Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres, Game Recap: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars
| FINAL | Game 22, Away Game 11 | Friday November 26, 2021 |
| KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY |
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CANADIENS Montreal |
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1-4 |
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SABRES Buffalo |
Canadiens LineupForward linesJonathan Drouin – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield Tyler Toffoli – Christian Dvorak – Josh Anderson Artturi Lehkonen – Jake Evans – Brendan Gallagher Ryan Poehling – Joel Armia Defence pairingsBen Chiarot – Jeff Petry Sami Niku – David Savard Alexander Romanov – Chris Wideman Mattias Norlinder GoaltendersSam Montembeault – Jake Allen ScratchesCedric Paquette, Michael Pezzetta InjuriesJoel Edmundson (lower-body), Brett Kulak (lower-body), Mike Hoffman (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (eye), Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Shea Weber (multiple injuries) 
Game ReportAre the Montreal Canadiens the new Buffalo Sabres? The Habs continue to slide deeper after losing for the second time this season to the league’s perennial doormats. And it was the Sabres who simply outworked the visitors. To add insult to injury, Canadiens castoff Dustin Tokarski picked up the win for Buffalo facing his former team for the very first time. The Canadiens are now 30th in the NHL having won just five times in 22 games played. Montreal has won just once in 11 games on the road. After a decent first period, the downfall came in the second period. Kyle Okposo scored a shorthanded goal towards the end of a four-minute Canadiens power-play. That made the score 3-1 for Buffalo and it was over. Montreal managed just one shot on goal in the four-minute advantage. According to TSN’s StatsCentre, the Canadiens rank fifth among the teams with the worst goal differential in losses through the first 22 games of a team’s season (since 1991.) Montreal’s 12 points through the first 22 games is also the fewest in franchise history. It was painful to listen to the players in the post-game media availability. They are proud but very frustrated. The head coach, clearly in over his head, is bewildered that his approach has been a complete failure. Marc Bergevin and Geoff Molson have presided over a house of cards fortified only by Carey Price. With their future Hall-of-Famer out of action, we are witnessing the fruits of their incompetence. Bergevin and Molson have built the worst edition of the Canadiens ever. When will they be held accountable? Up NextThe Canadiens complete their three-game road trip in Pittsburgh where they face the Penguins on Saturday night.Plus▲ Josh Anderson, Tyler Toffoli, Ryan PoehlingMinus▼ Jeff Petry, Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, David SavardGame PreviewCheck out the game preview here: Ducharme: 11F 7D | PREVIEW: MTL @ BUF |
The Numbers
| Game Statistics | ||
| CANADIENS | SABRES | |
| 26 | Shots | 39 |
| 51 | Face-off % | 49 |
| 0-for-2 | Power Play | 0-for-1 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
| 18 | Hits | 7 |
| 43 | Corsi For | 61 |
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Stars of the Game
| Official NHL Three Stars | ||
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What Did They Say?
| Post-game Quotes | |
Dominique Ducharme
Ben Chiarot
Josh Anderson
Quotes courtesy of NHL.com |
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