Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo SabresJan 30, 2020
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | MTL | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BUF | 11 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
- MTL 51BUF 44
- MTL 3.64BUF 2.02
- PP goals
- MTL 0BUF 1
- Hits
- MTL 20BUF 19
- Blocks
- MTL 10BUF 11
- PIM
- MTL 6BUF 2
- MTL 46%BUF 54%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1
Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at BUF. Tomas Tatar (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Johansson, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:18 together.
- PointsTomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.Tatar
- PointsJoel Armia had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:01.Armia
- PointsNick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.Suzuki
- PP1BUF's first power-play unit (Johansson, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:18 together.JohanssonRistolainenReinhartEichelDahlin
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- UsageKyle Okposo (BUF) played 3:47, −9:15 down on his 13:02 season average over 51 games.Okposo
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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.
Shot map, MTL at BUF: 95 attempts, 51 on goal, 4 goals, 5.66 expected goals; best chance Tomas Tatar at 0.76 xG.
- BUF
- MTL
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 95 of 95 attempts · BUF 44 · MTL 51
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, MTL at BUF: expected goals 2.02 to 3.64 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 44 to 51, 4 goals.
- BUF
- MTL
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 38% of the game, BUF 42%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, MTL at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Carter Hutton (58:55) for BUF and Carey Price (59:55) for MTL, 4 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | MTL | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | 44 | |
| 3.37 | 2.22 | |
| 3.10 | 2.14 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | 16 | |
| −0.054 | +0.054 | |
| 38% | 42% |
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
- 13:3771% CF
- 10:1859% CF
- 7:0763% CF
- 7:0680% CF
- 19:2583% CF
- 18:0943% CF
- 11:4344% CF
- 0:51100% CF
- 0:50
- 2:47
- 0:40
- 2:40
- 1:36
Buffalo Sabres
- 9:3828% CF
- 7:2729% CF
- 4:2136% CF
- L4Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons3:3067% CF
- 14:2357% CF
- 10:0054% CF
- D3Ristolainen – Dahlin7:5367% CF
- PP1Johansson – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel – Dahlin3:18100% CF
- 0:58100% CF
- PK1FLarsson – Girgensons0:57
- 0:51
- 1:23
- PK2DRistolainen – Jokiharju0:37
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 7:11MTL 0 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 0:44MTL 1 – 1 BUF
- 3:05MTL: Scandella, Tatar, Gallagher, Danault, MeteBUF: Johansson, Larsson, Girgensons, Ristolainen, MontourMTL 2 – 1 BUF
3rd period
- 18:13MTL 3 – 1 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Gallagher R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | — | — | 68 | 59 |
| Phillip Danault C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:55 | — | — | 63 | 59 |
| Tomas Tatar L | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | — | — | 68 | 66 |
| Joel Armia R | L2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0.48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:01 | — | — | 48 | 66 |
| Nick Suzuki C | L2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0.42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:50 | — | — | 42 | 65 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk L | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | — | — | 50 | 64 |
| Nate Thompson C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | — | — | 61 | 66 |
| Dale Weise R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:36 | — | — | 53 | 61 |
| Ryan Poehling C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 | — | — | 50 | 50 |
| Max Domi C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:53 | — | — | 56 | 42 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 | — | — | 57 | 49 |
| Nick Cousins C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | — | — | 63 | 43 |
| Jeff Petry D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24:04 | — | — | 81 | 78 |
| Brett Kulak D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | — | — | 83 | 84 |
| Shea Weber D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23:37 | — | — | 41 | 41 |
| Ben Chiarot D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:38 | — | — | 43 | 46 |
| Marco Scandella D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:48 | — | — | 39 | 50 |
| Victor Mete D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 | — | — | 44 | 54 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Price(start) | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 2.02 | 59:55 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:54 | — | — | 36 | 35 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:34 | — | — | 42 | 45 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:08 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 | — | — | 44 | 49 |
| Marcus Johansson L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:49 | — | — | 39 | 31 |
| Michael Frolik R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:57 | — | — | 40 | 41 |
| Jimmy Vesey L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:00 | — | — | 48 | 41 |
| Curtis Lazar C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:01 | — | — | 40 | 83 |
| Conor Sheary L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:58 | — | — | 42 | 61 |
| Johan Larsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | — | — | 70 | 29 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 | — | — | 60 | 17 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:47 | — | — | 67 | 24 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:28 | — | — | 50 | 59 |
| Jake McCabe D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:41 | — | — | 57 | 67 |
| Brandon Montour D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:31 | — | — | 36 | 38 |
| Colin Miller D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | — | — | 39 | 39 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:30 | — | — | 39 | 21 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:25 | — | — | 47 | 33 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hutton(start) | L | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 2.88 | 58:55 |