Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo SabresOct 5, 2017

Final / SOThursday, Oct 5, 2017· KeyBank Center

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

3

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Buffalo SabresBUF

2

Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	0	1	0	1	3		MTL	17	10	10	3	40
BUF	1	1	0	0	0	2		BUF	11	18	12	4	45

: MTL 63BUF 69
: MTL 3.07BUF 5.09
PP goals: MTL 0BUF 1
Hits: MTL 17BUF 20
Blocks: MTL 8BUF 15
PIM: MTL 10BUF 6
: MTL 50%BUF 50%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout at BUF. Jason Pominville (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.3; the win.

Points
Jason Pominville had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:21.Pominville
Goalie
Carey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.3; the win.Price
Luck
BUF scored 2 goals on 5.09 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Robin Lehner (BUF) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +11 against a season average of 29.4; the overtime loss.Lehner
Usage
Nathan Beaulieu (BUF) played 23:29, +7:40 up on his 15:49 season average over 58 games.Beaulieu
Usage
Shea Weber (MTL) played 29:30, +4:19 up on his 25:11 season average over 25 games.Weber
Usage
Max Pacioretty (MTL) played 22:37, +3:40 up on his 18:57 season average over 63 games.Pacioretty
Usage
Seth Griffith (BUF) played 13:51, +3:27 up on his 10:24 season average over 20 games.Griffith

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →

BUF
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · BUF 69 · MTL 63

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BUF pressure
MTL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 33% of the game, BUF 37%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

BUF

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	MTL	BUF
	47	49
	2.42	2.90
	2.38	2.87
	12	7
	1	2
	8	10
	−0.036	+0.036
	33%	37%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Shaw – Danault – Galchenyuk
10:4347% CF
L2Pacioretty – Gallagher – Drouin
8:5757% CF
L3Plekanec – Hudon – Lehkonen
7:5963% CF
L4Hemsky – Byron – de la Rose
6:3343% CF
D1Petry – Alzner
12:2552% CF
D2Weber – Mete
11:2031% CF
D3Streit – Benn
8:0743% CF

PP1Weber – Pacioretty – Gallagher – Galchenyuk – Drouin
5:09100% CF
PP2Streit – Gallagher – Hudon – Lehkonen – Mete
2:15100% CF
PK1FPacioretty – Danault
2:24
PK2FByron – de la Rose
2:02
PK1DWeber – Alzner
4:16
PK2DPetry – Benn
1:48

Current MTL line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Pominville – Kane – Eichel
10:3052% CF
L2Pouliot – Okposo – O'Reilly
9:5250% CF
L3Griffith – Girgensons – Reinhart
8:4680% CF
L4Josefson – Nolan – Larsson
7:5611% CF
D1Scandella – Tennyson
14:5052% CF
D2Beaulieu – Ristolainen
13:3953% CF
D3McCabe – Antipin
9:3750% CF

PP1Okposo – O'Reilly – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel
4:3073% CF
PP2Pominville – Kane – Beaulieu – Griffith – Antipin
3:09100% CF
PK1FJosefson – Nolan
2:16
PK2FO'Reilly – Girgensons
2:05
PK1DScandella – McCabe
3:50
PK2DBeaulieu – Ristolainen
3:11

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:30
BUFJason PominvillePP (Seth Griffith)backhand0.09 xG
MTL: Petry, Pacioretty, Benn, LehkonenBUF: Pominville, Kane, Beaulieu, Griffith, Antipin
MTL 0 – 1 BUF
17:56
MTLMax Pacioretty (Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher)snap0.05 xG
MTL: Petry, Pacioretty, Gallagher, Drouin, MeteBUF: Pouliot, Okposo, Scandella, O'Reilly, Tennyson
MTL 1 – 1 BUF

2nd period

0:22
BUFJason Pominville (Jack Eichel, Evander Kane)slap0.05 xG
MTL: Plekanec, Petry, Alzner, Hudon, LehkonenBUF: Pominville, Kane, Beaulieu, Ristolainen, Eichel
MTL 1 – 2 BUF

3rd period

8:01
MTLPhillip DanaultSH (Shea Weber, Karl Alzner)wrap-around0.14 xG
MTL: Weber, Pacioretty, Benn, DanaultBUF: Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel
MTL 2 – 2 BUF

Decided in the shootout: MTL 3 – 2 BUF.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Galchenyuk C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	18:09	—	—	44	76
Phillip Danault C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.19	1	0	0	17:19	—	—	32	58
Andrew Shaw R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.70	0	0	2	15:15	—	—	38	63
Max Pacioretty L	L2	1	0	1	+2	6	0.24	0	0	2	22:37	—	—	52	32
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	0	1	1	+1	5	0.45	1	0	0	20:05	—	—	54	33
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.32	0	0	0	17:48	—	—	48	31
Artturi Lehkonen L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.30	2	0	0	14:00	—	—	64	65
Charles Hudon L	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.26	0	0	0	13:52	—	—	67	66
Tomas Plekanec C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	0	0	2	13:25	—	—	50	47
Paul Byron L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	13:35	—	—	29	30
Ales Hemsky R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	4	10:37	—	—	43	33
Jacob de la Rose L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	9:37	—	—	56	41
Karl Alzner D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.01	1	0	0	21:28	—	—	52	53
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	18:54	—	—	48	58
Shea Weber D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	7	4	0	29:30	—	—	48	18
Victor Mete D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	0	0	18:43	—	—	44	33
Jordie Benn D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	17:27	—	—	50	53
Mark Streit D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	0	0	0	12:39	—	—	55	74

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	W	45	43	2	.956	5.09	65:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.50	1	1	2	19:22	—	—	52	44
Evander Kane L	L1	0	1	1	+1	11	1.52	2	0	2	18:42	—	—	52	38
Jason Pominville R	L1	2	0	2	+1	3	0.31	0	0	0	16:21	—	—	50	35
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.13	0	0	0	20:27	—	—	48	59
Kyle Okposo R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.29	0	1	0	19:58	—	—	52	67
Benoit Pouliot L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.20	2	0	0	14:03	—	—	52	66
Sam Reinhart C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.25	1	0	0	15:46	—	—	80	65
Seth Griffith C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.34	0	0	2	13:51	—	—	75	64
Zemgus Girgensons C	L3	0	0	0	0	6	0.16	0	0	0	12:24	—	—	80	65
Jacob Josefson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	12:34	—	—	18	24
Jordan Nolan C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:00	—	—	17	23
Johan Larsson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	1	1	0	11:29	—	—	10	20
Marco Scandella D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.73	4	0	0	21:11	—	—	52	45
Matt Tennyson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	1	0	0	17:28	—	—	48	58
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.22	5	2	0	26:58	—	—	53	64
Nathan Beaulieu D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.19	1	3	0	23:29	—	—	53	41
Jake McCabe D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	16:39	—	—	54	97
Victor Antipin D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	1	0	14:29	—	—	46	93

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	O	40	38	2	.950	3.07	64:49

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.