Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens
Every goal, both box scores, and each skater against our projection.
Sabres3
Canadiens4Final/OTSOG BUF 26 – MTL 34Centre BellScoring
Final- 1st08:21Josh Norris (2)snap shot · from HeleniusBUF 1 – MTL 0
- 11:45Zachary Bolduc (4)PPG · tip-in · from Suzuki and SlafkovskýBUF 1 – MTL 1
- 14:01Cole Caufield (4)snap shot · from Slafkovský and CarrierBUF 1 – MTL 2
- 2nd07:39Alexandre Texier (1)snap shot · from Guhle and CarrierBUF 1 – MTL 3
- 09:52Jack Quinn (5)SHG · snap shot · from Benson and SamuelssonBUF 2 – MTL 3
- 3rd10:12Tage Thompson (5)snap shot · from Doan and KulichBUF 3 – MTL 3
- OT00:54Cole Caufield (5)snap shot · UnassistedBUF 3 – MTL 4
By period
Goals, shots under| Goals | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 15 | 112 | 19 | 00 | 3 | 26 |
| MTL | 27 | 115 | 010 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
Three stars
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C. CaufieldMTL · R · 2 G - ★★
A. CarrierMTL · D · 2 A - ★★★
Z. BolducMTL · R · 1 G
Against our projection
Gold = at or past his number| Skater | SOG proj | SOG | PTS proj | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick SuzukiMTL | 2.4 | 2 | 1.15 | 1 |
| Cole CaufieldMTL | 3.2 | 5 | 0.98 | 2 |
| Tage ThompsonBUF | 3.3 | 5 | 0.97 | 1 |
| Lane HutsonMTL | 1.8 | 3 | 0.93 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskýMTL | 2.4 | 1 | 0.82 | 2 |
| Jack QuinnBUF | 2.6 | 2 | 0.79 | 1 |
| Zach BensonBUF | 2.2 | 3 | 0.78 | 1 |
| Noah OstlundBUF | 1.7 | 1 | 0.65 | 0 |
| Josh NorrisBUF | 1.4 | 4 | 0.59 | 1 |
| Alex NewhookMTL | 1.6 | 2 | 0.59 | 0 |
| Josh DoanBUF | 1.9 | 1 | 0.58 | 1 |
| Chris KreiderMTL | 1.6 | 2 | 0.58 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeodBUF | 1.1 | 0 | 0.57 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsBUF | 1.3 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 |
| Owen PowerBUF | 1.6 | 3 | 0.54 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonBUF | 1.4 | 2 | 0.54 | 1 |
Box score
FinalBuffalo Sabres
| Skater | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. QuinnR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 |
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:19 |
| J. NorrisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:30 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26:59 |
| Z. BensonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:17 |
| J. DoanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 |
| J.KulichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 |
| K. HeleniusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:11 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:39 |
| O. ZellwegerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:47 |
| N. OstlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19:44 |
| Z. MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:57 |
| R. McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 |
| L. CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14:12 |
| B. MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12:12 |
| D. GilbertD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11:31 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 09:04 |
| J. DanforthR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:34 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 60:01 | O |
Montréal Canadiens
| Skater | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. CaufieldR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:08 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17:51 |
| Z. BolducR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 |
| A. TexierL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:29 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:21 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:49 |
| L. HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26:38 |
| N. DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:16 |
| A. NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:21 |
| P. DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 |
| C. KreiderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:06 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:29 |
| A. XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:29 |
| O. KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11:40 |
| K. DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:37 |
| D. ReinbacherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 09:09 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Fowler | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:54 | W |
Team stats
Final| BUF | MTL | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Shots on goal | 34 |
| 21/57 | Faceoffs | 36/57 |
| 0/4 | Power play | 1/5 |
| 10 | Penalty minutes | 8 |
| 18 | Hits | 20 |
| 17 | Blocked shots | 13 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 3 |
What the model said
Before puck dropProjected scoreBUF 3.3 – MTL 3.1
Win chanceBUF 52%
Total 6.5Under 51%
These are projections, not picks. We post our number beside the market's and grade it in the open.