After a win against the Sharks on Thursday, the Canadiens were back in action tonight in Buffalo.
Montreal wanted to win a fourth straight game for the first time this season.
Here are the lineups for the occasion:
Tonight’s formation
Tonight’s lineup#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/VpCqtgCNrQ
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 2, 2025
Sabres lines vs Canadiens:
Peterka -McLeod -Thompson
Greenway -Cozens -Tuch
Benson -Kulich -Quinn
Malenstyn -Krebs
Byram -Dahlin
Samuelsson -Power
Bryson -Clifton
Jokiharju
Luukkonen
Reimer
Lafferty and Gilbert are scratches. #Sabrehood
— Hockey Updates (@32HockeyUpdates) March 1, 2025
No goals were scored in the first period.
In the second, the goals started to be scored.
First, Cole Caufield scored his 29th goal of the season. This is a personal record for him.
Patrik Laine the passer () and Caufield surpasses his personal best with his 29th goal of the season pic.twitter.com/wpxPJAru48
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) March 2, 2025
Another point for Patrik Laine on the sequence, who has been playing well since the return from the all-star break.
In his last four games, he has six points.
Patrik Laine when he is hot, he is hot: 6 points in his last 4 games.
When he is not, he is not. 8 last games before the break, 0 points.
— Jeremy Filosa (@JeremyFilosa) March 2, 2025
However, the Sabres replied twice to that goal.
First, Alex Tuch created the equalizer.
Alex Tuch has goals in three-straight games #LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/agT5URBpiT
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) March 2, 2025
Then, Jiri Kulich gave the first lead to his team in the game.
Defence optional. 2-1 Sabres. pic.twitter.com/7Xoc6TIAjn
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 2, 2025
In turn, Montreal scored two goals.
First, Josh Anderson brought everyone back to square one.
Lane Hutson draws ALL the coverage before Christian Dvorak sends the puck to Josh Anderson.
Tie game. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/gjry89kkjw
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 2, 2025
Andy has become the 11th player on the CH to score 10 goals this season. Montreal is the club with the most scorers with at least 10 goals this season.
Before the end of the period, Alex Newhook, with less than three seconds left, gave the visitors the lead again.
3-2 after 40 minutes of play.
Mike Matheson threads one for Alex Newhook, and the #Habs take a 3-2 lead with a buzzer beater. pic.twitter.com/f5anI4OoJ1
— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) March 2, 2025
The Sabres played much better in the third period, but they never had any real chances to thwart Jakub Dobes.
Jake Evans sealed the outcome of the meeting in an empty net. He is one goal and one point away from tying his career highs in both categories.
Jake Evans now has 12 goals and 28 points. He’s one away from tying career highs in each category.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) March 2, 2025
Final score: 4-2 Canadiens, who win a fourth straight game for the first time this season.
And with this victory, Montreal finally gains ground on the last playoff spot, now just three points away.
Martin St-Louis’ team will face the Sabres again on Monday, this time at the Bell Centre.
Overtime
— Too bad for Connor Hughes, but the Rocket still wins.
Jorian Donovan deprives Connor Hughes of a shutout with 4 seconds left. A good shot from the young defenseman. 4-1 final score in favor of the Rocket.
— Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) March 2, 2025
— He didn’t let himself get intimidated.
Greenway is big mad, as they say. pic.twitter.com/5sZq2hg9A7
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 2, 2025
— Will he be traded?
Henri Jokiharju is a scratch for the #LetsGoBuffalo tonight. Not sure if it’s specifically for trade related purposes, but the Sabres are trying to move him.
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) March 1, 2025
— Well said, Félix.
«Peterka is being Peterka» pic.twitter.com/7ZjJFjCIGY
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) March 2, 2025
— Christian Dvorak gained some value: he played a whole game.
Dvo gets 3v1’d pic.twitter.com/uFyvgDFwSJ
— HFTV (@HFTVSports) March 2, 2025
— Yes.
Greenway buddy at that point take off your gloves and fight like a real man
— HFTV (@HFTVSports) March 2, 2025
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