Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo SabresNov 26, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | MTL | 15 | 2 | 9 | 26 | |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | BUF | 12 | 14 | 13 | 39 |
- MTL 50BUF 69
- MTL 2.72BUF 4.25
- PP goals
- MTL 0BUF 0
- Hits
- MTL 18BUF 7
- Blocks
- MTL 13BUF 10
- PIM
- MTL 2BUF 4
- MTL 51%BUF 49%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1
Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Drouin–Suzuki–Caufield skated 12:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsTage Thompson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:08.Thompson
- PointsCody Eakin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:29.Eakin
- PointsJeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:27.Skinner
- PointsVictor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.Olofsson
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- GoalieSamuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +9 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.
Shot map, MTL at BUF: 119 attempts, 65 on goal, 5 goals, 6.98 expected goals; best chance Dylan Cozens at 0.25 xG.
- BUF
- MTL
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 119 of 119 attempts · BUF 69 · MTL 50
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 4.25 to 2.72 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 69 to 50, 5 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 23% of the game, BUF 54%.
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 Dustin Tokarski (60:00) for BUF and Samuel Montembeault (60:00) for MTL, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 73 | |
| 2.70 | 3.90 | |
| 2.62 | 3.70 | |
| 8 | 17 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 11 | 16 | |
| −0.013 | +0.013 | |
| 23% | 54% |
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
- 12:0522% CF
- 11:2275% CF
- 10:2767% CF
- 12:5648% CF
- 11:1332% CF
- 5:5929% CF
- 2:03100% CF
- 1:4840% CF
- 0:36
- 0:34
- 1:24
Buffalo Sabres
- 14:2155% CF
- 11:2943% CF
- L3Eakin – Hinostroza – Hayden10:4067% CF
- L4Girgensons – Bjork – Asplund10:1165% CF
- 18:2369% CF
- 16:0952% CF
- 15:0658% CF
- PP1Girgensons – Olofsson – Thompson – Dahlin – Cozens1:06100% CF
- PP2Okposo – Miller – Girgensons – Asplund – Bryson0:300% CF
- 1:29
- PK2FOkposo – Girgensons0:52
- 2:08
- 1:07
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 4:08MTL 0 – 1 BUF
- 12:44MTL 1 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 9:49MTL 1 – 2 BUF
- 15:45MTL 1 – 3 BUF
3rd period
- 3:29MTL 1 – 4 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:53 | — | — | 21 | 17 |
| Jonathan Drouin L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 | — | — | 29 | 21 |
| Cole Caufield R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:00 | — | — | 19 | 18 |
| Josh Anderson R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 | — | — | 54 | 55 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | — | — | 62 | 69 |
| Christian Dvorak C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 | — | — | 60 | 65 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 0.24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | — | — | 46 | 38 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | — | — | 63 | 57 |
| Jake Evans C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:16 | — | — | 57 | 49 |
| David Savard D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18:26 | — | — | 46 | 40 |
| Alexander Romanov D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | — | — | 51 | 52 |
| Ben Chiarot D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:35 | — | — | 35 | 34 |
| Jeff Petry D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:46 | — | — | 41 | 28 |
| Chris Wideman D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:28 | — | — | 33 | 46 |
| Sami Niku D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12:57 | — | — | 32 | 53 |
| Joel Armia R | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
| Mattias Norlinder D | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | — | — | 48 | 47 |
| Ryan Poehling C | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | — | — | 32 | 39 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Montembeault(start) | L | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 4.25 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Olofsson L | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | — | — | 56 | 64 |
| Tage Thompson C | L1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 | — | — | 49 | 57 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 | — | — | 55 | 58 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | — | — | 54 | 61 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:59 | — | — | 48 | 53 |
| Brett Murray L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:35 | — | — | 48 | 53 |
| Cody Eakin C | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:29 | — | — | 71 | 70 |
| John Hayden C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | — | — | 57 | 32 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | — | — | 67 | 65 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:05 | — | — | 73 | 69 |
| Anders Bjork L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | — | — | 70 | 62 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | — | — | 73 | 71 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:15 | — | — | 65 | 79 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:11 | — | — | 69 | 84 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:04 | — | — | 53 | 53 |
| Mark Pysyk D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 | — | — | 53 | 57 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | — | — | 56 | 39 |
| Robert Hagg D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.01 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18:48 | — | — | 57 | 45 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Tokarski(start) | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 2.72 | 60:00 |