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Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

22 February 2024 at 00:00

Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Montreal Canadiens 3:2. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by A. Xhekaj 12′, Z. Girgensons 4′, J. Struble 6′, J. Skinner 9′, A. Tuch 18′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #5, Buffalo Sabres #3.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres — 5 goals and 10 cards recorded during the match.

Period 1
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4′
C. Mittelstadt

Tripping

!
5′
J. Greenway

Roughing

M. Matheson

Boarding

5′
!
J. Anderson

Roughing

5′
!
A. Xhekaj

D. Savard

12′
!
17′
H. Jokiharju

Slashing

Period 2
4′
Z. Girgensons

R. Dahlin

J. Struble

A. Newhook

6′
J. Slafkovsky

Holding

8′
!
9′
J. Skinner

T. Thompson

J. Slafkovsky

Holding

12′
!
!
16′
T. Thompson

Tripping

18′
A. Tuch

Shorthanded

Period 3
!
18′
T. Thompson

Slashing

J. Slafkovsky

Hooking

19′
!

Rivalry since 2014

Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Head to Head Results· 50

Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres have met 50 times — Montreal Canadiens won 29, Buffalo Sabres won 21, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2014. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 29 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 306 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.12 per match (164 for the home side, 142 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 45 matches (90%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–7 in 2024.

Total goals
306 · 6.1/match
Both scored
45/50 · 90%
Over 2.5
48/50 · 96%

Recent Meetings

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09/05/26NHL
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07/05/26NHL
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01/02/26NHL
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23/01/26NHL
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16/01/26NHL
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Highest-scoring game: 57 v 2024

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #5 and Buffalo Sabres are #3 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0
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2Boston Bruins0
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3Buffalo Sabres0
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4Florida Panthers0
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5Montreal Canadiens0
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6Ottawa Senators0
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7Tampa Bay Lightning0
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8Toronto Maple Leafs0
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Central

1Winnipeg Jets0
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2Chicago Blackhawks0
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3Colorado Avalanche0
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4Dallas Stars0
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5Minnesota Wild0
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6Nashville Predators0
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7St. Louis Blues0
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8Utah0
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Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0
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2Calgary Flames0
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3Edmonton Oilers0
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4Los Angeles Kings0
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5San Jose Sharks0
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6Vancouver Canucks0
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7Vegas Golden Knights0
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8Seattle Kraken0
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Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0
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2Carolina Hurricanes0
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3Columbus Blue Jackets0
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4New Jersey Devils0
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5New York Islanders0
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6Philadelphia Flyers0
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7Washington Capitals0
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8New York Rangers0
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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026