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FINAL / OTCentre Bell · Oct 17
BUF rest: 1dMTL rest: 2d
Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Canadiens beat Sabres 4–3 in overtime
- C. Caufield scored the game-winner at 0:54 in overtime.
- J. Fowler stopped 23 of 26 shots (.885) for the win.
- The Canadiens controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 34–26.
- Power play: MTL 1/5, BUF 0/4.
- The Canadiens dominated the dot, winning 63% of faceoffs.
- C. Caufield led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starC. Caufield
MTL · 2G 0A
- 2nd starA. Carrier
MTL · 0G 2A
- 3rd starZ. Bolduc
MTL · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 8:21BUFJ. NorrisVideoAssists: K. Helenius1–0
- 11:45MTLZ. BolducPPVideoAssists: N. Suzuki, J. Slafkovský1–1
- 14:01MTLC. CaufieldVideoAssists: J. Slafkovský, A. Carrier1–2
2nd
- 7:39MTLA. TexierVideoAssists: K. Guhle, A. Carrier1–3
- 9:52BUFJ. QuinnSHVideoAssists: Z. Benson, M. Samuelsson2–3
3rd
- 10:12BUFT. ThompsonVideoAssists: J. Doan, J.Kulich3–3
OT
- 0:54MTLC. CaufieldVideo3–4
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFMTL
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 18 | 20 |
| Blocked | 17 | 13 |
| Power Play | 0/4 | 1/5 |
| Faceoff % | 36.8 | 63.2 |
| Corsi % | 45.0 | 55.0 |
| xG | 3.07 | 3.80 |
| Giveaways | 19 | 9 |
| Takeaways | 7 | 3 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 18:03 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:51 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 22:08 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:49 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:21 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:48 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:21 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:22 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | |
| -- | -- | 36/39 | -- | .923 | 60:54 | |
| -- | -- | 23/26 | -- | .885 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 14:30 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:30 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:17 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 19:19 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 09:11 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 26:59 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:34 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:04 | |
| -- | -- | 45/49 | -- | .918 | 60:01 | |
| -- | -- | 30/34 | -- | .882 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)D1
15:43
26:59
20:47
Injured / Scratched
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
MTL
Actual (from shift data)L1
16:03
D3
7:29
72Xhekaj
12:29
9:09
Injured / Scratched
- Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Mike Mathesonother · Lower Body
- Sam Montembeaultinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Ivan Demidovinjured-reserve · Right Ankle (Fracture)
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice