| SOG | HIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Road | 17 | 26 |
| Home | 34 | 28 |
Scoring
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Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | FO% | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:47 |
| Jordan GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 |
| Jason ZuckerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:00 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.571429 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10:38 |
| Jack QuinnR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 |
| Beck MalenstynL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11:41 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.428571 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:53 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.277778 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:14 |
| Noah OstlundC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 |
| Alex TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19:46 |
| Josh DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:26 |
| Konsta HeleniusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 09:36 |
| Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27:21 |
| Michael KesselringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23:03 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26:25 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22:53 |
| Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:17 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | FO% | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:09 |
| Cole CaufieldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.52381 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20:14 |
| Josh AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:21 |
| Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:50 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.714286 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:20 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.833333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:25 |
| Zachary BolducR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14:18 |
| Kirby DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:25 |
| Joe VelenoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10:02 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.636364 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:54 |
| Ivan DemidovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17:44 |
| Mike MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23:53 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:17 |
| Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:53 |
| Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 09:06 |
| Lane HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24:14 |
| Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23:26 |
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