Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo SabresOct 14, 2021

FinalThursday, Oct 14, 2021· KeyBank Center

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Buffalo SabresBUF

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	0	1		MTL	10	11	10	31
BUF	2	2	1	5		BUF	10	15	11	36

: MTL 54BUF 58
: MTL 2.12BUF 2.98
PP goals: MTL 0BUF 3
Hits: MTL 18BUF 9
Blocks: MTL 9BUF 16
PIM: MTL 10BUF 8
: MTL 48%BUF 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Montreal Canadiens 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 5–1 at home. Victor Olofsson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Girgensons, Olofsson, Thompson and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:49 together.

Points
Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:29.Olofsson
Points
Zemgus Girgensons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:16.Girgensons
Points
Colin Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.Miller
Points
Jacob Bryson had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:29.Bryson
Points
Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:38.Skinner
PP1
BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Girgensons, Olofsson, Thompson and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:49 together.Skinner Girgensons Olofsson Thompson Dahlin
New line
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Evans–Caufield skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gallagher Evans Caufield
Goalie
Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 36 shots and stopped 31 (.861), +6 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.Montembeault

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 112 of 112 attempts · BUF 58 · MTL 54

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 26% of the game, BUF 35%.

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
	43	48
	0.92	2.08
	0.88	2.00
	2	8
	4	6
	14	13
	+0.015	−0.015
	26%	35%

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

L1Anderson – Drouin – Dvorak
11:4428% CF
L2Gallagher – Evans – Caufield
7:2353% CF
L3Perreault – Toffoli – Suzuki
4:2943% CF
L4Armia – Paquette – Lehkonen
4:0475% CF
D1Savard – Chiarot
12:2170% CF
D2Petry – Kulak
6:2823% CF
D3Wideman – Romanov
5:5950% CF

PP1Petry – Toffoli – Gallagher – Suzuki – Caufield
3:57100% CF
PP2Perreault – Wideman – Anderson – Drouin – Dvorak
3:0650% CF
PK1FToffoli – Suzuki
1:25
PK2FLehkonen – Dvorak
1:08
PK1DSavard – Chiarot
4:30
PK2DPetry – Romanov
2:39

Current MTL line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Olofsson – Asplund – Thompson
7:2158% CF
L2Skinner – Hinostroza – Mittelstadt
6:3931% CF
L3Okposo – Eakin – Girgensons
3:5888% CF
L4Bjork – Caggiula – Cozens
3:0680% CF
D1Pysyk – Hagg
15:1762% CF
D2Miller – Bryson
13:3455% CF
D3Jokiharju – Dahlin
12:2441% CF

PP1Skinner – Girgensons – Olofsson – Thompson – Dahlin
5:49100% CF
PP2Okposo – Miller – Asplund – Bryson – Cozens
2:24100% CF
PK1FBjork – Caggiula
1:39
PK2FOkposo – Eakin
1:30
PK1DMiller – Bryson
2:01
PK2DPysyk – Hagg
1:56

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:40
BUFKyle OkposoPP (Jacob Bryson, Colin Miller)wrist0.05 xG
MTL: Petry, Toffoli, Suzuki, RomanovBUF: Okposo, Miller, Asplund, Bryson, Cozens
MTL 0 – 1 BUF
17:35
BUFZemgus Girgensons (Colin Miller, Cody Eakin)wrist0.04 xG
MTL: Kulak, Anderson, Drouin, Dvorak, RomanovBUF: Okposo, Eakin, Miller, Girgensons, Bryson
MTL 0 – 2 BUF

2nd period

9:33
MTLChris Wideman (Joel Armia, Mathieu Perreault)wrist0.10 xG
MTL: Perreault, Wideman, Armia, Kulak, PaquetteBUF: Eakin, Pysyk, Girgensons, Hinostroza, Hagg
MTL 1 – 2 BUF
17:05
BUFVictor OlofssonPP (Jacob Bryson, Jeff Skinner)wrist0.08 xG
MTL: Petry, Savard, Anderson, EvansBUF: Skinner, Olofsson, Thompson, Bryson, Cozens
MTL 1 – 3 BUF
19:04
BUFAnders Bjork (Zemgus Girgensons, Vinnie Hinostroza)wrist0.24 xG
MTL: Chiarot, Kulak, Anderson, Drouin, DvorakBUF: Girgensons, Hinostroza, Hagg, Bjork, Dahlin
MTL 1 – 4 BUF

3rd period

4:29
BUFTage ThompsonPP (Jeff Skinner, Victor Olofsson)wrist0.02 xG
MTL: Petry, Paquette, Lehkonen, RomanovBUF: Skinner, Girgensons, Olofsson, Thompson, Dahlin
MTL 1 – 5 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
Christian Dvorak C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:02	—	—	32	7
Josh Anderson R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	3	0	0	17:22	—	—	29	7
Jonathan Drouin L	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	0	1	2	17:03	—	—	32	8
Cole Caufield R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	1	0	0	16:39	—	—	48	35
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	3	2	0	14:49	—	—	48	35
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	0	0	0	14:13	—	—	52	33
Nick Suzuki C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	17:07	—	—	50	30
Tyler Toffoli C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.69	2	0	0	15:13	—	—	43	32
Mathieu Perreault C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.12	0	0	0	10:59	—	—	50	48
Artturi Lehkonen L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:38	—	—	68	45
Joel Armia R	L4	0	1	1	+1	4	0.29	1	1	0	11:34	—	—	67	50
Cedric Paquette C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	1	2	9:18	—	—	64	52
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	1	4	20:37	—	—	57	35
David Savard D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.17	1	1	0	20:20	—	—	67	49
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	22:43	—	—	25	10
Brett Kulak D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:48	—	—	35	18
Alexander Romanov D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.04	1	0	0	18:52	—	—	42	22
Chris Wideman D	D3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.14	0	1	2	15:12	—	—	59	48

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	L	36	31	5	.861	2.98	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tage Thompson C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.18	0	0	0	17:05	—	—	50	52
Victor Olofsson L	L1	1	1	2	0	5	0.40	0	1	0	15:29	—	—	63	46
Rasmus Asplund C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:14	—	—	59	43
Jeff Skinner L	L2	0	2	2	0	2	0.30	0	0	0	19:38	—	—	35	61
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.17	0	0	0	16:13	—	—	39	69
Casey Mittelstadt C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	9:07	—	—	31	55
Kyle Okposo R	L3	1	0	1	+1	5	0.45	1	0	0	15:53	—	—	73	84
Zemgus Girgensons C	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.27	1	1	0	15:16	—	—	67	81
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	1	1	0	4	0.16	2	1	2	13:50	—	—	60	69
Dylan Cozens C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	14:30	—	—	58	84
Anders Bjork L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.42	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	63	86
Drake Caggiula L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	0	0	12:20	—	—	53	72
Mark Pysyk D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	3	0	19:52	—	—	60	79
Robert Hagg D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.17	1	6	2	19:41	—	—	59	82
Colin Miller D	D2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.06	2	1	0	20:28	—	—	57	72
Jacob Bryson D	D2	0	2	2	+1	0	0.01	1	0	0	18:29	—	—	52	69
Rasmus Dahlin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.10	0	3	2	19:43	—	—	46	56
Henri Jokiharju D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	16:39	—	—	38	32

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Craig Anderson(start)	W	31	30	1	.968	2.12	59:57

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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.