30 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 17:47  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 18:33  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 18:40  
  18:55 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 19:25  
  19:39 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  19:43 Rasmus Dahlin hits Jake Evans.
Tanner Pearson hits Casey Mittelstadt. 19:56