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+
Scoring
Every goal, all situations, with the score after it (away–home).
Period 1
- 2:16BUFOlen Zellweger (1)Mattias Samuelsson, Beck Malenstyn1–0
- 14:28MTLLane Hutson (1)PPJuraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield1–1
Period 2
- 1:19MTLCole Caufield (1)Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki1–2
- 19:10MTLJosh Anderson (1)Lane Hutson, Zack Bolduc1–3
Period 3
- 4:24BUFJosh Norris (1)Dennis Gilbert, Beck Malenstyn2–3
- 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.
Flow
BUFMTL goal
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player | TOI | CF% | GF% | xGF% | xGF | xGA | Sh% | Sv% | PDO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 28 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 43.1 | 1.03 | 1.36 | 0.0 | 88.2 | 88.2 | |
| D | 27 | 38.3 | 50.0 | 34.9 | 0.85 | 1.60 | 25.0 | 86.7 | 111.7 | |
| D | 26 | 45.9 | 66.7 | 39.0 | 0.71 | 1.12 | 28.6 | 90.9 | 119.5 | |
| F | 22 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 45.0 | 0.99 | 1.20 | 14.3 | 100.0 | 114.3 | |
| F | 20 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 67.3 | 1.14 | 0.56 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 88.9 | |
| F | 20 | 69.2 | 50.0 | 61.7 | 1.07 | 0.67 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 100.0 | |
| F | 19 | 65.2 | – | 88.0 | 1.03 | 0.14 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| F | 17 | 39.4 | 50.0 | 26.9 | 0.50 | 1.37 | 20.0 | 90.0 | 110.0 | |
| F | 17 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 29.3 | 0.36 | 0.88 | 0.0 | 91.7 | 91.7 | |
| D | 15 | 50.0 | – | 52.1 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| F | 14 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 24.1 | 0.21 | 0.67 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| F | 14 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 0.36 | 0.72 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | |
| F | 13 | 36.0 | – | 11.6 | 0.10 | 0.72 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| D | 13 | 37.0 | 50.0 | 37.3 | 0.67 | 1.12 | 20.0 | 91.7 | 111.7 | |
| F | 12 | 45.8 | 100.0 | 36.4 | 0.48 | 0.85 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 150.0 | |
| F | 12 | 46.7 | 100.0 | 32.1 | 0.28 | 0.59 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 150.0 | |
| F | 10 | 47.8 | 66.7 | 40.5 | 0.48 | 0.71 | 50.0 | 85.7 | 135.7 | |
| D | 9 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 37.0 | 0.28 | 0.48 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 133.3 |
Montréal Canadiens skaters
| Player | TOI | CF% | GF% | xGF% | xGF | xGA | Sh% | Sv% | PDO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 27 | 60.5 | 75.0 | 67.4 | 1.74 | 0.84 | 17.6 | 85.7 | 103.4 | |
| D | 25 | 50.0 | – | 52.1 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| F | 24 | 59.0 | 66.7 | 67.8 | 1.82 | 0.86 | 13.3 | 83.3 | 96.7 | |
| D | 22 | 53.3 | – | 51.8 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| F | 20 | 60.6 | 66.7 | 68.6 | 1.33 | 0.61 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 91.7 | |
| F | 20 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 1.75 | 0.44 | 13.3 | 66.7 | 80.0 | |
| D | 19 | 46.7 | 50.0 | 45.8 | 0.95 | 1.13 | 11.1 | 85.7 | 96.8 | |
| F | 17 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 52.8 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 16.7 | 80.0 | 96.7 | |
| F | 15 | 45.0 | – | 58.4 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| F | 15 | 78.3 | 50.0 | 70.5 | 1.06 | 0.45 | 8.3 | 66.7 | 75.0 | |
| F | 15 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 0.87 | 0.45 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 66.7 | |
| D | 14 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 66.7 | |
| F | 14 | 43.8 | 100.0 | 50.2 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 116.7 | |
| F | 14 | 50.0 | – | 59.1 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| F | 14 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 39.2 | 0.55 | 0.86 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | |
| D | 13 | 64.0 | 33.3 | 64.4 | 0.93 | 0.51 | 8.3 | 60.0 | 68.3 | |
| F | 10 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.1 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 66.7 | |
| F | 7 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 51.7 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |