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FINALCentre Bell · Jan 23
BUF rest: 1dMTL rest: 1d
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 fall to Sabres 2–4
- Z. Benson scored the game-winner at 2:25 of the second.
- The Sabres scored first and led the rest of the way.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- U. Luukkonen stopped 32 of 34 shots (.941) for the win.
- The Sabres won despite being outshot 34–17.
- The Canadiens dominated the dot, winning 64% of faceoffs.
Three stars
- 1st starU. Luukkonen
BUF · .941 SV%
- 2nd starN. Suzuki
MTL · 1G 1A
- 3rd starB. Byram
BUF · 0G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 0:44BUFJ. ZuckerVideoAssists: J. Quinn, R. McLeod1–0
- 14:58BUFB. MalenstynSHVideoAssists: M. Samuelsson2–0
2nd
- 2:25BUFZ. BensonVideoAssists: K. Helenius, N. Ostlund3–0
- 3:56MTLC. CaufieldVideoAssists: N. Suzuki, M. Matheson3–1
- 11:20MTLN. SuzukiVideoAssists: Z. Bolduc3–2
3rd
- 19:16BUFP. KrebsENVideoAssists: T. Thompson4–2
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFMTL
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 26 | 28 |
| Blocked | 18 | 16 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/3 |
| Faceoff % | 35.7 | 64.3 |
| Corsi % | 40.0 | 60.0 |
| xG | 3.43 | 2.96 |
| Giveaways | 9 | 12 |
| Takeaways | 5 | 3 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:14 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 23:53 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:56 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:18 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:09 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:21 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:50 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:25 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:25 | |
| -- | -- | 21/25 | -- | .840 | 58:33 | |
| -- | -- | 13/17 | -- | .765 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:47 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:38 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:41 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:53 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:02 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 09:36 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:03 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:14 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:57 | |
| -- | -- | 44/46 | -- | .957 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 32/34 | -- | .941 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
- Jack Rathboneinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
MTL
Actual (from shift data)L2
10:42
58:33
75Dobes
0:00
Injured / Scratched
- Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed
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