MTL@BUF Prospects: Game recap

BUFFALO – Live Habs hockey was finally back on Friday.

In a game streamed across Canadiens platforms online, Habs rookies hit the ice for the first time this preseason to take on their Sabres counterparts at the 2023 Prospects Challenge in Buffalo. Three different goalscorers found the back of the net for Montreal in a back-and-forth affair which the hosts eventually took 6-3. Jakub Dobes faced 27 shots on the night – including 13 in the opening frame alone – making 21 saves.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 01:41 [1]-0 Xavier Simoneau (Miguel Tourigny, Stanislav Demin)

P2 07:51 [2]-1 Miguel Tourigny (William Trudeau, Owen Beck)

P3 00:36 [3]-3 MTL Joshua Roy (Unassisted)

Buffalo goals

P1 04:25 1-[1] Mats Lindgren (Isak Rosen, Olivier Nadeau)

P2 11:55 2-[2] Isak Rosen (Nikita Novikov)

P2 14:38 2-[3] Matt Savoie (Zach Benson, Zach Metsa)

P3 01:42 3-[4] Tyson Kozak (Nikita Novikov, Norwin Panocha)

P3 05:17 3-[5] Matt Savoie (Filip Cederqvist, Nikita Novikov)

P3 18:18 3-[6] Jiri Kulich (Isak Rosen)

What’s next

Canadiens rookies will be back in action on Saturday afternoon for a 3:30 p.m. tilt against the rival Bruins. The game will be once again streamed with French play-by-play courtesy of Sebastien Goulet across Habs digital platforms on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter).