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FINALKeyBank Center · Jan 16
MTL rest: 1dBUF rest: 0d
Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres: 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 fall to Sabres 3–5
- T. Thompson scored the game-winner at 5:12 of the third.
- A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 3 times.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- C. Ellis stopped 20 of 23 shots (.870) for the win.
- Power play: BUF 2/4, MTL 2/3.
- T. Thompson recorded a hat trick and 2 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starT. Thompson
BUF · 3G 2A
- 2nd starJ. Doan
BUF · 1G 1A
- 3rd starA. Tuch
BUF · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 3:11MTLC. CaufieldVideoAssists: N. Dobson1–0
- 4:05BUFT. ThompsonPPVideoAssists: N. Ostlund, J. Zucker1–1
- 10:30BUFJ. DoanPPVideoAssists: T. Thompson, N. Ostlund1–2
- 14:20MTLI. DemidovPPVideoAssists: L. Hutson, N. Suzuki2–2
2nd
- 3:05MTLN. SuzukiPPVideoAssists: L. Hutson, C. Caufield3–2
- 8:55BUFA. TuchVideoAssists: T. Thompson, R. Dahlin3–3
3rd
- 5:12BUFT. ThompsonVideoAssists: J. Doan3–4
- 18:20BUFT. ThompsonENVideoAssists: Z. Benson3–5
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
MTLBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 26 | 21 |
| Blocked | 18 | 6 |
| Power Play | 2/3 | 2/4 |
| Faceoff % | 58.9 | 41.1 |
| Corsi % | 43.0 | 57.0 |
| xG | 2.80 | 3.25 |
| Giveaways | 14 | 15 |
| Takeaways | 4 | 6 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 3 | 20:43 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:21 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 16:55 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:06 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27:39 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:44 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:55 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | |
| -- | -- | 33/36 | -- | .917 | 59:47 | |
| -- | -- | 20/23 | -- | .870 | 00:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 25:55 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 19:17 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 22:17 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:39 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:27 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:14 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:58 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:04 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | |
| -- | -- | 33/38 | -- | .868 | 58:08 | |
| -- | -- | 22/27 | -- | .815 | 00:00 |
Lineups
MTL
Actual (from shift data)L2
8:16
32Fowler
58:08
0:00
Injured / Scratched
- Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed
BUF
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
- Jack Rathboneinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
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