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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 beat Sabres 3–1

  • B. Gallagher scored the game-winner at 3:05 of the second.
  • An empty-net goal sealed it late.
  • C. Price stopped 20 of 21 shots (.952) for the win.
  • C. Hutton kept the Sabres in it with 27 saves (.931).
  • The Canadiens controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 30–21.
  • Power play: MTL 0/1, BUF 1/3.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    B. Gallagher

    MTL · 1G 0A

  2. 2nd star
    I. Kovalchuk

    MTL · 1G 0A

  3. 3rd star
    N. Suzuki

    MTL · 0G 2A

Scoring summary

1st

3rd

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

MTLBUF
Team statistics comparison
Shots----
Hits2019
Blocked1011
Power Play0/11/3
Faceoff %45.854.2
Corsi %53.746.3
xG3.442.48
Giveaways88
Takeaways47

Buffalo Sabres

No player stats available

Montréal Canadiens

No player stats available

Lineups

MTL

Actual (from shift data)
L1
10:28
17Kovalchuk
16:54
14Suzuki
17:50
40Armia
18:01
L2
14:28
90Tatar
16:23
24Danault
16:55
11Gallagher
17:05
L3
7:06
62Lehkonen
13:44
13Domi
15:53
21Cousins
13:16
L4
7:07
25Poehling
8:33
44Thompson
13:14
22Weise
9:36
D1
18:30
6Weber
23:37
8Chiarot
22:38
D2
19:58
26Petry
24:04
77Kulak
21:11
D3
11:43
28Scandella
14:48
53Mete
12:01
31Price
59:55
Starter
39Lindgren
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

BUF

Actual (from shift data)
L1
9:38
23Reinhart
22:34
9Eichel
23:54
71Rodrigues
15:08
L2
7:27
90Johansson
18:49
53Skinner
20:08
67Frolik
12:57
L3
4:26
43Sheary
10:58
27Lazar
11:01
13Vesey
12:00
L4
3:30
22Larsson
16:08
28Girgensons
13:31
21Okposo
3:47
D1
10:00
62Montour
23:31
33Miller
19:35
D2
10:31
26Dahlin
20:30
55Ristolainen
20:25
D3
14:29
10Jokiharju
17:28
19McCabe
16:41
40Hutton
58:55
Starter
34Johansson
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

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