MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Sabres s’affrontent ce soir pour la 293e fois en saison régulière. En ajoutant les matchs de séries, ce sera la 328e confrontation entre les deux équipes.
- The Canadiens and Sabres are facing each other for the 293rd time in regular season. Including the playoffs, this will be the 328th match-up between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 3 VS. WSH 2 (P/OT) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Monahan (AN/PP), Gallagher, Caufield (P/OT)
Buts WSH Goals – Strome, Strome
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (31-33)
Gardien WSH Goalie – Kuemper (25-28)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/6
Avantage numérique WSH Powerplay – 0/5
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 26:23) ; S (Anderson, Caufield, Matheson – 5) ; HT (Matheson – 3) ; BS (Ylönen – 3)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
24 OCT. VS. NEW JERSEY 19h15 / 7:15 p.m.
26 OCT. VS. COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 OCT. VS. WINNIPEG 19 h / 7 p.m.
30 OCT. @ VEGAS 19 h / 7 p.m.
2 NOV. @ ARIZONA 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
K. Dach 14/10/2023 Genou / Knee 2 –
C. Dvorak – Genou / Knee 4 –
K. Guhle 17/10/2023 Haut du corps / Upper-body 1 –
C. Price – Genou / Knee 4 –
C. Wideman – Dos / Back 4 –
Canadiens de Montréal: Notes de presse/Media
Notes
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Joel Armia du Rocket de Laval (21/10)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Joel Armia from the Laval Rocket (10/21)
Les Canadiens ont placé l’attaquant Joel Armia et le défenseur Gustav Lindström au ballottage (08/10)
The Canadiens have placed forward Joel Armia and defenseman Gustav Lindström on waivers (10/08)
Les Canadiens ont prêté le défenseur Logan Mailloux au Rocket de Laval (04/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Logan Mailloux to the Laval Rocket (10/04)
Les Canadiens ont placé les attaquants Lias Andersson et Philippe Maillet au ballottage (01/10)
The Canadiens have placed forwards Lias Andersson and Philippe Maillet on waivers (10/01)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 22/10 – BEFORE GAMES ON 10/22
PTS (5 – 20e/20th)
V/W (2 – 15e/15th)
BP/GF (13 – 22e/22nd)
BC/GA (14 – 14e/14th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (29.0 – 24e/24th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (35.0 – 26e/26th)
MÉ/Hits (91 – 14e/14th)
MP/PIM (95 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (11.8% – 24e/24th)
DN/PK (79.2% – 15e/15th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour* Goals for * Buts contre* Goals against*
Atlantique 6-19-1 13 59 117
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 11-11-2 24 75 83
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 31-45-6 68 232 307
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour* Goals for * Buts contre* Goals against*
Atlantique 0-0-1 1 5 6
Centrale 1-1-0 2 5 7
Métropolitaine 1-0-0 2 3 2
Pacifique 0-0-0 – – –
Total 2-1-1 5 13 15
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
CANADIENS VS. BUFFALO
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. BUF 127-115-31-19 (292 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 76-47-12-10 (145 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 51-68-19-9 (147 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
VTB 4-3 SOW @ BUF (27/03/23)
J. Allen 3-33 | E. Comrie 3-41
BG / WG: M. Pezzetta (TB/SO)
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE BUFFALO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. BUFFALO:
27/03/23 – MTL 4 @ BUF 3 (TB/SO)
22/11/23 – BUF 7 @ MTL 2
27/10/22 – MTL 3 @ BUF 2
23/02/22 – BUF 0 @ MTL 4
13/02/22 – BUF 5 @ MTL 3
26/11/21 – MTL 1 @ BUF 4
14/10/21 – MTL 1 @ BUF 5
30/01/20 – MTL 3 @ BUF 1
09/10/19 – MTL 4 @ BUF 5 (P/OT)
23/03/19 – BUF 4 @ MTL 7
CETTE SAISON CONTRE BUFFALO / THIS SEASON VS. BUFFALO:
Match #1: 23/10/2023 @ BUF
Match #2: 09/12/2023 @ BUF
Match #3: 04/01/2024 @ MTL
Match #4: 21/02/2024 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE BUFFALO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. BUFFALO:
1) Brendan Gallagher (17-3-20, 35 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (8-11-19, 18 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (4-4-8, 14 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE BUFFALO / LEADING SCORERS VS. BUFFALO:
1) Brendan Gallagher (17-3-20, 35 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (8-11-19, 18 pj/gp)
3) Tanner Pearson (4-7-11, 15 pj/gp)
BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Saturday, Oct. 21
Buffalo 3 vs. NY Islanders 1
Goals: Skinner, Samuelsson, Cozens
Goalie: Comrie (24 saves/25 shots)
PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3; Shots: Buffalo 43 – New York 25
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 10)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Jack Quinn (Achilles, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 5 games
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
10/22: Assigned F Matt Savoie to Rochester (AHL) on a conditioning loan
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Oct. 24: Buffalo at Ottawa, 6:45 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 27: Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 29: Buffalo vs. Colorado, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 1: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 3: Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES vs. CANADIENS
- This is the first of four meetings between the Sabres and Canadiens this season.
- Next meeting: Saturday, Dec. 9 in Buffalo.
- Last meeting: Montreal defeated Buffalo 4-3 in a shootout in Buffalo on March 27, 2023.
- The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Canadiens; 5-3-2 at home.
- This is the 293rd game all-time between Buffalo and Montreal; Buffalo has a 134-116-42 series record.
- The Sabres are 77-42-28 at home against the Canadiens all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Of the last five games played in Buffalo between the Sabres and Canadiens, three have been decided in overtime or a shootout.
- Dylan Cozens has registered at least one point in three consecutive games (2+2) and a point in tonight’s game would give him his first point streak of four or more games since recorded a point in four straight games from Feb. 11 to 18, 2023 (3+2).
- A four-game point streak would match the second-longest point streak of his career.
- Rasmus Dahlin is riding a four-game point streak and a point in tonight’s game would give him a five-game point streak for the first time since he notched at least one point in five consecutive games from March 31 to April 8, 2023.
- With an assist in tonight’s game, Dahlin would match the longest assist streak of his career, which he has accomplished on three separate occasions. He last recorded a five-game assist streak from March 31, 2023 to April 8, 2023.
- JJ Peterka has tallied a goal in two consecutive games against Montreal and a goal in tonight’s game would make him the fifth Sabres skater since 2000, and the first since Tage Thompson (from Oct. 14, 2021 to Feb.13, 2022), to record at least one goal in three straight games against the Canadiens.
- Alex Tuch has recorded 11 points (3+8) in 11 career games against Montreal, including eight points (1+7) in five games since joining the Sabres.
- Tuch has tallied one point in four out of five home games he has played against Montreal in his career.
- In two career starts against the Canadiens in his career, Eric Comrie has posted a .920 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against average, stopping 69 of Montreal’s 75 shots in those two games.
MY NAME’S JEFF
- Jeff Skinner has recorded 11 multi-point games against Montreal in his career, including two career-high five-point efforts on Feb. 13, 2022 (4+1) and Nov. 22, 2022 (2+3).
- In 13 games against the Canadiens since joining the Sabres, Skinner has notched 23 points (12+11).
- Skinner leads all current Sabres skaters in goals (23), assists (17) and points (40) against the Canadiens.
- Skinner has appeared in 38 games against Montreal in his career, tied with Kyle Okposo for the most among all current Sabres skaters.
LICENSE TO KILL
- Entering play on Oct. 22, the Sabres were tied for third among all NHL teams in penalty kill percentage (94.7).
- Buffalo’s highest penalty kill percentage in a single season came in 2000-01 (88.0).
- Buffalo has successfully killed 18 of the 19 power plays they have faced in 2023-24.
- The Sabres were one of 7 teams who had allowed one or fewer power-play goals entering play on Oct. 22.
- Of those seven teams, Buffalo was tied for second in penalty kill opportunities (19).
- Erik Johnson leads all Sabres skaters in time on ice in shorthanded situations (18:14) and shorthanded time on ice per game played (3:39).
- Johnson also leads all Sabres skaters in blocked shots in shorthanded situations (4).
