Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo SabresOct 27, 2022

FinalThursday, Oct 27, 2022· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	0	2	3		MTL	11	9	14	34
BUF	0	1	1	2		BUF	14	13	18	45

: MTL 60BUF 71
: MTL 2.21BUF 4.00
PP goals: MTL 0BUF 1
Hits: MTL 6BUF 6
Blocks: MTL 13BUF 14
PIM: MTL 8BUF 6
: MTL 57%BUF 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at BUF. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:08 together.

Points
Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:42.Anderson
Points
David Savard had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:49.Savard
PP1
BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:08 together.Skinner Tuch Thompson Dahlin Quinn
New line
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Suzuki–Caufield skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hoffman Suzuki Caufield
Goalie
Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +11 against a season average of 33.6; the win.Montembeault
New line
New look for BUF: Olofsson–Cozens–Peterka skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Olofsson Cozens Peterka
New line
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Anderson–Dvorak skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gallagher Anderson Dvorak
Luck
BUF scored 2 goals on 4.00 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.

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 131 of 131 attempts · BUF 71 · MTL 60

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 40%.

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
	59	59
	1.98	2.58
	1.92	2.24
	12	14
	1	2
	8	11
	+0.070	−0.070
	26%	40%

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.