| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 MTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Nick Suzuki
· C
Nick Suzuki
· C
Rasmus Dahlin
· D
Jiri Kulich
· C
Team Stats
10Blocked Shots24
37Hits20
4Takeaways5
36Shots20
0Power Play Goals2
4Power Play Opportunities5
0.0Power Play Percentage40.0
0Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
25Faceoffs Won37
40.3Faceoff Win Percent59.7
12Giveaways14
Play-by-Play
1:21
Game End
1:21
End of OT
1:21
Mike Matheson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (24), Nick Suzuki (46)
0:32
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Cole Caufield
0:12
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
0:12
Icing
0:00
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
0:00
Start of Overtime
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:44
Juraj Slafkovsky hit Jacob Bryson
19:25
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
19:25
Icing
19:18
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
19:18
Goalie Stopped
19:16
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
19:13
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:13
Icing
18:59
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Evans
18:59
Timeout - Visitor
18:59
Rasmus Dahlin Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (30), Jiri Kulich (7)
18:50
Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Jake Evans
18:46
Alex Tuch Backhand Wide Left
18:45
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
18:35
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Right
18:34
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Right
18:33
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
18:21
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jake Evans
18:15
Bowen Byram hit Mike Matheson
17:49
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
17:44
Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Mike Matheson
17:25
Peyton Krebs hit Brendan Gallagher
17:07
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
17:07
Icing
15:39
Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
15:10
Alex Tuch faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
15:10
Goalie Stopped
15:08
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
14:47
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
14:47
High Stick
14:42
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Patrik Laine
14:42
TV Timeout
14:42
Rasmus Dahlin Interference against Mike Matheson
14:11
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
14:07
Mike Matheson hit Jiri Kulich
13:52
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
13:52
Goalie Stopped
13:46
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
13:44
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
13:30
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
13:24
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Canadiens edge Sabres 4-3 in OT for fifth straight win
— Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
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