Calgary – New Jersey 2:4 (end) | Dallas – Vegas 1:6 (end) | Buffalo – Montreal 2:3 (2:3 after SO)
Detroit – Ottawa 1:5 (end) | Toronto – Nashville 4:0 (end) | Washington – Rangers 4:0 (end)
NY Islanders – Los Angeles 3:2 (after OT) | Chicago – St. Louis 3:1 (end) | Colorado – Philadelphia 2:5 (end)
Seattle – Tampa 3:4 (after OT) | Vancouver – Carolina 4:3 (end) | Columbus – Florida 2:5 (end)
Edmonton – New Jersey 4:1 (end)
after shootout (2:3)
Buffalo Sabres
2:3 (0:0, 0:2, 2:0 - 0:0)
Montreal Canadiens
Sunday 10.12.2023, 01:00 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    Game over. (04:01:20)
    Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) - 2:3
     
    Montreal Canadiens has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by JURAJ SLAFKOVSKÝ.
     
    4. series
    2:3
    Juraj SLAFKOVSKÝ scores.
    John Peterka (BUF)
     
    4. series
    2:2
    John PETERKA fails.
    Jesse Ylonen (MTL)
     
    3. series
    2:2
    Jesse YLONEN scores.
     
    3. series
    2:1
    Owen POWER scores.
     
    2. series
    1:1
    Cole CAUFIELD scores.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Victor OLOFSSON scores.
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Nick SUZUKI fails.
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Tage THOMPSON fails.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    58:54
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Christian Dvorak – 2 min., tripping.
     
    55:44
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Connor Clifton – 5 min., fighting.

    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Juraj Slafkovský – 5 min., fighting.
     
    53:58
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Tage Thompson – 2 min., interference.
    Goals and assists: 42. J. Skinner (T. Thompson), 47. Okposo (Clifton) – 33. Struble (Kovacevic), 34. Suzuki (Matheson, Monahan), dec. goal Slafkovský

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Tage Thompson (BUF)
    0:0   Nick Suzuki (MTL)
    2. series:
    1:0   Victor Olofsson (BUF)
    1:1   Cole Caufield (MTL)
    3. series:
    2:1   Owen Power (BUF)
    2:2   Jesse Ylonen (MTL)
    4. series:
    2:2   John Peterka (BUF)
    2:3   Juraj Slafkovský (MTL)


    Buffalo Sabres: Levi (Comrie) – Samuelsson, Power, Dahlin (A), Jokiharju, E. Johnson, Clifton – J. Skinner, Mittelstadt, T. Thompson – Benson, Cozens, Peterka – Rosén, Jost, V. Olofsson – Robinson, Krebs, Okposo (C).
    Coach: Don Granato.

    Montreal Canadiens: Primeau (Montembeault) – Matheson (A), Lindstrom, Guhle, J. Barron, Struble, Kovacevic – Caufield, Suzuki (C), Slafkovský – Monahan, J. Evans, Jos. Anderson – Pearson, Dvorak, Gallagher (A) – Armia, Stephens, Ylonen.
    Coach: Martin St-Louis.

    Referees: Hanson, Schrader – Cherrey, Murray.

    Attendance: 17 123