GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars
| FINAL | Game 19, Home Game 11 | Tuesday November 22, 2022 |
| Bell Centre, Montreal, QC |
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CANADIENS Montreal |
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2-7 |
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SABRES Buffalo |
Canadiens LineupForward linesCole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach Juraj Slafkovsky – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher Evgenii Dadonov – Sean Monahan – Josh Anderson Michael Pezzetta – Jake Evans – Joel Armia Defence pairingsKaiden Guhle – David Savard Mike Matheson – Joel Edmundson Chris Wideman – Jordan Harris GoaltendersJake Allen – Sam Montembeault ScratchesArber Xhekaj, Johnathan Kovacevic InjuriesCarey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Mike Hoffman (upper-body), Jonathan Drouin (upper-body) Game ReportOn Saturday versus the Flyers, the Canadiens were down 2-0 before the game was three minutes old. That doesn’t happen very often to a well-prepared NHL team. But it happened again tonight. And this time it was worse. The Sabres scored twice in the first minute of play and added a third goal at the 2:13 mark. Martin St. Louis doesn’t much care for systems play or advance scouting but he is doing his players a disservice. The Flyers came into Saturday’s game winning just two of their previous 10 games. Buffalo, tonight’s opponent, had lost eight games in a row. Yet both teams were able to fully take advantage of an ill-prepared St. Louis’ squad. With another poor start, the Canadiens were left to chase the Sabres all game. And with Jake Allen struggling in goal once again, Buffalo enthusiastically added to their lead. It was the first time Allen had given up seven goals in a single game in his career. The Canadiens defence, which had been a pleasant surprise to start the season, has not looked the same since Mike Matheson joined the lineup. Matheson’s decision-making has been the issue, finishing a team-worst minus-3 in this game. Matheson’s return has also upset the other defence pairings which had been performing so well. With the coaching staff wanting to deploy Matheson with Edmundson, it’s unclear why they found it a good idea to separate Jordan Harris from Johnathan Kovacevic, who had been the Canadiens second best duo to that point. Up NextThe Canadiens will return to Nationwide Arena to face the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night. Columbus handed the Habs a 6-4 loss in the same building last week. Be sure to watch for our Game Day Preview on Wednesday afternoon. Plus▲ Cole CaufieldMinus▼ Jake Allen, Mike Matheson, Joel Edmundson, Evgenii Dadonov, Christian Dvorak, David Savard, Josh Anderson, Nick Suzuki, Marty St. LouisGame PreviewCheck out the game preview here: An Opportunity for Slaf | PREVIEW: BUF @ MTL |
The Numbers
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| CANADIENS | SABRES | |
| 31 | Shots | 29 |
| 55 | Face-off % | 45 |
| 0-for-6 | Power Play | 2-for-4 |
| 17 | Penalty Minutes | 21 |
| 20 | Hits | 15 |
| 31 | Corsi For | 51 |
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Stars of the Game
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What Did They Say?
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Marty St. Louis
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