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Deserved to win

BUF 28%72% MTL

BUF 2.23 xG on 26 attempts, MTL 3.57 xG on 48, empty nets left out. How it works →

4%BUF 3+
6%BUF 2
11%BUF 1
15%Tied
18%MTL 1
17%MTL 2
30%MTL 3+
Replayed: final margins. Dark bar = actual result.

Scoring

Every goal, all situations, with the score after it (away–home).

  1. Period 1

    1. 2:16BUFOlen Zellweger (1)Mattias Samuelsson, Beck Malenstyn1–0
    2. 14:28MTLLane Hutson (1)PPJuraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield1–1
  2. Period 2

    1. 1:19MTLCole Caufield (1)Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki1–2
    2. 19:10MTLJosh Anderson (1)Lane Hutson, Zack Bolduc1–3
  3. Period 3

    1. 4:24BUFJosh Norris (1)Dennis Gilbert, Beck Malenstyn2–3
    2. 5:25BUFOlen Zellweger (2)Zach Benson, Mattias Samuelsson3–3

Decided in a shootout: its deciding goal is in the final score only.

Goalies

Saves on shots on goal (the NHL's boxscore), all situations; GSAx is expected goals against minus goals against on unblocked attempts while he was in.

Teams

TeamTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
6542.450.038.52.233.5718.892.1110.9
6557.650.061.53.572.237.981.389.1

Flow

Unblocked attempts, running total · BUF 26, MTL 48

BUFMTL goal

Shots

Zack Bolduc, OT 3:22, snap, on goal, 0.24 xGNick Suzuki, OT 3:27, snap, on goal, 0.23 xGJuraj Slafkovský, OT 4:16, snap, on goal, 0.23 xGOwen Power, P2 9:52, snap, missed, 0.21 xGNoah Ostlund, P3 3:14, snap, on goal, 0.20 xGJosh Anderson, P1 11:53, snap, on goal, 0.19 xGNoah Ostlund, P3 18:10, snap, missed, 0.19 xGJosh Doan, P3 5:06, snap, on goal, 0.18 xGZach Metsa, P3 13:07, snap, on goal, 0.17 xGAlexandre Texier, P3 1:47, snap, on goal, 0.17 xGNoah Dobson, OT 1:34, backhand, on goal, 0.15 xGJack Quinn, P1 10:13, snap, on goal, 0.15 xGJosh Doan, P3 17:56, snap, on goal, 0.14 xGNick Suzuki, P1 1:07, snap, missed, 0.14 xGTage Thompson, P1 10:27, snap, missed, 0.13 xGJake Evans, P3 6:30, wrist, on goal, 0.13 xGCole Caufield, P1 13:06, snap, on goal, 0.13 xGDennis Gilbert, P3 4:14, snap, missed, 0.12 xGPhillip Danault, P3 19:54, tip-in, on goal, 0.12 xGJack Quinn, P1 8:57, snap, on goal, 0.11 xGNick Suzuki, P3 8:13, poke, on goal, 0.10 xGTage Thompson, P1 8:43, between-legs, missed, 0.09 xGNick Suzuki, P1 14:20, deflected, on goal, 0.09 xGAlexandre Carrier, P3 19:23, slap, on goal, 0.09 xGCole Caufield, P1 12:28, snap, on goal, 0.08 xGJiri Kulich, P3 1:41, snap, on goal, 0.08 xGCole Caufield, P2 14:52, snap, on goal, 0.08 xGJuraj Slafkovský, P1 12:54, slap, on goal, 0.08 xGJuraj Slafkovský, P1 13:19, snap, missed, 0.08 xGNick Suzuki, P2 1:04, tip-in, missed, 0.08 xGJiri Kulich, P3 15:10, tip-in, missed, 0.08 xGPhillip Danault, P3 6:51, tip-in, missed, 0.07 xGNick Suzuki, P3 8:05, snap, on goal, 0.07 xGNick Suzuki, P3 0:09, tip-in, missed, 0.07 xGKirby Dach, P1 5:27, snap, missed, 0.07 xGCole Caufield, P1 14:05, wrist, on goal, 0.07 xGJiri Kulich, P2 3:49, snap, on goal, 0.07 xGAlexandre Carrier, P2 17:08, snap, on goal, 0.06 xGAlexandre Texier, P2 0:44, snap, on goal, 0.05 xGPeyton Krebs, P2 4:09, tip-in, missed, 0.05 xGTage Thompson, P1 8:29, snap, on goal, 0.05 xGAlex Newhook, P1 16:31, snap, on goal, 0.05 xGLouis Crevier, P1 11:44, snap, on goal, 0.05 xGJack Quinn, P3 18:05, snap, on goal, 0.04 xGKaiden Guhle, P1 2:54, snap, on goal, 0.03 xGJack Quinn, P1 5:00, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGAdam Engstrom, P1 5:23, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGCole Caufield, P1 7:01, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGNoah Dobson, P1 12:20, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGOlen Zellweger, P1 17:38, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGLouis Crevier, P1 18:05, slap, missed, 0.01 xGPhillip Danault, P2 1:49, snap, on goal, 0.00 xGKaiden Guhle, P2 6:06, backhand, on goal, 0.02 xGJustin Danforth, P2 9:51, tip-in, missed, 0.00 xGAdam Engstrom, P2 11:58, backhand, on goal, 0.00 xGOlen Zellweger, P2 13:26, backhand, on goal, 0.02 xGAlexandre Texier, P2 17:02, slap, on goal, 0.04 xGNick Suzuki, P2 18:39, snap, on goal, 0.04 xGLane Hutson, P2 18:50, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGCole Caufield, P2 19:58, wrist, missed, 0.04 xGOwen Beck, P3 6:18, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGPhillip Danault, P3 6:52, backhand, on goal, 0.04 xGJuraj Slafkovský, P3 11:19, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGAlexandre Texier, P3 14:04, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGAlexandre Texier, P3 15:31, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGAlexandre Texier, P3 17:47, snap, missed, 0.01 xGKaiden Guhle, P3 19:43, snap, missed, 0.01 xGJake Evans, OT 4:59, snap, on goal, 0.00 xGJosh Anderson, P2 19:10, snap, goal, 0.11 xGCole Caufield, P2 1:19, snap, goal, 0.10 xGLane Hutson, P1 14:28, snap, goal, 0.07 xGOlen Zellweger, P1 2:16, snap, goal, 0.01 xGJosh Norris, P3 4:24, snap, goal, 0.03 xGOlen Zellweger, P3 5:25, snap, goal, 0.02 xG
End
BUF ← 3 G · 16 SOG · 26 unblocked · 2.23 xG goal on goal miss48 unblocked · 38 SOG · 3 G · 3.57 xG → MTL
Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Buffalo Sabres skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
2839.50.043.11.031.360.088.288.2
2738.350.034.90.851.6025.086.7111.7
2645.966.739.00.711.1228.690.9119.5
2250.0100.045.00.991.2014.3100.0114.3
2052.00.067.31.140.560.088.988.9
2069.250.061.71.070.6714.385.7100.0
1965.2–88.01.030.140.0100.0100.0
1739.450.026.90.501.3720.090.0110.0
1720.00.029.30.360.880.091.791.7
1550.0–52.10.590.550.0100.0100.0
1427.80.024.10.210.670.090.990.9
1433.30.033.50.360.720.090.090.0
1336.0–11.60.100.720.0100.0100.0
1337.050.037.30.671.1220.091.7111.7
1245.8100.036.40.480.8550.0100.0150.0
1246.7100.032.10.280.5950.0100.0150.0
1047.866.740.50.480.7150.085.7135.7
942.9100.037.00.280.4833.3100.0133.3

Montréal Canadiens skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
2760.575.067.41.740.8417.685.7103.4
2550.0–52.10.860.790.0100.0100.0
2459.066.767.81.820.8613.383.396.7
2253.3–51.80.630.580.0100.0100.0
2060.666.768.61.330.6116.775.091.7
2066.766.780.01.750.4413.366.780.0
1946.750.045.80.951.1311.185.796.8
1766.766.752.80.780.7016.780.096.7
1545.0–58.40.490.350.0100.0100.0
1578.350.070.51.060.458.366.775.0
1576.20.066.20.870.450.066.766.7
1453.80.049.10.590.610.066.766.7
1443.8100.050.20.480.4716.7100.0116.7
1450.0–59.10.730.510.0100.0100.0
1450.00.039.20.550.860.080.080.0
1364.033.364.40.930.518.360.068.3
1040.00.040.10.230.340.066.766.7
754.50.051.70.300.280.050.050.0