Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens (11-12-3) at Buffalo Sabres (11-14-2) – 09 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM EST

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# Montreal [](/r/habs) Canadiens (11-12-3) at Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (11-14-2)

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##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|OT – 01:51|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|OT|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|0|2|0|0|2|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|0|0|2|0|2|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|31|9|12|56.6%|3|3|0/3|19|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|45|15|9|43.4%|7|6|0/6|24|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|12:59|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[Jayden Struble (1) tip-in shot, assist(s): Johnathan Kovacevic (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6342704912112)|
|2nd|13:13|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[Nick Suzuki (8) wrist shot, assist(s): Mike Matheson (14), Sean Monahan (8)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6342704711112)|
|3rd|01:06|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Jeff Skinner (12) wrist shot, assist(s): Tage Thompson (8)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6342706032112)|
|3rd|06:36|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|Kyle Okposo (4) wrist shot, assist(s): Connor Clifton (4)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|09:44|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Johnathan Kovacevic tripping against Isak Rosen|
|1st|15:15|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Cayden Primeau tripping against Tage Thompson|
|1st|16:40|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Kaiden Guhle tripping against JJ Peterka|
|2nd|03:02|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Mattias Samuelsson interference against Cole Caufield|
|2nd|11:00|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Kaiden Guhle roughing against Eric Robinson|
|2nd|11:00|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MAJ|5|Eric Robinson boarding against Justin Barron|
|2nd|11:00|[BUF](/r/sabres)|GAM|10|Eric Robinson game-misconduct|
|2nd|17:13|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Gustav Lindström holding against Tage Thompson|
|3rd|13:58|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Tage Thompson interference against Christian Dvorak|
|3rd|15:44|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Juraj Slafkovsky minor|
|3rd|15:44|[MTL](/r/habs)|MAJ|5|Juraj Slafkovsky fighting against Connor Clifton|
|3rd|15:44|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MAJ|5|Connor Clifton fighting against Juraj Slafkovsky|
|3rd|18:54|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Christian Dvorak tripping against Jeff Skinner|

**Officials**

* Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brandon Schrader
* Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, CJ Murray

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|CBC, MSG-B, TVAS, SN360|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020411) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020411/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020411/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020411/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Casey Mittelstadt|Tage Thompson|[MTL](/r/habs)|Cole Caufield|Nick Suzuki|Juraj Slafkovsky|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Dylan Cozens|John Jason Peterka|[MTL](/r/habs)|Sean Monahan|Jake Evans|Josh Anderson|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Isak Rosen|Tyson Jost|Victor Olofsson|[MTL](/r/habs)|Tanner Pearson|Christian Dvorak|Brendan Gallagher|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Robinson|Peyton Krebs|Kyle Okposo|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jesse Ylonen|Mitchell Stephens|Michael Pezzetta|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Mattias Samuelsson|[MTL](/r/habs)|Michael Matheson|Gustav Lindstrom|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Henri Jokiharju|[MTL](/r/habs)|Kaiden Guhle|Justin Barron|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|Erik Johnson|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jayden Struble|Johnathan Kovacevic|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|[MTL](/r/habs)|Cayden Primeau|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Allen|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|06 Dec 2023|Lower Body|DTD|Dahlin (lower body) could return to action Saturday versus Montreal, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|05 Dec 2023|Illness|OUT|Luukkonen (illness) will not be in the lineup versus Montreal on Saturday, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|11 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Alex Tuch|03 Dec 2023|Lower Body|IR|Tuch (lower body) will be out of action for seven-to-10 days, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|13 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|02 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Greenway (upper body) is expected to miss seven-to-10 days, according to Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.|13 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|24 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Girgensons (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|13 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|04 Jan 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|Alex Newhook|30 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR|Newhook is expected to miss the next 10-12 weeks with a high-ankle sprain, per Arpon Basu of The Athletic.|17 Feb 2024|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jordan Harris|21 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Not Specified|13 Dec 2023|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|Rafael Harvey-Pinard|16 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Not Specified|17 Jan 2024|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|David Savard|24 Oct 2023|Hand|IR|Fracture|13 Dec 2023|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|Kirby Dach|14 Oct 2023|Knee|IR|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|Chris Wideman|21 Sep 2023|Back|IR|Wideman is out indefinitely because of a back injury.|13 Dec 2023|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|Carey Price||Knee|IR-LT||01 Jul 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/montreal-canadiens/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|27|11|14|2|24|0.444|2.85|3.37|15.19|81.40|29.37|29.93|44.81|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|26|11|12|3|25|0.481|2.69|3.50|17.20|72.63|28.31|34.19|53.41|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|13|11|6|5|1|1|2.81|0.907|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|10|9|4|4|1|0|3.44|0.887|
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|[MTL](/r/habs)|Sam Montembeault|12|11|6|4|1|0|2.78|0.912|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Allen|10|10|3|5|2|0|3.74|0.898|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=8 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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