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FINALCentre Bell · Jan 5
BUF rest: 4dMTL 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 1–6
- J. Skinner scored the game-winner on the power play at 6:59 of the second.
- The Sabres scored first and led the rest of the way.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- D. Levi stopped 32 of 33 shots (.970) for the win.
- Power play: BUF 2/4, MTL 0/3.
- J. Skinner led all scorers with 1 goal and 3 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starD. Levi
BUF · .970 SV%
- 2nd starJ. Skinner
BUF · 1G 3A
- 3rd starT. Thompson
BUF · 2G 1A
Scoring summary
1st
No scoring
2nd
- 5:33BUFC. MittelstadtPPVideoAssists: J. Skinner, R. Dahlin1–0
- 6:59BUFJ. SkinnerPPVideoAssists: A. Tuch, T. Thompson2–0
- 13:19MTLJ. ArmiaSHVideo2–1
3rd
- 6:45BUFJ. QuinnVideoAssists: J. Peterka, C. Clifton3–1
- 8:35BUFT. ThompsonVideoAssists: J. Skinner, A. Tuch4–1
- 14:31BUFR. DahlinENVideoAssists: M. Samuelsson, C. Mittelstadt5–1
- 18:32BUFT. ThompsonVideoAssists: J. Skinner, J. Quinn6–1
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFMTL
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 31 | 26 |
| Blocked | 17 | 14 |
| Power Play | 2/4 | 0/3 |
| Faceoff % | 46.0 | 54.0 |
| Corsi % | -- | -- |
| xG | 3.59 | 3.87 |
| Giveaways | 11 | 14 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 6 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:12 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:05 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:46 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:28 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:04 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:00 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:07 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:47 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:57 | |
| -- | -- | 47/53 | -- | .887 | 59:26 | |
| -- | -- | 32/38 | -- | .842 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 17:28 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 13:26 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21:17 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:46 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 16:23 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:28 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 19:32 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 21:32 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:09 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:39 | |
| -- | -- | 45/46 | -- | .978 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 32/33 | -- | .970 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L1
11:56
L4
8:03
D1
14:16
21:32
75Clifton
19:32
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
MTL
Actual (from shift data)L1
15:52
Injured / Scratched
- Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- 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